Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in Greece
Greece: Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita was 0.0113 units per person in 2022. ▼ Falling
Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in Greece, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in Greece is 0.0113 units per person, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 5.9% on the previous year and down 55.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in Greece peaked at 0.0722 units per person in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0101 units per person, in 2020.
That places Greece 62nd out of 207 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in Greece, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.032 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0356 units per person | +11.4% |
| 1962 | 0.0386 units per person | +8.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0389 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 0.04 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0411 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0418 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0383 units per person | -8.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0338 units per person | -11.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0365 units per person | +8.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0432 units per person | +18.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0498 units per person | +15.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0575 units per person | +15.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0576 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0489 units per person | -15.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0442 units per person | -9.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0506 units per person | +14.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0494 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0492 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0508 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0492 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0499 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0467 units per person | -6.3% |
| 1983 | 0.048 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0475 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0505 units per person | +6.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0541 units per person | +7.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0588 units per person | +8.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0635 units per person | +8.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0664 units per person | +4.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0671 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0637 units per person | -5.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0658 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0669 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0691 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0678 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0664 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.069 units per person | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0722 units per person | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0682 units per person | -5.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0701 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0706 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0667 units per person | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0685 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0684 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0687 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0652 units per person | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0637 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0568 units per person | -10.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0499 units per person | -12.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0355 units per person | -28.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0291 units per person | -18.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0252 units per person | -13.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0231 units per person | -8.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0207 units per person | -10.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0196 units per person | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0176 units per person | -10.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0203 units per person | +15.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0209 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0213 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0101 units per person | -52.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0106 units per person | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0113 units per person | +5.9% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 0.0113 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0097 units per person, 1.2× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Greece's 0.0113 units per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0048 units per person, 2.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in Greece 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -52.5% | 0.0213 units per person | 0.0101 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0377 units per person | 0.032 units per person | 0.0418 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0501 units per person | 0.0432 units per person | 0.0576 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0534 units per person | 0.0467 units per person | 0.0664 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0676 units per person | 0.0637 units per person | 0.0722 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0649 units per person | 0.0499 units per person | 0.0706 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0233 units per person | 0.0176 units per person | 0.0355 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0107 units per person | 0.0101 units per person | 0.0113 units per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 59 French Polynesia 0.0116 units per person compare
- 60 Cayman Islands 0.0115 units per person compare
- 61 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0114 units per person compare
- 63 Bermuda 0.0106 units per person compare
- 64 Dominican Republic 0.0106 units per person compare
- 65 Puerto Rico 0.0104 units per person compare
More energy & mining data for Greece
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.5361 % 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 26.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in Greece?
- Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in Greece was 0.0113 units per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0722 units per person in 1998.
- What is the lowest sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0101 units per person in 2020.
- How does Greece rank for sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita?
- Greece ranks 62nd out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece 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.