Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre in Egypt
Egypt: Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre was 0.5657 units per square kilometre in 2022. ▲ Rising
Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre in Egypt, 1961–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 0.5657 units per square kilometre for sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre in 2022.
The figure is up 18.0% on the previous year and down 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre in Egypt peaked at 0.8811 units per square kilometre in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.138 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
Egypt ranks 84th of 207 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre in Egypt, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.138 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.151 units per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1963 | 0.1756 units per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 1964 | 0.206 units per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 1965 | 0.2266 units per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1966 | 0.2196 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1967 | 0.1556 units per square kilometre | -29.2% |
| 1968 | 0.1815 units per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1969 | 0.1389 units per square kilometre | -23.5% |
| 1970 | 0.152 units per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1971 | 0.1685 units per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1972 | 0.1894 units per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 1973 | 0.1774 units per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1974 | 0.196 units per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1975 | 0.2375 units per square kilometre | +21.2% |
| 1976 | 0.2887 units per square kilometre | +21.6% |
| 1977 | 0.3047 units per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1978 | 0.3089 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.339 units per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1980 | 0.3694 units per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1981 | 0.4229 units per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 1982 | 0.4886 units per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 1983 | 0.535 units per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1984 | 0.5663 units per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1985 | 0.5599 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.5602 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.6061 units per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1988 | 0.6121 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.6102 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.6278 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 0.6193 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.6034 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.5924 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.5439 units per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 1995 | 0.5932 units per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1996 | 0.6503 units per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1997 | 0.7256 units per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1998 | 0.7283 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.7038 units per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.6446 units per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 2001 | 0.5766 units per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 2002 | 0.5696 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.6085 units per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 0.6877 units per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6524 units per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 0.648 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.648 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.696 units per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 0.7268 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 0.7276 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.6742 units per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 0.7447 units per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2013 | 0.8087 units per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2014 | 0.8811 units per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8154 units per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 0.7351 units per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 2017 | 0.628 units per square kilometre | -14.6% |
| 2018 | 0.4906 units per square kilometre | -21.9% |
| 2019 | 0.3872 units per square kilometre | -21.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2576 units per square kilometre | -33.5% |
| 2021 | 0.4794 units per square kilometre | +86.1% |
| 2022 | 0.5657 units per square kilometre | +18.0% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0.5657 units per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1991 units per square kilometre, 2.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 0.5657 units per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.8233 units per square kilometre, 69% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre in Egypt 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +86.1% | 0.2576 units per square kilometre | 0.4794 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.177 units per square kilometre | 0.138 units per square kilometre | 0.2266 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2362 units per square kilometre | 0.152 units per square kilometre | 0.339 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5331 units per square kilometre | 0.3694 units per square kilometre | 0.6121 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6388 units per square kilometre | 0.5439 units per square kilometre | 0.7283 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6458 units per square kilometre | 0.5696 units per square kilometre | 0.7268 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6893 units per square kilometre | 0.3872 units per square kilometre | 0.8811 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4342 units per square kilometre | 0.2576 units per square kilometre | 0.5657 units per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 81 Luxembourg 0.6636 units per square kilometre compare
- 82 Nepal 0.6306 units per square kilometre compare
- 83 United Kingdom 0.5793 units per square kilometre compare
- 85 Montenegro 0.5647 units per square kilometre compare
- 86 Chile 0.5531 units per square kilometre compare
- 87 Honduras 0.5497 units per square kilometre compare
More energy & mining data for Egypt
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 2.27 % 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 17.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre in Egypt?
- Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre in Egypt was 0.5657 units per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8811 units per square kilometre in 2014.
- What is the lowest sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.138 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Egypt rank for sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre?
- Egypt ranks 84th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt 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.