Sulphur dioxide and coal in Denmark
Denmark: Sulphur dioxide and coal was 12,102 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
12,102
Change on year
up 5.5%
World rank
137th
of 220 countries
All-time high
627,779
in 1970
All-time low
911.27
in 1750
Years of data
273
1750–2022
Sulphur dioxide and coal in Denmark, 1750–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sulphur dioxide and coal in Denmark is 12,102, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 5.5% on the previous year and down 56.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sulphur dioxide and coal in Denmark peaked at 627,779 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 911.27, in 1750.
Denmark ranks 137th 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.
Sulphur dioxide and coal in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 911.27 | — |
| 1751 | 912.11 | +0.1% |
| 1752 | 912.93 | +0.1% |
| 1753 | 913.73 | +0.1% |
| 1754 | 914.51 | +0.1% |
| 1755 | 915.27 | +0.1% |
| 1756 | 916.02 | +0.1% |
| 1757 | 916.74 | +0.1% |
| 1758 | 917.45 | +0.1% |
| 1759 | 918.15 | +0.1% |
| 1760 | 918.82 | +0.1% |
| 1761 | 919.59 | +0.1% |
| 1762 | 920.35 | +0.1% |
| 1763 | 921.08 | +0.1% |
| 1764 | 921.8 | +0.1% |
| 1765 | 922.5 | +0.1% |
| 1766 | 923.18 | +0.1% |
| 1767 | 923.84 | +0.1% |
| 1768 | 924.49 | +0.1% |
| 1769 | 925.11 | +0.1% |
| 1770 | 925.72 | +0.1% |
| 1771 | 926.42 | +0.1% |
| 1772 | 927.11 | +0.1% |
| 1773 | 927.77 | +0.1% |
| 1774 | 928.42 | +0.1% |
| 1775 | 929.05 | +0.1% |
| 1776 | 929.66 | +0.1% |
| 1777 | 930.25 | +0.1% |
| 1778 | 930.82 | +0.1% |
| 1779 | 931.37 | +0.1% |
| 1780 | 931.9 | +0.1% |
| 1781 | 932.54 | +0.1% |
| 1782 | 933.15 | +0.1% |
| 1783 | 933.74 | +0.1% |
| 1784 | 934.31 | +0.1% |
| 1785 | 934.86 | +0.1% |
| 1786 | 935.4 | +0.1% |
| 1787 | 935.91 | +0.1% |
| 1788 | 936.4 | +0.1% |
| 1789 | 936.88 | +0.1% |
| 1790 | 937.33 | +0.0% |
| 1791 | 937.88 | +0.1% |
| 1792 | 938.41 | +0.1% |
| 1793 | 938.92 | +0.1% |
| 1794 | 939.41 | +0.1% |
| 1795 | 939.88 | +0.1% |
| 1796 | 940.33 | +0.0% |
| 1797 | 940.76 | +0.0% |
| 1798 | 941.17 | +0.0% |
| 1799 | 941.55 | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 941.92 | +0.0% |
| 1801 | 942.38 | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 942.83 | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 943.25 | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 943.65 | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 944.03 | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 944.39 | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 944.73 | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 945.05 | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 945.34 | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 945.61 | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 953.4 | +0.8% |
| 1812 | 961.13 | +0.8% |
| 1813 | 968.78 | +0.8% |
| 1814 | 976.36 | +0.8% |
| 1815 | 983.87 | +0.8% |
| 1816 | 991.31 | +0.8% |
| 1817 | 998.68 | +0.7% |
| 1818 | 1,006 | +0.7% |
| 1819 | 1,013 | +0.7% |
| 1820 | 1,020 | +0.7% |
| 1821 | 1,027 | +0.7% |
| 1822 | 1,034 | +0.7% |
| 1823 | 1,041 | +0.7% |
| 1824 | 1,048 | +0.7% |
| 1825 | 1,055 | +0.6% |
| 1826 | 1,061 | +0.6% |
| 1827 | 1,068 | +0.6% |
| 1828 | 1,074 | +0.6% |
| 1829 | 1,081 | +0.6% |
| 1830 | 1,087 | +0.6% |
| 1831 | 1,091 | +0.3% |
| 1832 | 1,094 | +0.3% |
| 1833 | 1,097 | +0.3% |
| 1834 | 1,101 | +0.3% |
| 1835 | 1,104 | +0.3% |
| 1836 | 1,107 | +0.3% |
| 1837 | 1,110 | +0.3% |
| 1838 | 1,113 | +0.3% |
| 1839 | 1,116 | +0.3% |
| 1840 | 1,119 | +0.3% |
| 1841 | 1,127 | +0.7% |
| 1842 | 1,134 | +0.7% |
| 1843 | 1,419 | +25.0% |
| 1844 | 1,471 | +3.7% |
| 1845 | 1,583 | +7.6% |
| 1846 | 1,628 | +2.8% |
| 1847 | 1,523 | -6.4% |
| 1848 | 1,814 | +19.1% |
| 1849 | 1,739 | -4.1% |
| 1850 | 1,888 | +8.6% |
| 1851 | 1,839 | -2.6% |
| 1852 | 1,895 | +3.0% |
| 1853 | 1,956 | +3.2% |
| 1854 | 2,166 | +10.8% |
| 1855 | 2,169 | +0.1% |
| 1856 | 2,572 | +18.6% |
| 1857 | 2,608 | +1.4% |
| 1858 | 2,260 | -13.3% |
| 1859 | 2,541 | +12.4% |
| 1860 | 2,373 | -6.6% |
| 1861 | 2,874 | +21.1% |
| 1862 | 2,666 | -7.3% |
| 1863 | 2,830 | +6.2% |
| 1864 | 2,617 | -7.6% |
| 1865 | 3,370 | +28.8% |
| 1866 | 3,214 | -4.6% |
| 1867 | 3,172 | -1.3% |
| 1868 | 3,518 | +10.9% |
| 1869 | 3,235 | -8.0% |
| 1870 | 3,638 | +12.5% |
| 1871 | 3,725 | +2.4% |
| 1872 | 3,625 | -2.7% |
| 1873 | 3,644 | +0.5% |
| 1874 | 3,829 | +5.1% |
| 1875 | 4,267 | +11.4% |
| 1876 | 4,434 | +3.9% |
| 1877 | 4,393 | -0.9% |
| 1878 | 4,231 | -3.7% |
| 1879 | 4,606 | +8.9% |
| 1880 | 5,060 | +9.9% |
| 1881 | 5,274 | +4.2% |
| 1882 | 5,553 | +5.3% |
| 1883 | 6,183 | +11.3% |
| 1884 | 6,150 | -0.5% |
| 1885 | 6,379 | +3.7% |
| 1886 | 6,152 | -3.6% |
| 1887 | 6,267 | +1.9% |
| 1888 | 6,889 | +9.9% |
| 1889 | 7,263 | +5.4% |
| 1890 | 6,994 | -3.7% |
| 1891 | 7,541 | +7.8% |
| 1892 | 8,596 | +14.0% |
| 1893 | 7,563 | -12.0% |
| 1894 | 8,556 | +13.1% |
| 1895 | 8,959 | +4.7% |
| 1896 | 10,713 | +19.6% |
| 1897 | 11,400 | +6.4% |
| 1898 | 11,790 | +3.4% |
| 1899 | 12,780 | +8.4% |
| 1900 | 12,536 | -1.9% |
| 1901 | 13,004 | +3.7% |
| 1902 | 13,315 | +2.4% |
| 1903 | 13,808 | +3.7% |
| 1904 | 14,812 | +7.3% |
| 1905 | 14,423 | -2.6% |
| 1906 | 15,655 | +8.5% |
| 1907 | 14,075 | -10.1% |
| 1908 | 17,283 | +22.8% |
| 1909 | 19,068 | +10.3% |
| 1910 | 17,610 | -7.6% |
| 1911 | 18,607 | +5.7% |
| 1912 | 21,796 | +17.1% |
| 1913 | 22,225 | +2.0% |
| 1914 | 22,642 | +1.9% |
| 1915 | 24,058 | +6.3% |
| 1916 | 23,886 | -0.7% |
| 1917 | 17,855 | -25.2% |
| 1918 | 21,012 | +17.7% |
| 1919 | 20,275 | -3.5% |
| 1920 | 18,053 | -11.0% |
| 1921 | 16,765 | -7.1% |
| 1922 | 23,039 | +37.4% |
| 1923 | 24,556 | +6.6% |
| 1924 | 28,069 | +14.3% |
| 1925 | 23,968 | -14.6% |
| 1926 | 23,370 | -2.5% |
| 1927 | 29,493 | +26.2% |
| 1928 | 26,946 | -8.6% |
| 1929 | 32,391 | +20.2% |
| 1930 | 29,517 | -8.9% |
| 1931 | 30,897 | +4.7% |
| 1932 | 29,062 | -5.9% |
| 1933 | 28,793 | -0.9% |
| 1934 | 31,275 | +8.6% |
| 1935 | 32,584 | +4.2% |
| 1936 | 33,844 | +3.9% |
| 1937 | 35,242 | +4.1% |
| 1938 | 31,830 | -9.7% |
| 1939 | 35,568 | +11.7% |
| 1940 | 32,766 | -7.9% |
| 1941 | 40,137 | +22.5% |
| 1942 | 39,415 | -1.8% |
| 1943 | 50,609 | +28.4% |
| 1944 | 51,070 | +0.9% |
| 1945 | 36,629 | -28.3% |
| 1946 | 41,243 | +12.6% |
| 1947 | 45,372 | +10.0% |
| 1948 | 32,867 | -27.6% |
| 1949 | 29,862 | -9.1% |
| 1950 | 73,072 | +144.7% |
| 1951 | 81,482 | +11.5% |
| 1952 | 86,145 | +5.7% |
| 1953 | 89,282 | +3.6% |
| 1954 | 98,466 | +10.3% |
| 1955 | 115,062 | +16.9% |
| 1956 | 124,727 | +8.4% |
| 1957 | 125,459 | +0.6% |
| 1958 | 137,224 | +9.4% |
| 1959 | 141,341 | +3.0% |
| 1960 | 222,207 | +57.2% |
| 1961 | 235,748 | +6.1% |
| 1962 | 272,789 | +15.7% |
| 1963 | 317,142 | +16.3% |
| 1964 | 338,678 | +6.8% |
| 1965 | 365,525 | +7.9% |
| 1966 | 412,153 | +12.8% |
| 1967 | 398,463 | -3.3% |
| 1968 | 450,982 | +13.2% |
| 1969 | 559,902 | +24.2% |
| 1970 | 627,779 | +12.1% |
| 1971 | 600,824 | -4.3% |
| 1972 | 612,058 | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 521,255 | -14.8% |
| 1974 | 472,696 | -9.3% |
| 1975 | 457,636 | -3.2% |
| 1976 | 458,793 | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 456,632 | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 417,703 | -8.5% |
| 1979 | 410,628 | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 461,091 | +12.3% |
| 1981 | 382,455 | -17.1% |
| 1982 | 394,351 | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 337,065 | -14.5% |
| 1984 | 335,159 | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 356,430 | +6.3% |
| 1986 | 306,042 | -14.1% |
| 1987 | 288,898 | -5.6% |
| 1988 | 293,717 | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 244,700 | -16.7% |
| 1990 | 222,854 | -8.9% |
| 1991 | 277,066 | +24.3% |
| 1992 | 220,129 | -20.5% |
| 1993 | 207,974 | -5.5% |
| 1994 | 213,241 | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 206,262 | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 231,313 | +12.1% |
| 1997 | 153,964 | -33.4% |
| 1998 | 123,617 | -19.7% |
| 1999 | 104,052 | -15.8% |
| 2000 | 83,368 | -19.9% |
| 2001 | 70,085 | -15.9% |
| 2002 | 55,857 | -20.3% |
| 2003 | 67,150 | +20.2% |
| 2004 | 55,416 | -17.5% |
| 2005 | 57,434 | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 75,726 | +31.8% |
| 2007 | 75,982 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 57,908 | -23.8% |
| 2009 | 31,091 | -46.3% |
| 2010 | 39,474 | +27.0% |
| 2011 | 40,116 | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 27,701 | -30.9% |
| 2013 | 32,124 | +16.0% |
| 2014 | 33,922 | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 27,248 | -19.7% |
| 2016 | 24,358 | -10.6% |
| 2017 | 18,601 | -23.6% |
| 2018 | 23,030 | +23.8% |
| 2019 | 30,232 | +31.3% |
| 2020 | 13,215 | -56.3% |
| 2021 | 11,469 | -13.2% |
| 2022 | 12,102 | +5.5% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 12,102 is below the median for high income countries, which is 26,427, 46% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 12,102 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 40,466, 30% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sulphur dioxide and coal in Denmark 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +144.7% | 29,862 | 73,072 |
| 1960 | +57.2% | 141,341 | 222,207 |
| 2020 | -56.3% | 30,232 | 13,215 |
| 2009 | -46.3% | 57,908 | 31,091 |
| 1922 | +37.4% | 16,765 | 23,039 |
| 1997 | -33.4% | 231,313 | 153,964 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 914.82 | 911.27 | 918.15 | 10 |
| 1760s | 922.08 | 918.82 | 925.11 | 10 |
| 1770s | 928.66 | 925.72 | 931.37 | 10 |
| 1780s | 934.51 | 931.9 | 936.88 | 10 |
| 1790s | 939.56 | 937.33 | 941.55 | 10 |
| 1800s | 943.76 | 941.92 | 945.34 | 10 |
| 1810s | 979.83 | 945.61 | 1,013 | 10 |
| 1820s | 1,051 | 1,020 | 1,081 | 10 |
| 1830s | 1,102 | 1,087 | 1,116 | 10 |
| 1840s | 1,455 | 1,119 | 1,814 | 10 |
| 1850s | 2,189 | 1,839 | 2,608 | 10 |
| 1860s | 2,987 | 2,373 | 3,518 | 10 |
| 1870s | 4,039 | 3,625 | 4,606 | 10 |
| 1880s | 6,117 | 5,060 | 7,263 | 10 |
| 1890s | 9,489 | 6,994 | 12,780 | 10 |
| 1900s | 14,798 | 12,536 | 19,068 | 10 |
| 1910s | 20,997 | 17,610 | 24,058 | 10 |
| 1920s | 24,665 | 16,765 | 32,391 | 10 |
| 1930s | 31,861 | 28,793 | 35,568 | 10 |
| 1940s | 39,997 | 29,862 | 51,070 | 10 |
| 1950s | 107,226 | 73,072 | 141,341 | 10 |
| 1960s | 357,359 | 222,207 | 559,902 | 10 |
| 1970s | 503,600 | 410,628 | 627,779 | 10 |
| 1980s | 339,991 | 244,700 | 461,091 | 10 |
| 1990s | 196,047 | 104,052 | 277,066 | 10 |
| 2000s | 63,002 | 31,091 | 83,368 | 10 |
| 2010s | 29,681 | 18,601 | 40,116 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,262 | 11,469 | 13,215 | 3 |
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More energy & mining data for Denmark
- Primary energy from fossil nuclear renewables, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Primary energy from fossil nuclear renewables, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fuel imports 6.0% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 2.0% (2025)
- Fuel exports 4.0% (2025)
- Ores and metals exports 1.9% (2025)
- Gas production 30.7 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 5,114 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 30.7 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Gas production per person 5,114 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sulphur dioxide and coal in Denmark?
- Sulphur dioxide and coal in Denmark was 12,102 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sulphur dioxide and coal recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 627,779 in 1970.
- What is the lowest sulphur dioxide and coal recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 911.27 in 1750.
- How does Denmark rank for sulphur dioxide and coal?
- Denmark ranks 137th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
- Is sulphur dioxide and coal rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Sulphur dioxide and coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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