Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in Pakistan
Pakistan: Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita was 0.0085 units per person in 2022. ▲ Rising
Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in Pakistan, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in Pakistan is 0.0085 units per person, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 6.6% on the previous year and up 42.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in Pakistan peaked at 0.0091 units per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0027 units per person, in 1977.
Pakistan ranks 75th of 207 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0035 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0035 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1962 | 0.0036 units per person | +5.1% |
| 1963 | 0.004 units per person | +9.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0039 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0039 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0037 units per person | -3.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0038 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0042 units per person | +10.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0037 units per person | -10.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0037 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0034 units per person | -9.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0033 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0033 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0032 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0032 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0028 units per person | -14.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0027 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0033 units per person | +20.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0034 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0035 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0035 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0036 units per person | +5.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0037 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0042 units per person | +13.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0044 units per person | +6.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0044 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0042 units per person | -3.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0046 units per person | +8.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0044 units per person | -3.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0051 units per person | +16.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0051 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0055 units per person | +8.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0062 units per person | +12.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0061 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0066 units per person | +7.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0066 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0067 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0064 units per person | -4.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0066 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0064 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0061 units per person | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0059 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0048 units per person | -18.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0057 units per person | +17.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0058 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0066 units per person | +14.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0071 units per person | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0063 units per person | -12.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0067 units per person | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0064 units per person | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0061 units per person | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 0.006 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0062 units per person | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0062 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0061 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0067 units per person | +9.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0068 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0057 units per person | -16.0% |
| 2019 | 0.008 units per person | +39.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0088 units per person | +10.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0091 units per person | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0085 units per person | -6.6% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 0.0085 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0031 units per person, 2.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 0.0085 units per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0123 units per person, 69% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in Pakistan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +39.1% | 0.0057 units per person | 0.008 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0038 units per person | 0.0035 units per person | 0.0042 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0032 units per person | 0.0027 units per person | 0.0037 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.004 units per person | 0.0035 units per person | 0.0046 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0061 units per person | 0.0051 units per person | 0.0067 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0061 units per person | 0.0048 units per person | 0.0071 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0064 units per person | 0.0057 units per person | 0.008 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0088 units per person | 0.0085 units per person | 0.0091 units per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More energy & mining data for Pakistan
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 2.12 % 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 31.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in Pakistan?
- Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in Pakistan was 0.0085 units per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0091 units per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0027 units per person in 1977.
- How does Pakistan rank for sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita?
- Pakistan ranks 75th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.