Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Brunei
Brunei: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions was 67,787 tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
67,787 tonnes
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
77th
of 220 countries
All-time high
73,801 tonnes
in 2016
All-time low
0.1482 tonnes
in 1750
Years of data
273
1750–2022
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Brunei, 1750–2022
Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2022, coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Brunei stood at 67,787 tonnes.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 245.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Brunei peaked at 73,801 tonnes in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.1482 tonnes, in 1750.
Brunei ranks 77th of 220 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Brunei, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 0.1482 tonnes | — |
| 1751 | 0.1484 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1752 | 0.1486 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1753 | 0.1488 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1754 | 0.149 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1755 | 0.1492 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1756 | 0.1494 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1757 | 0.1496 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1758 | 0.1498 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1759 | 0.1501 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1760 | 0.1503 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1761 | 0.1505 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1762 | 0.1507 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1763 | 0.1509 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1764 | 0.1511 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1765 | 0.1513 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1766 | 0.1515 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1767 | 0.1517 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1768 | 0.1519 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1769 | 0.1521 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1770 | 0.1523 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1771 | 0.1525 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1772 | 0.1527 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1773 | 0.1529 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1774 | 0.1531 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1775 | 0.1533 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1776 | 0.1535 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1777 | 0.1537 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1778 | 0.1539 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1779 | 0.1541 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1780 | 0.1543 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1781 | 0.1545 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1782 | 0.1547 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1783 | 0.1549 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1784 | 0.1551 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1785 | 0.1553 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1786 | 0.1555 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1787 | 0.1557 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1788 | 0.1559 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1789 | 0.1561 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1790 | 0.1563 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1791 | 0.1565 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1792 | 0.1567 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1793 | 0.1568 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1794 | 0.157 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1795 | 0.1572 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1796 | 0.1574 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1797 | 0.1576 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1798 | 0.1578 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1799 | 0.158 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1800 | 0.1582 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1801 | 0.1583 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1802 | 0.1585 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1803 | 0.1587 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1804 | 0.1589 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1805 | 0.1591 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1806 | 0.1593 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1807 | 0.1594 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1808 | 0.1596 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1809 | 0.1598 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1810 | 0.16 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1811 | 0.1612 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1812 | 0.1625 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1813 | 0.1638 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1814 | 0.165 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1815 | 0.1663 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1816 | 0.1675 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1817 | 0.1688 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1818 | 0.17 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1819 | 0.1713 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1820 | 0.1725 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1821 | 0.1739 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1822 | 0.1752 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1823 | 0.1766 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1824 | 0.1779 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1825 | 0.1793 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1826 | 0.1806 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1827 | 0.182 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1828 | 0.1833 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1829 | 0.1846 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1830 | 0.1859 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1831 | 0.1874 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1832 | 0.1888 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1833 | 0.1903 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1834 | 0.1917 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1835 | 0.1931 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1836 | 0.1945 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1837 | 0.196 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1838 | 0.1974 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1839 | 0.1988 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1840 | 0.2002 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1841 | 0.2017 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1842 | 0.2033 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1843 | 0.2048 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1844 | 0.2063 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1845 | 0.2078 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1846 | 0.2093 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1847 | 0.2109 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1848 | 0.2124 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1849 | 0.2139 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1850 | 0.2154 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1851 | 0.2192 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1852 | 0.2231 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1853 | 0.2271 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1854 | 0.2312 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1855 | 0.2353 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1856 | 0.2395 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1857 | 0.2438 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1858 | 0.2481 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1859 | 0.2526 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1860 | 0.2571 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1861 | 0.2617 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1862 | 0.2664 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1863 | 0.2711 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1864 | 0.276 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1865 | 0.2809 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1866 | 0.2859 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1867 | 0.291 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1868 | 0.2962 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1869 | 0.3015 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1870 | 0.2754 tonnes | -8.7% |
| 1871 | 0.2924 tonnes | +6.1% |
| 1872 | 0.3103 tonnes | +6.1% |
| 1873 | 0.3294 tonnes | +6.1% |
| 1874 | 0.3497 tonnes | +6.1% |
| 1875 | 0.3711 tonnes | +6.1% |
| 1876 | 0.3752 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1877 | 0.3793 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1878 | 0.3834 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1879 | 0.3876 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1880 | 0.3918 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1881 | 0.3891 tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1882 | 0.3864 tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1883 | 0.3908 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1884 | 0.3952 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1885 | 0.3997 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1886 | 0.4043 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1887 | 0.3664 tonnes | -9.4% |
| 1888 | 0.3717 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1889 | 0.3771 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1890 | 0.3771 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1891 | 0.3946 tonnes | +4.7% |
| 1892 | 0.413 tonnes | +4.7% |
| 1893 | 0.4322 tonnes | +4.6% |
| 1894 | 0.4523 tonnes | +4.7% |
| 1895 | 0.4733 tonnes | +4.7% |
| 1896 | 0.4842 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1897 | 0.4953 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1898 | 0.5184 tonnes | +4.6% |
| 1899 | 0.5425 tonnes | +4.7% |
| 1900 | 0.5677 tonnes | +4.7% |
| 1901 | 0.6136 tonnes | +8.1% |
| 1902 | 0.6254 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1903 | 0.6375 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1904 | 0.6499 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1905 | 0.6627 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1906 | 0.7165 tonnes | +8.1% |
| 1907 | 0.7724 tonnes | +7.8% |
| 1908 | 0.8306 tonnes | +7.5% |
| 1909 | 0.8913 tonnes | +7.3% |
| 1910 | 0.9545 tonnes | +7.1% |
| 1911 | 0.9764 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1912 | 0.9986 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1913 | 1.02 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1914 | 1.04 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1915 | 1.07 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1916 | 1.09 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1917 | 1.11 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1918 | 1.14 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1919 | 1.25 tonnes | +9.8% |
| 1920 | 1.37 tonnes | +9.8% |
| 1921 | 1.44 tonnes | +4.7% |
| 1922 | 1.5 tonnes | +4.6% |
| 1923 | 1.57 tonnes | +4.6% |
| 1924 | 1.64 tonnes | +4.5% |
| 1925 | 1.71 tonnes | +4.5% |
| 1926 | 1.78 tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1927 | 1.85 tonnes | +3.9% |
| 1928 | 1.93 tonnes | +3.9% |
| 1929 | 2.15 tonnes | +11.4% |
| 1930 | 2.39 tonnes | +11.5% |
| 1931 | 2.5 tonnes | +4.4% |
| 1932 | 2.79 tonnes | +11.5% |
| 1933 | 4.39 tonnes | +57.5% |
| 1934 | 19.82 tonnes | +351.5% |
| 1935 | 13.09 tonnes | -34.0% |
| 1936 | 26.82 tonnes | +104.8% |
| 1937 | 69.73 tonnes | +160.0% |
| 1938 | 80.83 tonnes | +15.9% |
| 1939 | 101.56 tonnes | +25.7% |
| 1940 | 129.24 tonnes | +27.3% |
| 1941 | 43.05 tonnes | -66.7% |
| 1942 | 21.94 tonnes | -49.0% |
| 1943 | 24.81 tonnes | +13.1% |
| 1944 | 27.69 tonnes | +11.6% |
| 1945 | 29.81 tonnes | +7.7% |
| 1946 | 53.24 tonnes | +78.6% |
| 1947 | 56.04 tonnes | +5.3% |
| 1948 | 68.03 tonnes | +21.4% |
| 1949 | 486.63 tonnes | +615.3% |
| 1950 | 145.4 tonnes | -70.1% |
| 1951 | 151.57 tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1952 | 164.06 tonnes | +8.2% |
| 1953 | 200.84 tonnes | +22.4% |
| 1954 | 224.17 tonnes | +11.6% |
| 1955 | 160.41 tonnes | -28.4% |
| 1956 | 161.81 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1957 | 164.14 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1958 | 167.75 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1959 | 186.97 tonnes | +11.5% |
| 1960 | 193.47 tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1961 | 186.36 tonnes | -3.7% |
| 1962 | 310.62 tonnes | +66.7% |
| 1963 | 274.2 tonnes | -11.7% |
| 1964 | 324.03 tonnes | +18.2% |
| 1965 | 169.65 tonnes | -47.6% |
| 1966 | 781.4 tonnes | +360.6% |
| 1967 | 623.3 tonnes | -20.2% |
| 1968 | 646.42 tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1969 | 763.07 tonnes | +18.0% |
| 1970 | 901.31 tonnes | +18.1% |
| 1971 | 1,041 tonnes | +15.6% |
| 1972 | 1,088 tonnes | +4.5% |
| 1973 | 446.43 tonnes | -59.0% |
| 1974 | 1,379 tonnes | +209.0% |
| 1975 | 1,508 tonnes | +9.4% |
| 1976 | 1,723 tonnes | +14.3% |
| 1977 | 1,664 tonnes | -3.4% |
| 1978 | 1,658 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 1,808 tonnes | +9.0% |
| 1980 | 3,142 tonnes | +73.8% |
| 1981 | 2,683 tonnes | -14.6% |
| 1982 | 2,960 tonnes | +10.3% |
| 1983 | 3,180 tonnes | +7.4% |
| 1984 | 2,826 tonnes | -11.1% |
| 1985 | 2,885 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 7,566 tonnes | +162.3% |
| 1987 | 7,705 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 5,645 tonnes | -26.7% |
| 1989 | 6,455 tonnes | +14.4% |
| 1990 | 6,467 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 7,253 tonnes | +12.2% |
| 1992 | 7,691 tonnes | +6.0% |
| 1993 | 8,010 tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 9,817 tonnes | +22.6% |
| 1995 | 10,078 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 9,915 tonnes | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 10,968 tonnes | +10.6% |
| 1998 | 10,964 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 10,083 tonnes | -8.0% |
| 2000 | 10,845 tonnes | +7.6% |
| 2001 | 11,231 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 10,512 tonnes | -6.4% |
| 2003 | 11,545 tonnes | +9.8% |
| 2004 | 13,178 tonnes | +14.1% |
| 2005 | 13,033 tonnes | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 15,311 tonnes | +17.5% |
| 2007 | 14,146 tonnes | -7.6% |
| 2008 | 16,330 tonnes | +15.4% |
| 2009 | 17,918 tonnes | +9.7% |
| 2010 | 18,715 tonnes | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 20,981 tonnes | +12.1% |
| 2012 | 19,642 tonnes | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 19,149 tonnes | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 18,121 tonnes | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 19,230 tonnes | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 73,801 tonnes | +283.8% |
| 2017 | 16,999 tonnes | -77.0% |
| 2018 | 16,730 tonnes | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 42,699 tonnes | +155.2% |
| 2020 | 65,624 tonnes | +53.7% |
| 2021 | 68,241 tonnes | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 67,787 tonnes | -0.7% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 67,787 tonnes is above the median for high income countries, which is 26,427 tonnes, 2.6× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 67,787 tonnes is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 63,332 tonnes, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Brunei 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | +615.3% | 68.03 tonnes | 486.63 tonnes |
| 1966 | +360.6% | 169.65 tonnes | 781.4 tonnes |
| 1934 | +351.5% | 4.39 tonnes | 19.82 tonnes |
| 2016 | +283.8% | 19,230 tonnes | 73,801 tonnes |
| 1974 | +209.0% | 446.43 tonnes | 1,379 tonnes |
| 1986 | +162.3% | 2,885 tonnes | 7,566 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 0.1491 tonnes | 0.1482 tonnes | 0.1501 tonnes | 10 |
| 1760s | 0.1512 tonnes | 0.1503 tonnes | 0.1521 tonnes | 10 |
| 1770s | 0.1532 tonnes | 0.1523 tonnes | 0.1541 tonnes | 10 |
| 1780s | 0.1552 tonnes | 0.1543 tonnes | 0.1561 tonnes | 10 |
| 1790s | 0.1571 tonnes | 0.1563 tonnes | 0.158 tonnes | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.159 tonnes | 0.1582 tonnes | 0.1598 tonnes | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.1656 tonnes | 0.16 tonnes | 0.1713 tonnes | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.1786 tonnes | 0.1725 tonnes | 0.1846 tonnes | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.1924 tonnes | 0.1859 tonnes | 0.1988 tonnes | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.2071 tonnes | 0.2002 tonnes | 0.2139 tonnes | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.2335 tonnes | 0.2154 tonnes | 0.2526 tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.2788 tonnes | 0.2571 tonnes | 0.3015 tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.3454 tonnes | 0.2754 tonnes | 0.3876 tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.3873 tonnes | 0.3664 tonnes | 0.4043 tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.4583 tonnes | 0.3771 tonnes | 0.5425 tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.6967 tonnes | 0.5677 tonnes | 0.8913 tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.06 tonnes | 0.9545 tonnes | 1.25 tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.69 tonnes | 1.37 tonnes | 2.15 tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 32.39 tonnes | 2.39 tonnes | 101.56 tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 94.05 tonnes | 21.94 tonnes | 486.63 tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 172.71 tonnes | 145.4 tonnes | 224.17 tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 427.25 tonnes | 169.65 tonnes | 781.4 tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,322 tonnes | 446.43 tonnes | 1,808 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,505 tonnes | 2,683 tonnes | 7,705 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 9,125 tonnes | 6,467 tonnes | 10,968 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,405 tonnes | 10,512 tonnes | 17,918 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 26,607 tonnes | 16,730 tonnes | 73,801 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 67,217 tonnes | 65,624 tonnes | 68,241 tonnes | 3 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
More energy & mining data for Brunei
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 7.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- 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 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 65.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Brunei?
- Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Brunei was 67,787 tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 73,801 tonnes in 2016.
- What is the lowest coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1482 tonnes in 1750.
- How does Brunei rank for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?
- Brunei ranks 77th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
- Is coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is up 245.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 273 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Sulfur dioxide (SO₂) is an air pollutant formed from the burning of fuels that contain sulfur, such as coal. SO₂ is one of the main chemicals that forms acid rain.