Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in China
China: Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita was 0.0074 units per person in 2022. β² Rising
Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in China, 1960β2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2022, sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in China stood at 0.0074 units per person.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 68.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in China peaked at 0.0291 units per person in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0056 units per person, in 1967.
That places China 87th out of 207 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0071 units per person | 0.0056 units per person | 0.0115 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0102 units per person | 0.0084 units per person | 0.0127 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0137 units per person | 0.0118 units per person | 0.0158 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0169 units per person | 0.0156 units per person | 0.0186 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0236 units per person | 0.0166 units per person | 0.0291 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.016 units per person | 0.0082 units per person | 0.0237 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0073 units per person | 0.0073 units per person | 0.0074 units per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near China
- 84 Philippines 0.0076 units per person compare
- 85 Ecuador 0.0074 units per person compare
- 86 Lithuania 0.0074 units per person compare
- 88 Cape Verde 0.0072 units per person compare
- 89 Lesotho 0.0071 units per person compare
- 90 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.007 units per person compare
More energy & mining data for China
- Fuel imports 20.4% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 15.1% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 1.5% (2024)
- Gas production 2,641 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 1,865 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 2,641 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Gas production per person 1,865 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 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 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in China?
- Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in China was 0.0074 units per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0291 units per person in 2006.
- What is the lowest sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0056 units per person in 1967.
- How does China rank for sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita?
- China ranks 87th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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.