Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in South Korea
South Korea: Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita was 0.007 units per person in 2022. ▼ Falling
Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in South Korea, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in South Korea is 0.007 units per person, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 5.6% on the previous year and down 55.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in South Korea peaked at 0.0359 units per person in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.0049 units per person, in 1960.
South Korea ranks 91st of 207 countries on this measure, 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 South Korea, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0049 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0053 units per person | +7.1% |
| 1962 | 0.0061 units per person | +14.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0072 units per person | +18.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0069 units per person | -3.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0076 units per person | +10.4% |
| 1966 | 0.009 units per person | +17.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0106 units per person | +18.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0118 units per person | +11.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0136 units per person | +14.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0172 units per person | +26.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0197 units per person | +14.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0201 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0239 units per person | +18.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0245 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0257 units per person | +5.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0277 units per person | +7.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0306 units per person | +10.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0329 units per person | +7.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0359 units per person | +9.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0357 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0341 units per person | -4.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0319 units per person | -6.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0308 units per person | -3.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0296 units per person | -3.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0278 units per person | -6.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0269 units per person | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 0.026 units per person | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 0.029 units per person | +11.4% |
| 1989 | 0.03 units per person | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 0.031 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0326 units per person | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0333 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0328 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0322 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0299 units per person | -7.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0283 units per person | -5.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0275 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0232 units per person | -15.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0223 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0219 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0215 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0204 units per person | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0213 units per person | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 0.021 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0202 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0204 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0178 units per person | -12.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0171 units per person | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0155 units per person | -9.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0163 units per person | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0165 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0156 units per person | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0148 units per person | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0141 units per person | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0147 units per person | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0165 units per person | +11.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0153 units per person | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0145 units per person | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0122 units per person | -15.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0065 units per person | -46.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0066 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.007 units per person | +5.6% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 0.007 units per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0097 units per person, 72% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 0.007 units per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.008 units per person, 87% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in South Korea 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 | -46.6% | 0.0122 units per person | 0.0065 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0083 units per person | 0.0049 units per person | 0.0136 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0258 units per person | 0.0172 units per person | 0.0359 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0302 units per person | 0.026 units per person | 0.0357 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0293 units per person | 0.0223 units per person | 0.0333 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0197 units per person | 0.0155 units per person | 0.0219 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.015 units per person | 0.0122 units per person | 0.0165 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0067 units per person | 0.0065 units per person | 0.007 units per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
- 88 Cape Verde 0.0072 units per person compare
- 89 Lesotho 0.0071 units per person compare
- 90 North Korea 0.007 units per person compare
- 92 Syria 0.0067 units per person compare
- 93 Czechia 0.0067 units per person compare
- 94 Kyrgyzstan 0.0065 units per person compare
More energy & mining data for South Korea
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -1.55 % 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 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 25.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in South Korea?
- Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in South Korea was 0.007 units per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0359 units per person in 1979.
- What is the lowest sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0049 units per person in 1960.
- How does South Korea rank for sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita?
- South Korea ranks 91st out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Korea 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.