Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in Brazil
Brazil: Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita was 0.0054 units per person in 2022. ▲ Rising
Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in Brazil, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 0.0054 units per person for sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.8% on the previous year and down 31.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in Brazil peaked at 0.0115 units per person in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.004 units per person, in 1960.
Brazil ranks 101st 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 Brazil, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.004 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0041 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1962 | 0.0043 units per person | +6.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0043 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0043 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0041 units per person | -4.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0045 units per person | +9.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0045 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0051 units per person | +14.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0054 units per person | +5.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0059 units per person | +9.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0068 units per person | +15.6% |
| 1972 | 0.007 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0082 units per person | +17.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0088 units per person | +7.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0091 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0101 units per person | +11.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0103 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0111 units per person | +8.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0115 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0113 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0097 units per person | -14.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0092 units per person | -5.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0089 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0084 units per person | -5.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0085 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0091 units per person | +7.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0096 units per person | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0094 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0091 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0087 units per person | -4.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0086 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0089 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0096 units per person | +7.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0099 units per person | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0103 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0109 units per person | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0112 units per person | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0097 units per person | -13.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0105 units per person | +8.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0105 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0101 units per person | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0095 units per person | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0089 units per person | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0088 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0087 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0083 units per person | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0082 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0082 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0071 units per person | -14.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0073 units per person | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0077 units per person | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0078 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0082 units per person | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0087 units per person | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0083 units per person | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0074 units per person | -11.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0072 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0064 units per person | -10.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0065 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0053 units per person | -17.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0062 units per person | +15.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0054 units per person | -12.8% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 0.0054 units per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0082 units per person, 66% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 0.0054 units per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0082 units per person, 66% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0044 units per person | 0.004 units per person | 0.0054 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0089 units per person | 0.0059 units per person | 0.0115 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0093 units per person | 0.0084 units per person | 0.0113 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0098 units per person | 0.0086 units per person | 0.0112 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0088 units per person | 0.0071 units per person | 0.0105 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0075 units per person | 0.0064 units per person | 0.0087 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0056 units per person | 0.0053 units per person | 0.0062 units per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More energy & mining data for Brazil
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 1.99 % 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 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 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 11.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in Brazil?
- Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in Brazil was 0.0054 units per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0115 units per person in 1979.
- What is the lowest sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.004 units per person in 1960.
- How does Brazil rank for sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita?
- Brazil ranks 101st out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil 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.