Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in Australia
Australia: Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita was 0.0402 units per person in 2022. ▼ Falling
Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in Australia, 1960–2022
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.
Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in Australia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0914 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0895 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1962 | 0.0851 units per person | -5.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0929 units per person | +9.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0875 units per person | -5.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0843 units per person | -3.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0882 units per person | +4.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0944 units per person | +7.0% |
| 1968 | 0.111 units per person | +17.5% |
| 1969 | 0.1194 units per person | +7.6% |
| 1970 | 0.1196 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 0.1209 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 0.1017 units per person | -15.9% |
| 1973 | 0.1066 units per person | +4.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0998 units per person | -6.4% |
| 1975 | 0.1046 units per person | +4.8% |
| 1976 | 0.1029 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.1071 units per person | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1086 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.1103 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.1077 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 0.103 units per person | -4.4% |
| 1982 | 0.103 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0963 units per person | -6.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0963 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0948 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0927 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0948 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0947 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0987 units per person | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 0.096 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0941 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.1026 units per person | +9.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1021 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0992 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0893 units per person | -10.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0827 units per person | -7.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0697 units per person | -15.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0698 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.076 units per person | +8.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0817 units per person | +7.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0737 units per person | -9.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0717 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.069 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0694 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0682 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0685 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0652 units per person | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0682 units per person | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0649 units per person | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0579 units per person | -10.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0589 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0576 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0564 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0572 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0516 units per person | -9.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0452 units per person | -12.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0414 units per person | -8.5% |
| 2018 | 0.043 units per person | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0446 units per person | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 0.037 units per person | -17.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0418 units per person | +13.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0402 units per person | -3.8% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.0402 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0097 units per person, 4.1× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.0402 units per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.008 units per person, 5.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
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
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -0.4235 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 11.7% (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 ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by 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.