Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in Australia
Australia: Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita was 0.0402 units per person in 2022. βΌ Falling
Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in Australia, 1960β2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2022, sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in Australia stood at 0.0402 units per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 30.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in Australia peaked at 0.1209 units per person in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.037 units per person, in 2020.
That places Australia 21st out of 207 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0944 units per person | 0.0843 units per person | 0.1194 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1082 units per person | 0.0998 units per person | 0.1209 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0982 units per person | 0.0927 units per person | 0.1077 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0881 units per person | 0.0697 units per person | 0.1026 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0701 units per person | 0.0649 units per person | 0.0817 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0514 units per person | 0.0414 units per person | 0.0589 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0397 units per person | 0.037 units per person | 0.0418 units per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More energy & mining data for Australia
- Fuel imports 11.7% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 1.9% (2025)
- Ores and metals exports 34.6% (2025)
- Gas production 1,486 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 55,080 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 1,486 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Gas production per person 55,080 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gas production, per capita 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in Australia?
- Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in Australia was 0.0402 units per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1209 units per person in 1971.
- What is the lowest sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.037 units per person in 2020.
- How does Australia rank for sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita?
- Australia ranks 21st out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia 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 Γ· 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.