What is the highest coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions recorded in North Macedonia?

The highest recorded value was 137,195 tonnes in 1987.

What is the lowest coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions recorded in North Macedonia?

The lowest recorded value was 12.52 tonnes in 1750.

How does North Macedonia rank for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?

North Macedonia ranks 71st out of 220 countries with data for 2022.

Is coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions rising or falling in North Macedonia?

Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this North Macedonia 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.

Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in North Macedonia

Name: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in North Macedonia
Creator: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

North Macedonia: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions was 78,407 tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)

78,407 tonnes

Change on year

down 0.8%

World rank

71st

of 220 countries

All-time high

137,195 tonnes

in 1987

All-time low

12.52 tonnes

in 1750

Years of data

273

1750–2022

Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in North Macedonia, 1750–2022

Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.

Analysis

The most recent figure for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in North Macedonia is 78,407 tonnes, measured in 2022.

The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in North Macedonia peaked at 137,195 tonnes in 1987 and was at its lowest, 12.52 tonnes, in 1750.

That places North Macedonia 71st out of 220 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1750s	12.75 tonnes	12.52 tonnes	12.98 tonnes	10
1760s	13.27 tonnes	13.03 tonnes	13.51 tonnes	10
1770s	13.81 tonnes	13.56 tonnes	14.06 tonnes	10
1780s	14.37 tonnes	14.11 tonnes	14.63 tonnes	10
1790s	14.96 tonnes	14.69 tonnes	15.23 tonnes	10
1800s	15.57 tonnes	15.29 tonnes	15.85 tonnes	10
1810s	16.32 tonnes	15.91 tonnes	16.74 tonnes	10
1820s	17.26 tonnes	16.83 tonnes	17.69 tonnes	10
1830s	18.24 tonnes	17.79 tonnes	18.69 tonnes	10
1840s	19.26 tonnes	18.79 tonnes	19.72 tonnes	10
1850s	20.31 tonnes	19.83 tonnes	20.79 tonnes	10
1860s	21.83 tonnes	20.89 tonnes	22.76 tonnes	10
1870s	23.97 tonnes	22.96 tonnes	24.97 tonnes	10
1880s	30.6 tonnes	25.19 tonnes	69.79 tonnes	10
1890s	506.95 tonnes	159.62 tonnes	937.9 tonnes	10
1900s	1,633 tonnes	1,263 tonnes	2,103 tonnes	10
1910s	1,723 tonnes	19.96 tonnes	6,198 tonnes	10
1920s	9,786 tonnes	5,724 tonnes	14,126 tonnes	10
1930s	10,928 tonnes	9,687 tonnes	13,137 tonnes	10
1940s	9,813 tonnes	608.13 tonnes	22,869 tonnes	10
1950s	25,125 tonnes	19,794 tonnes	32,687 tonnes	10
1960s	40,220 tonnes	34,820 tonnes	44,064 tonnes	10
1970s	67,614 tonnes	55,663 tonnes	79,402 tonnes	10
1980s	119,991 tonnes	75,224 tonnes	137,195 tonnes	10
1990s	95,977 tonnes	88,108 tonnes	111,412 tonnes	10
2000s	96,249 tonnes	76,276 tonnes	107,702 tonnes	10
2010s	81,257 tonnes	54,752 tonnes	115,446 tonnes	10
2020s	83,635 tonnes	78,407 tonnes	93,456 tonnes	3

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More energy & mining data for North Macedonia

Fuel imports 11.8% (2024)
Ores and metals imports 11.2% (2024)
Ores and metals exports 4.7% (2024)
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)
Fuel exports 3.5% (2024)
Electric power transmission and distribution losses 13.9% (2023)
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 58.1% (2023)

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Frequently asked questions

What is coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in North Macedonia?: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in North Macedonia was 78,407 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 North Macedonia?: The highest recorded value was 137,195 tonnes in 1987.
What is the lowest coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions recorded in North Macedonia?: The lowest recorded value was 12.52 tonnes in 1750.
How does North Macedonia rank for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?: North Macedonia ranks 71st out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
Is coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions rising or falling in North Macedonia?: Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this North Macedonia 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.

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About this data

Indicator: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions
Unit: tonnes
Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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.