Sulphur dioxide and coal in South Korea
South Korea: Sulphur dioxide and coal was 360,360 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
360,360
Change on year
up 5.4%
World rank
32nd
of 220 countries
All-time high
1.46 million
in 1992
All-time low
1,799
in 1750
Years of data
273
1750–2022
Sulphur dioxide and coal in South Korea, 1750–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, sulphur dioxide and coal in South Korea stood at 360,360.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.4% on the previous year and down 53.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sulphur dioxide and coal in South Korea peaked at 1.46 million in 1992 and was at its lowest, 1,799, in 1750.
That places South Korea 32nd out of 220 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sulphur dioxide and coal in South Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 1,799 | — |
| 1751 | 1,800 | +0.1% |
| 1752 | 1,801 | +0.1% |
| 1753 | 1,802 | +0.1% |
| 1754 | 1,804 | +0.1% |
| 1755 | 1,805 | +0.1% |
| 1756 | 1,806 | +0.1% |
| 1757 | 1,807 | +0.1% |
| 1758 | 1,808 | +0.1% |
| 1759 | 1,810 | +0.1% |
| 1760 | 1,811 | +0.1% |
| 1761 | 1,812 | +0.1% |
| 1762 | 1,813 | +0.1% |
| 1763 | 1,814 | +0.1% |
| 1764 | 1,815 | +0.1% |
| 1765 | 1,817 | +0.1% |
| 1766 | 1,818 | +0.1% |
| 1767 | 1,819 | +0.1% |
| 1768 | 1,820 | +0.1% |
| 1769 | 1,821 | +0.1% |
| 1770 | 1,822 | +0.1% |
| 1771 | 1,823 | +0.1% |
| 1772 | 1,824 | +0.1% |
| 1773 | 1,825 | +0.1% |
| 1774 | 1,827 | +0.1% |
| 1775 | 1,828 | +0.1% |
| 1776 | 1,829 | +0.1% |
| 1777 | 1,830 | +0.1% |
| 1778 | 1,831 | +0.1% |
| 1779 | 1,832 | +0.1% |
| 1780 | 1,833 | +0.1% |
| 1781 | 1,834 | +0.1% |
| 1782 | 1,835 | +0.1% |
| 1783 | 1,836 | +0.1% |
| 1784 | 1,837 | +0.1% |
| 1785 | 1,838 | +0.1% |
| 1786 | 1,839 | +0.1% |
| 1787 | 1,840 | +0.1% |
| 1788 | 1,841 | +0.1% |
| 1789 | 1,842 | +0.1% |
| 1790 | 1,843 | +0.1% |
| 1791 | 1,844 | +0.1% |
| 1792 | 1,845 | +0.1% |
| 1793 | 1,846 | +0.1% |
| 1794 | 1,847 | +0.1% |
| 1795 | 1,848 | +0.1% |
| 1796 | 1,849 | +0.1% |
| 1797 | 1,850 | +0.1% |
| 1798 | 1,851 | +0.1% |
| 1799 | 1,852 | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 1,852 | +0.0% |
| 1801 | 1,853 | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 1,854 | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 1,855 | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 1,856 | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 1,857 | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 1,858 | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 1,858 | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 1,859 | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 1,860 | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 1,861 | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 1,862 | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 1,862 | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 1,863 | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 1,864 | +0.0% |
| 1815 | 1,865 | +0.0% |
| 1816 | 1,865 | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 1,866 | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 1,867 | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 1,868 | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 1,868 | +0.0% |
| 1821 | 1,862 | -0.4% |
| 1822 | 1,855 | -0.4% |
| 1823 | 1,848 | -0.4% |
| 1824 | 1,841 | -0.4% |
| 1825 | 1,835 | -0.4% |
| 1826 | 1,828 | -0.4% |
| 1827 | 1,821 | -0.4% |
| 1828 | 1,815 | -0.4% |
| 1829 | 1,808 | -0.4% |
| 1830 | 1,801 | -0.4% |
| 1831 | 1,803 | +0.1% |
| 1832 | 1,805 | +0.1% |
| 1833 | 1,807 | +0.1% |
| 1834 | 1,808 | +0.1% |
| 1835 | 1,810 | +0.1% |
| 1836 | 1,812 | +0.1% |
| 1837 | 1,813 | +0.1% |
| 1838 | 1,815 | +0.1% |
| 1839 | 1,817 | +0.1% |
| 1840 | 1,819 | +0.1% |
| 1841 | 1,820 | +0.1% |
| 1842 | 1,822 | +0.1% |
| 1843 | 1,823 | +0.1% |
| 1844 | 1,825 | +0.1% |
| 1845 | 1,827 | +0.1% |
| 1846 | 1,828 | +0.1% |
| 1847 | 1,830 | +0.1% |
| 1848 | 1,831 | +0.1% |
| 1849 | 1,833 | +0.1% |
| 1850 | 1,834 | +0.1% |
| 1851 | 1,836 | +0.1% |
| 1852 | 1,838 | +0.1% |
| 1853 | 1,840 | +0.1% |
| 1854 | 1,842 | +0.1% |
| 1855 | 1,844 | +0.1% |
| 1856 | 1,845 | +0.1% |
| 1857 | 1,847 | +0.1% |
| 1858 | 1,849 | +0.1% |
| 1859 | 1,851 | +0.1% |
| 1860 | 1,853 | +0.1% |
| 1861 | 1,855 | +0.1% |
| 1862 | 1,857 | +0.1% |
| 1863 | 1,859 | +0.1% |
| 1864 | 1,860 | +0.1% |
| 1865 | 1,862 | +0.1% |
| 1866 | 1,864 | +0.1% |
| 1867 | 1,866 | +0.1% |
| 1868 | 1,868 | +0.1% |
| 1869 | 1,870 | +0.1% |
| 1870 | 1,872 | +0.1% |
| 1871 | 1,873 | +0.1% |
| 1872 | 1,874 | +0.1% |
| 1873 | 1,875 | +0.1% |
| 1874 | 1,876 | +0.1% |
| 1875 | 1,877 | +0.1% |
| 1876 | 1,878 | +0.1% |
| 1877 | 1,880 | +0.1% |
| 1878 | 1,881 | +0.1% |
| 1879 | 1,882 | +0.1% |
| 1880 | 1,883 | +0.1% |
| 1881 | 1,884 | +0.1% |
| 1882 | 1,885 | +0.1% |
| 1883 | 1,886 | +0.1% |
| 1884 | 1,888 | +0.1% |
| 1885 | 1,889 | +0.1% |
| 1886 | 1,890 | +0.1% |
| 1887 | 1,891 | +0.1% |
| 1888 | 1,892 | +0.1% |
| 1889 | 1,893 | +0.1% |
| 1890 | 1,894 | +0.1% |
| 1891 | 1,896 | +0.1% |
| 1892 | 1,897 | +0.1% |
| 1893 | 1,898 | +0.1% |
| 1894 | 1,899 | +0.1% |
| 1895 | 1,900 | +0.1% |
| 1896 | 1,902 | +0.1% |
| 1897 | 1,903 | +0.1% |
| 1898 | 1,904 | +0.1% |
| 1899 | 1,905 | +0.1% |
| 1900 | 1,906 | +0.1% |
| 1901 | 1,910 | +0.2% |
| 1902 | 1,914 | +0.2% |
| 1903 | 1,919 | +0.2% |
| 1904 | 1,923 | +0.2% |
| 1905 | 1,972 | +2.5% |
| 1906 | 1,931 | -2.0% |
| 1907 | 1,935 | +0.2% |
| 1908 | 1,940 | +0.2% |
| 1909 | 2,419 | +24.7% |
| 1910 | 2,544 | +5.2% |
| 1911 | 2,685 | +5.5% |
| 1912 | 2,894 | +7.8% |
| 1913 | 3,073 | +6.2% |
| 1914 | 3,574 | +16.3% |
| 1915 | 3,997 | +11.8% |
| 1916 | 3,722 | -6.9% |
| 1917 | 2,163 | -41.9% |
| 1918 | 3,792 | +75.3% |
| 1919 | 4,132 | +9.0% |
| 1920 | 4,744 | +14.8% |
| 1921 | 4,981 | +5.0% |
| 1922 | 5,088 | +2.2% |
| 1923 | 5,663 | +11.3% |
| 1924 | 5,875 | +3.7% |
| 1925 | 7,922 | +34.8% |
| 1926 | 8,344 | +5.3% |
| 1927 | 8,578 | +2.8% |
| 1928 | 9,502 | +10.8% |
| 1929 | 10,534 | +10.9% |
| 1930 | 10,106 | -4.1% |
| 1931 | 10,595 | +4.8% |
| 1932 | 12,034 | +13.6% |
| 1933 | 13,721 | +14.0% |
| 1934 | 16,982 | +23.8% |
| 1935 | 19,172 | +12.9% |
| 1936 | 21,947 | +14.5% |
| 1937 | 23,195 | +5.7% |
| 1938 | 31,348 | +35.1% |
| 1939 | 38,069 | +21.4% |
| 1940 | 50,359 | +32.3% |
| 1941 | 58,183 | +15.5% |
| 1942 | 69,016 | +18.6% |
| 1943 | 70,866 | +2.7% |
| 1944 | 80,034 | +12.9% |
| 1945 | 3,704 | -95.4% |
| 1946 | 8,427 | +127.5% |
| 1947 | 12,324 | +46.2% |
| 1948 | 19,645 | +59.4% |
| 1949 | 24,043 | +22.4% |
| 1950 | 26,875 | +11.8% |
| 1951 | 31,497 | +17.2% |
| 1952 | 37,052 | +17.6% |
| 1953 | 51,755 | +39.7% |
| 1954 | 54,859 | +6.0% |
| 1955 | 66,485 | +21.2% |
| 1956 | 79,012 | +18.8% |
| 1957 | 84,891 | +7.4% |
| 1958 | 90,468 | +6.6% |
| 1959 | 113,035 | +24.9% |
| 1960 | 123,411 | +9.2% |
| 1961 | 136,148 | +10.3% |
| 1962 | 160,793 | +18.1% |
| 1963 | 195,206 | +21.4% |
| 1964 | 193,723 | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 219,403 | +13.3% |
| 1966 | 263,668 | +20.2% |
| 1967 | 320,431 | +21.5% |
| 1968 | 364,379 | +13.7% |
| 1969 | 427,913 | +17.4% |
| 1970 | 553,444 | +29.3% |
| 1971 | 647,734 | +17.0% |
| 1972 | 674,500 | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 816,555 | +21.1% |
| 1974 | 848,818 | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 906,871 | +6.8% |
| 1976 | 993,490 | +9.6% |
| 1977 | 1.11 million | +12.0% |
| 1978 | 1.22 million | +9.4% |
| 1979 | 1.35 million | +10.8% |
| 1980 | 1.36 million | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 1.32 million | -3.1% |
| 1982 | 1.26 million | -4.9% |
| 1983 | 1.23 million | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 1.20 million | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 1.14 million | -5.1% |
| 1986 | 1.11 million | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 1.08 million | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 1.22 million | +12.5% |
| 1989 | 1.27 million | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 1.33 million | +4.7% |
| 1991 | 1.41 million | +6.0% |
| 1992 | 1.46 million | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 1.45 million | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 1.44 million | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 1.35 million | -6.5% |
| 1996 | 1.29 million | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 1.26 million | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 1.07 million | -15.1% |
| 1999 | 1.04 million | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 1.03 million | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 1.02 million | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 973,075 | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 1.02 million | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 1.01 million | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 975,694 | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 988,969 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 866,038 | -12.4% |
| 2008 | 836,894 | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 762,644 | -8.9% |
| 2010 | 807,838 | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 822,189 | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 781,627 | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 745,464 | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 715,935 | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 750,628 | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 842,823 | +12.3% |
| 2017 | 783,488 | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 746,788 | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 633,770 | -15.1% |
| 2020 | 338,586 | -46.6% |
| 2021 | 341,805 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 360,360 | +5.4% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 360,360 is above the median for high income countries, which is 26,427, 13.6× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 360,360 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 63,332, 5.7× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sulphur dioxide and coal in South Korea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | +127.5% | 3,704 | 8,427 |
| 1945 | -95.4% | 80,034 | 3,704 |
| 1918 | +75.3% | 2,163 | 3,792 |
| 1948 | +59.4% | 12,324 | 19,645 |
| 2020 | -46.6% | 633,770 | 338,586 |
| 1947 | +46.2% | 8,427 | 12,324 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 1,804 | 1,799 | 1,810 | 10 |
| 1760s | 1,816 | 1,811 | 1,821 | 10 |
| 1770s | 1,827 | 1,822 | 1,832 | 10 |
| 1780s | 1,838 | 1,833 | 1,842 | 10 |
| 1790s | 1,847 | 1,843 | 1,852 | 10 |
| 1800s | 1,856 | 1,852 | 1,860 | 10 |
| 1810s | 1,864 | 1,861 | 1,868 | 10 |
| 1820s | 1,838 | 1,808 | 1,868 | 10 |
| 1830s | 1,809 | 1,801 | 1,817 | 10 |
| 1840s | 1,826 | 1,819 | 1,833 | 10 |
| 1850s | 1,843 | 1,834 | 1,851 | 10 |
| 1860s | 1,861 | 1,853 | 1,870 | 10 |
| 1870s | 1,877 | 1,872 | 1,882 | 10 |
| 1880s | 1,888 | 1,883 | 1,893 | 10 |
| 1890s | 1,900 | 1,894 | 1,905 | 10 |
| 1900s | 1,977 | 1,906 | 2,419 | 10 |
| 1910s | 3,258 | 2,163 | 4,132 | 10 |
| 1920s | 7,123 | 4,744 | 10,534 | 10 |
| 1930s | 19,717 | 10,106 | 38,069 | 10 |
| 1940s | 39,660 | 3,704 | 80,034 | 10 |
| 1950s | 63,593 | 26,875 | 113,035 | 10 |
| 1960s | 240,508 | 123,411 | 427,913 | 10 |
| 1970s | 912,148 | 553,444 | 1.35 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.22 million | 1.08 million | 1.36 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.31 million | 1.04 million | 1.46 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 948,366 | 762,644 | 1.03 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 763,055 | 633,770 | 842,823 | 10 |
| 2020s | 346,917 | 338,586 | 360,360 | 3 |
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More energy & mining data for South Korea
- 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 22.2% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 7.2% (2025)
- Fuel exports 6.7% (2025)
- Ores and metals exports 2.6% (2025)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sulphur dioxide and coal in South Korea?
- Sulphur dioxide and coal in South Korea was 360,360 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sulphur dioxide and coal recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.46 million in 1992.
- What is the lowest sulphur dioxide and coal recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,799 in 1750.
- How does South Korea rank for sulphur dioxide and coal?
- South Korea ranks 32nd out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
- Is sulphur dioxide and coal rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Korea 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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