Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in Malaysia
Malaysia: Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita was 0.0179 units per person in 2022. ▲ Rising
Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in Malaysia, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 0.0179 units per person for sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in 2022.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in Malaysia peaked at 0.0196 units per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0041 units per person, in 1969.
Malaysia ranks 39th of 207 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0049 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0054 units per person | +9.6% |
| 1962 | 0.0054 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0065 units per person | +20.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0082 units per person | +25.2% |
| 1965 | 0.009 units per person | +10.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0107 units per person | +19.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0111 units per person | +3.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0049 units per person | -56.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0041 units per person | -16.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0064 units per person | +56.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0068 units per person | +6.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0066 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0067 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0075 units per person | +11.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0081 units per person | +8.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0086 units per person | +5.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0092 units per person | +6.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0099 units per person | +8.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0107 units per person | +7.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0112 units per person | +4.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0112 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0117 units per person | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 0.012 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0111 units per person | -7.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0105 units per person | -5.6% |
| 1986 | 0.01 units per person | -4.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0097 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0097 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0117 units per person | +20.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0133 units per person | +14.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0136 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0134 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0128 units per person | -4.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0131 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0131 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0143 units per person | +9.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0142 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0136 units per person | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0117 units per person | -13.6% |
| 2000 | 0.011 units per person | -5.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0106 units per person | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0128 units per person | +20.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0102 units per person | -20.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0108 units per person | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0114 units per person | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0112 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0133 units per person | +18.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0132 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0132 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0164 units per person | +24.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0169 units per person | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0171 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0169 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0165 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0175 units per person | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0177 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0191 units per person | +8.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0195 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0185 units per person | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0196 units per person | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0181 units per person | -7.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0179 units per person | -1.3% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 0.0179 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0082 units per person, 2.2× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 0.0179 units per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.008 units per person, 2.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in Malaysia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | -56.0% | 0.0111 units per person | 0.0049 units per person |
| 1970 | +56.2% | 0.0041 units per person | 0.0064 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.007 units per person | 0.0041 units per person | 0.0111 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0081 units per person | 0.0064 units per person | 0.0107 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0109 units per person | 0.0097 units per person | 0.012 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0133 units per person | 0.0117 units per person | 0.0143 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0118 units per person | 0.0102 units per person | 0.0133 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0176 units per person | 0.0164 units per person | 0.0195 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0185 units per person | 0.0179 units per person | 0.0196 units per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More energy & mining data for Malaysia
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 1.62 % 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 (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 (2025)
- Fuel imports 12.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in Malaysia?
- Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in Malaysia was 0.0179 units per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0196 units per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0041 units per person in 1969.
- How does Malaysia rank for sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita?
- Malaysia ranks 39th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia 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.