Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in Bhutan
Bhutan: Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita was 0.0091 units per person in 2022. ▲ Rising
Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in Bhutan, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in Bhutan is 0.0091 units per person, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in Bhutan peaked at 0.0101 units per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0036 units per person, in 1975.
Bhutan ranks 74th of 207 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0082 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0077 units per person | -5.9% |
| 1962 | 0.0073 units per person | -6.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0068 units per person | -6.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0064 units per person | -6.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0059 units per person | -7.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0055 units per person | -7.6% |
| 1967 | 0.005 units per person | -7.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0046 units per person | -8.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0043 units per person | -6.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0037 units per person | -13.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0036 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0036 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0036 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0036 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0036 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0036 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0036 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0037 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0038 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0039 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0039 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0039 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0039 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0041 units per person | +5.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0043 units per person | +4.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0046 units per person | +8.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0046 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0046 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0045 units per person | -3.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0076 units per person | +71.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0073 units per person | -4.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0074 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0075 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0074 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0073 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0079 units per person | +7.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0085 units per person | +8.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0082 units per person | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0079 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0052 units per person | -34.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0052 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0058 units per person | +10.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0055 units per person | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0055 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0058 units per person | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0056 units per person | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0058 units per person | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0066 units per person | +12.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0063 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0074 units per person | +16.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0082 units per person | +12.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0083 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0094 units per person | +12.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0096 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0095 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0099 units per person | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0096 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0101 units per person | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0095 units per person | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0089 units per person | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 0.009 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0091 units per person | +0.2% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0.0091 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0031 units per person, 2.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 0.0091 units per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0078 units per person, 1.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in Bhutan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +71.0% | 0.0045 units per person | 0.0076 units per person |
| 2000 | -34.3% | 0.0079 units per person | 0.0052 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0062 units per person | 0.0043 units per person | 0.0082 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0036 units per person | 0.0036 units per person | 0.0038 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0042 units per person | 0.0039 units per person | 0.0046 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0077 units per person | 0.0073 units per person | 0.0085 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0057 units per person | 0.0052 units per person | 0.0066 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0092 units per person | 0.0074 units per person | 0.0101 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.009 units per person | 0.0089 units per person | 0.0091 units per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More energy & mining data for Bhutan
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 13.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 14.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in Bhutan?
- Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in Bhutan was 0.0091 units per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0101 units per person in 2018.
- What is the lowest sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0036 units per person in 1975.
- How does Bhutan rank for sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita?
- Bhutan ranks 74th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan 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.