Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in New Zealand
New Zealand: Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita was 0.013 units per person in 2022. ▼ Falling
Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in New Zealand, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 0.013 units per person for sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.2% on the previous year and down 31.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in New Zealand peaked at 0.0375 units per person in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.013 units per person, in 2022.
That places New Zealand 50th out of 207 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0311 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0308 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1962 | 0.0295 units per person | -4.4% |
| 1963 | 0.031 units per person | +5.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0329 units per person | +6.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0332 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0327 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0311 units per person | -5.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0308 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0313 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0345 units per person | +10.1% |
| 1971 | 0.034 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0375 units per person | +10.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0373 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0373 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0334 units per person | -10.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0351 units per person | +5.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0321 units per person | -8.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0297 units per person | -7.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0313 units per person | +5.4% |
| 1980 | 0.03 units per person | -4.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0271 units per person | -9.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0246 units per person | -9.2% |
| 1983 | 0.023 units per person | -6.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0228 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0229 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.022 units per person | -3.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0252 units per person | +14.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0271 units per person | +7.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0251 units per person | -7.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0224 units per person | -11.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0202 units per person | -9.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0205 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0207 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0213 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0208 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0201 units per person | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0196 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0193 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.019 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0195 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0208 units per person | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0208 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0242 units per person | +16.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0225 units per person | -7.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0244 units per person | +8.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0229 units per person | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0212 units per person | -7.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0232 units per person | +9.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0194 units per person | -16.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0183 units per person | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0186 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.019 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0178 units per person | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0182 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0186 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0175 units per person | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0172 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0175 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0177 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0137 units per person | -22.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0141 units per person | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 0.013 units per person | -8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0314 units per person | 0.0295 units per person | 0.0332 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0342 units per person | 0.0297 units per person | 0.0375 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.025 units per person | 0.022 units per person | 0.03 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0204 units per person | 0.019 units per person | 0.0224 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0219 units per person | 0.0194 units per person | 0.0244 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.018 units per person | 0.0172 units per person | 0.019 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0136 units per person | 0.013 units per person | 0.0141 units per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More energy & mining data for New Zealand
- Fuel imports 12.0% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 2.1% (2025)
- Ores and metals exports 3.2% (2025)
- Gas production 35.27 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 6,765 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 35.27 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 6,765 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in New Zealand?
- Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in New Zealand was 0.013 units per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0375 units per person in 1972.
- What is the lowest sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.013 units per person in 2022.
- How does New Zealand rank for sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 50th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand 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
- 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.