Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in South Africa
South Africa: Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita was 0.0453 units per person in 2022. ▲ Rising
Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in South Africa, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 0.0453 units per person for sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in 2022.
The figure is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in South Africa peaked at 0.0652 units per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0453 units per person, in 1962.
That places South Africa 17th out of 207 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in South Africa, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0462 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0467 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 0.0453 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0458 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0468 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0477 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0481 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.05 units per person | +4.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0515 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0525 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0533 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0645 units per person | +21.1% |
| 1972 | 0.061 units per person | -5.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0632 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0621 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0636 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0634 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0625 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0619 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0611 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0629 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0638 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0602 units per person | -5.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0562 units per person | -6.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0575 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0577 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0553 units per person | -4.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0583 units per person | +5.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0567 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0565 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0567 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0535 units per person | -5.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0521 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0501 units per person | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0504 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0517 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0545 units per person | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0556 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0571 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0526 units per person | -7.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0514 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.058 units per person | +12.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0575 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0593 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0621 units per person | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 0.06 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0586 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0603 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0652 units per person | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 0.059 units per person | -9.6% |
| 2010 | 0.063 units per person | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0587 units per person | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0605 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0601 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0616 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0562 units per person | -8.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0558 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0549 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.055 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0561 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0487 units per person | -13.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0477 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0453 units per person | -5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0481 units per person | 0.0453 units per person | 0.0525 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0617 units per person | 0.0533 units per person | 0.0645 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0585 units per person | 0.0553 units per person | 0.0638 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0534 units per person | 0.0501 units per person | 0.0571 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0591 units per person | 0.0514 units per person | 0.0652 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0582 units per person | 0.0549 units per person | 0.063 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0472 units per person | 0.0453 units per person | 0.0487 units per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 14 Palau 0.0656 units per person compare
- 15 Malta 0.063 units per person compare
- 16 Kazakhstan 0.0529 units per person compare
- 18 Seychelles 0.0434 units per person compare
- 19 North Macedonia 0.0428 units per person compare
- 20 Bahrain 0.0413 units per person compare
More energy & mining data for South Africa
- Fuel imports 17.7% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 2.5% (2025)
- Ores and metals exports 30.3% (2025)
- Gas production 0.6284 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 9.82 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0.6284 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 9.82 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 South Africa?
- Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in South Africa was 0.0453 units per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0652 units per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0453 units per person in 1962.
- How does South Africa rank for sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita?
- South Africa ranks 17th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa 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.