Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre in Canada
Canada: Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre was 0.0716 units per square kilometre in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
0.0716 units per square kilometre
Change on year
down 5.4%
World rank
165th
of 207 countries
All-time high
0.6569 units per square kilometre
in 1973
All-time low
0.0716 units per square kilometre
in 2022
Years of data
62
1961–2022
Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre in Canada, 1961–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre in Canada is 0.0716 units per square kilometre, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 62 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.4% on the previous year and down 48.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre in Canada peaked at 0.6569 units per square kilometre in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.0716 units per square kilometre, in 2022.
Canada ranks 165th of 207 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre in Canada, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4342 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.4333 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.4287 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 0.4615 units per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1965 | 0.4959 units per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1966 | 0.5027 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 0.5255 units per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1968 | 0.5463 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1969 | 0.5148 units per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1970 | 0.5995 units per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 1971 | 0.5912 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 0.6087 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.6569 units per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1974 | 0.6433 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.5917 units per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 1976 | 0.5914 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.5737 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1978 | 0.5147 units per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 1979 | 0.4963 units per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1980 | 0.5089 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 0.4731 units per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1982 | 0.427 units per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1983 | 0.4279 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.4243 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.4055 units per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1986 | 0.3647 units per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 1987 | 0.3979 units per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1988 | 0.4059 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 0.3713 units per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 1990 | 0.3498 units per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1991 | 0.3268 units per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1992 | 0.3129 units per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 0.2995 units per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 0.2766 units per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 1995 | 0.2893 units per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 0.293 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.2857 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.2822 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2693 units per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2000 | 0.267 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.2659 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.2599 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2519 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2533 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2428 units per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2173 units per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 2007 | 0.214 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1937 units per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1645 units per square kilometre | -15.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1527 units per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1401 units per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1393 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.138 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1325 units per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1244 units per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1227 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1114 units per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0962 units per square kilometre | -13.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0849 units per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0748 units per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0756 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0716 units per square kilometre | -5.4% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0.0716 units per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.7351 units per square kilometre, 10% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4825 units per square kilometre | 0.4287 units per square kilometre | 0.5463 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5868 units per square kilometre | 0.4963 units per square kilometre | 0.6569 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4207 units per square kilometre | 0.3647 units per square kilometre | 0.5089 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2985 units per square kilometre | 0.2693 units per square kilometre | 0.3498 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.233 units per square kilometre | 0.1645 units per square kilometre | 0.267 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1242 units per square kilometre | 0.0849 units per square kilometre | 0.1527 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.074 units per square kilometre | 0.0716 units per square kilometre | 0.0756 units per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 162 Guinea-Bissau 0.0766 units per square kilometre compare
- 163 Liberia 0.0763 units per square kilometre compare
- 164 Uganda 0.0749 units per square kilometre compare
- 166 Angola 0.0703 units per square kilometre compare
- 167 Latvia 0.0699 units per square kilometre compare
- 168 East Timor 0.0698 units per square kilometre compare
More energy & mining data for Canada
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 1.48 % 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 6.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre in Canada?
- Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre in Canada was 0.0716 units per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6569 units per square kilometre in 1973.
- What is the lowest sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0716 units per square kilometre in 2022.
- How does Canada rank for sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre?
- Canada ranks 165th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sulphur dioxide and coal divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sulphur dioxide and coal ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.