Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre in India
India: Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre was 3.8 units per square kilometre in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre in India, 1961–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
India recorded 3.8 units per square kilometre for sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre in 2022. That is the highest value across all 62 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 32.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre in India peaked at 3.8 units per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.2556 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
India ranks 29th of 207 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3268 units per square kilometre | 0.2556 units per square kilometre | 0.3982 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4923 units per square kilometre | 0.4116 units per square kilometre | 0.5751 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7914 units per square kilometre | 0.6114 units per square kilometre | 1.01 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.25 units per square kilometre | 1 units per square kilometre | 1.51 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.97 units per square kilometre | 1.52 units per square kilometre | 2.55 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.21 units per square kilometre | 2.68 units per square kilometre | 3.66 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.56 units per square kilometre | 3.25 units per square kilometre | 3.8 units per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near India
- 26 Trinidad and Tobago 4.16 units per square kilometre compare
- 27 Viet Nam 4.11 units per square kilometre compare
- 28 Türkiye 3.89 units per square kilometre compare
- 30 Puerto Rico 3.79 units per square kilometre compare
- 31 Korea 3.69 units per square kilometre compare
- 32 Cayman Islands 3.42 units per square kilometre compare
More energy & mining data for India
- Fuel imports 31.5% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 6.9% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 3.7% (2024)
- Gas production 311.65 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 212.9 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 311.65 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Gas production per person 212.9 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre in India?
- Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre in India was 3.8 units per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 3.8 units per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2556 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does India rank for sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre?
- India ranks 29th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India 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
- Sulphur dioxide and coal 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.