East Asia
Air quality in Japan
11µg/m³ national average
Air quality in Japan
People in Japan breathe an average of 11 µg/m³ of PM2.5 (2023), 2× the WHO guideline. Moderate.
Air quality by place in Japan
Measured annual averages from the WHO Ambient Air Quality Database.
| Place | PM2.5 | Year | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okinawa | 6.3 µg/m³ | 2019 | Fairly clean |
| Sendai | 7.3 µg/m³ | 2019 | Fairly clean |
| Sapporo | 7.9 µg/m³ | 2022 | Fairly clean |
| Osaka | 9.4 µg/m³ | 2022 | Fairly clean |
| Nagoya | 9.4 µg/m³ | 2022 | Fairly clean |
| Tokyo | 10.8 µg/m³ | 2019 | Moderate |
| Kyoto | 10.8 µg/m³ | 2019 | Moderate |
| Yokohama | 10.9 µg/m³ | 2019 | Moderate |
| Kamakura | 10.9 µg/m³ | 2019 | Moderate |
| Hiroshima | 11 µg/m³ | 2010 | Moderate |
| Kobe | 11 µg/m³ | 2010 | Moderate |
| Fukuoka | 12.7 µg/m³ | 2019 | Moderate |
| Naoshima | 14 µg/m³ | 2019 | Moderate |
| Kagoshima | 14.3 µg/m³ | 2019 | Moderate |
Air quality by place
Sources
- WHO Ambient Air Quality Database
- US State Department travel advisory
- Immigration Services Agency: Digital Nomad status
- Visit Japan Web (Digital Agency)
- Japan Tourism Agency: tax-free shopping
- Seven Bank: overseas cards at ATMs
- Speedtest Global Index: Japan
- World Bank open data
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