Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita was 0.0007 units per person in 2022. ▲ Rising
Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in Afghanistan, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2022, sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in Afghanistan stood at 0.0007 units per person.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in Afghanistan peaked at 0.0011 units per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 units per person, in 2002.
That places Afghanistan 184th out of 207 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0002 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0003 units per person | +10.6% |
| 1962 | 0.0003 units per person | +27.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0003 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0004 units per person | +15.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0004 units per person | +13.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0005 units per person | +5.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0004 units per person | -5.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0004 units per person | -12.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0004 units per person | +4.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0005 units per person | +21.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0004 units per person | -12.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0004 units per person | -15.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0005 units per person | +29.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0006 units per person | +27.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0006 units per person | -5.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0006 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0006 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0005 units per person | -13.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0005 units per person | +10.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0005 units per person | -8.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0005 units per person | +6.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0006 units per person | +10.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0007 units per person | +16.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0007 units per person | +10.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0009 units per person | +19.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0007 units per person | -22.4% |
| 1987 | 0.001 units per person | +54.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0009 units per person | -11.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0009 units per person | -7.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0011 units per person | +25.9% |
| 1991 | 0.001 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0006 units per person | -43.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0005 units per person | -8.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0005 units per person | -11.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0004 units per person | -15.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0004 units per person | -10.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0003 units per person | -11.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0003 units per person | -6.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0002 units per person | -22.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0002 units per person | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 units per person | -23.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 units per person | -17.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 units per person | +40.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 units per person | +8.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0003 units per person | +20.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0003 units per person | +9.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0003 units per person | +9.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0004 units per person | +42.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0007 units per person | +57.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0008 units per person | +12.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0009 units per person | +15.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0009 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0008 units per person | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0009 units per person | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 0.001 units per person | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 0.001 units per person | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 0.001 units per person | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 0.001 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0009 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0008 units per person | -14.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0007 units per person | -9.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0007 units per person | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 0.001 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 0.001 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 181 Sierra Leone 0.0008 units per person compare
- 182 Timor-Leste 0.0008 units per person compare
- 183 Sudan 0.0008 units per person compare
- 185 Benin 0.0007 units per person compare
- 186 Togo 0.0007 units per person compare
- 187 Switzerland 0.0006 units per person compare
More energy & mining data for Afghanistan
- Fuel imports 22.7% (2019)
- Ores and metals imports 1.7% (2019)
- Ores and metals exports 2.2% (2019)
- Gas production 0.9203 terawatt-hours (2020)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 23.56 kilowatt-hours per person (2020)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0.9203 terawatt-hours (2020)
- Gas production per person 23.56 kilowatt-hours per person (2020)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2020)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in Afghanistan?
- Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in Afghanistan was 0.0007 units per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0011 units per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 units per person in 2002.
- How does Afghanistan rank for sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita?
- Afghanistan ranks 184th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sulphur dioxide and coal divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sulphur dioxide and coal ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sulphur dioxide and coal Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Sulphur dioxide and coal divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.