Annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted) in Japan
Japan: Annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted) was 8.5 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted) in Japan, 2010–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Japan recorded 8.5 for annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted) in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 38.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted) in Japan peaked at 14.86 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 8.5, in 2023.
Japan ranks 157th of 220 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted) in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 14.86 | — |
| 2011 | 14.48 | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 13.08 | -9.7% |
| 2013 | 13.86 | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 13.46 | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 13.18 | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 12.34 | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 12.08 | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 11.45 | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 10.72 | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 9.17 | -14.5% |
| 2021 | 8.73 | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 8.7 | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 8.5 | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.95 | 10.72 | 14.86 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.77 | 8.5 | 9.17 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 154 Antigua and Barbuda 8.61 compare
- 155 French Guiana 8.6 compare
- 156 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 8.57 compare
- 158 Gibraltar 8.44 compare
- 159 Guernsey 8.3 compare
- 160 United States Virgin Islands 8.22 compare
More development goals data for Japan
- Red List Index 0.7393 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.0374 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 9,331 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 41 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 40 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 40 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 48 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 48 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 50 (2025)
- Infant deaths 1,363 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted) in Japan?
- Annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted) in Japan was 8.5 in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted) recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 14.86 in 2010.
- What is the lowest annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted) recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5 in 2023.
- How does Japan rank for annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted)?
- Japan ranks 157th out of 220 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted) rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted), by location (micrograms per cubic meter). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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