Sulphur dioxide and coal in Palau

Palau: Sulphur dioxide and coal was 1,165 in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
1,165
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
185th
of 220 countries
All-time high
2,020
in 1974
All-time low
0.1816
in 1750
Years of data
273
1750–2022

Sulphur dioxide and coal in Palau, 1750–2022

05001.0k1.5k2.0k175018862022

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2022, sulphur dioxide and coal in Palau stood at 1,165.

The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sulphur dioxide and coal in Palau peaked at 2,020 in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0.1816, in 1750.

That places Palau 185th out of 220 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Sulphur dioxide and coal in Palau, year by year

Annual values for Sulphur dioxide and coal in Palau, 1750 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1750 0.1816 —
1751 0.1825 +0.5%
1752 0.1834 +0.5%
1753 0.1843 +0.5%
1754 0.1852 +0.5%
1755 0.1861 +0.5%
1756 0.187 +0.5%
1757 0.1879 +0.5%
1758 0.1888 +0.5%
1759 0.1897 +0.5%
1760 0.1906 +0.5%
1761 0.1915 +0.5%
1762 0.1924 +0.5%
1763 0.1934 +0.5%
1764 0.1943 +0.5%
1765 0.1952 +0.5%
1766 0.1961 +0.5%
1767 0.1971 +0.5%
1768 0.198 +0.5%
1769 0.1989 +0.5%
1770 0.1999 +0.5%
1771 0.2008 +0.5%
1772 0.2018 +0.5%
1773 0.2027 +0.5%
1774 0.2037 +0.5%
1775 0.2047 +0.5%
1776 0.2056 +0.5%
1777 0.2066 +0.5%
1778 0.2076 +0.5%
1779 0.2085 +0.5%
1780 0.2095 +0.5%
1781 0.2105 +0.5%
1782 0.2115 +0.5%
1783 0.2125 +0.5%
1784 0.2134 +0.5%
1785 0.2144 +0.5%
1786 0.2154 +0.5%
1787 0.2164 +0.5%
1788 0.2174 +0.5%
1789 0.2184 +0.5%
1790 0.2194 +0.5%
1791 0.2204 +0.5%
1792 0.2214 +0.5%
1793 0.2225 +0.5%
1794 0.2235 +0.5%
1795 0.2245 +0.5%
1796 0.2255 +0.5%
1797 0.2265 +0.5%
1798 0.2275 +0.4%
1799 0.2286 +0.4%
1800 0.2296 +0.4%
1801 0.2306 +0.5%
1802 0.2317 +0.5%
1803 0.2327 +0.5%
1804 0.2337 +0.4%
1805 0.2348 +0.4%
1806 0.2358 +0.4%
1807 0.2369 +0.4%
1808 0.2379 +0.4%
1809 0.2389 +0.4%
1810 0.24 +0.4%
1811 0.2411 +0.5%
1812 0.2422 +0.5%
1813 0.2434 +0.5%
1814 0.2445 +0.5%
1815 0.2456 +0.5%
1816 0.2468 +0.5%
1817 0.2479 +0.5%
1818 0.249 +0.5%
1819 0.2501 +0.4%
1820 0.2512 +0.4%
1821 0.2524 +0.5%
1822 0.2535 +0.5%
1823 0.2547 +0.5%
1824 0.2558 +0.4%
1825 0.257 +0.4%
1826 0.2581 +0.4%
1827 0.2593 +0.4%
1828 0.2604 +0.4%
1829 0.2615 +0.4%
1830 0.2627 +0.4%
1831 0.2638 +0.4%
1832 0.265 +0.4%
1833 0.2661 +0.4%
1834 0.2673 +0.4%
1835 0.2684 +0.4%
1836 0.2696 +0.4%
1837 0.2707 +0.4%
1838 0.2719 +0.4%
1839 0.273 +0.4%
1840 0.2741 +0.4%
1841 0.2753 +0.4%
1842 0.2764 +0.4%
1843 0.2776 +0.4%
1844 0.2787 +0.4%
1845 0.2799 +0.4%
1846 0.281 +0.4%
1847 0.2821 +0.4%
1848 0.2833 +0.4%
1849 0.2844 +0.4%
1850 0.2855 +0.4%
1851 0.2954 +3.5%
1852 0.3055 +3.4%
1853 0.3161 +3.4%
1854 0.327 +3.4%
1855 0.3382 +3.4%
1856 0.3499 +3.4%
1857 0.3619 +3.4%
1858 0.3744 +3.4%
1859 0.3872 +3.4%
1860 0.4006 +3.4%
1861 0.411 +2.6%
1862 0.4217 +2.6%
1863 0.4328 +2.6%
1864 0.4441 +2.6%
1865 0.4559 +2.6%
1866 0.4679 +2.6%
1867 0.4804 +2.7%
1868 0.4932 +2.7%
1869 0.5064 +2.7%
1870 0.5199 +2.7%
1871 0.5333 +2.6%
1872 0.5468 +2.5%
1873 0.5607 +2.5%
1874 0.5751 +2.6%
1875 0.5898 +2.6%
1876 0.605 +2.6%
1877 0.6207 +2.6%
1878 0.6368 +2.6%
1879 0.6534 +2.6%
1880 0.6704 +2.6%
1881 0.6584 -1.8%
1882 0.6829 +3.7%
1883 0.7083 +3.7%
1884 0.7347 +3.7%
1885 0.7622 +3.7%
1886 0.7907 +3.7%
1887 0.8204 +3.8%
1888 0.8512 +3.8%
1889 0.8833 +3.8%
1890 0.9166 +3.8%
1891 0.9149 -0.2%
1892 0.9133 -0.2%
1893 0.9119 -0.2%
1894 0.9105 -0.2%
1895 0.9092 -0.1%
1896 0.9114 +0.2%
1897 0.9138 +0.3%
1898 0.9162 +0.3%
1899 0.9187 +0.3%
1900 0.9213 +0.3%
1901 0.9136 -0.8%
1902 0.9246 +1.2%
1903 0.9354 +1.2%
1904 0.9459 +1.1%
1905 0.9561 +1.1%
1906 0.966 +1.0%
1907 0.9757 +1.0%
1908 0.9851 +1.0%
1909 0.9941 +0.9%
1910 1 +0.9%
1911 0.9908 -1.2%
1912 0.9789 -1.2%
1913 0.9673 -1.2%
1914 0.9561 -1.2%
1915 0.9451 -1.1%
1916 0.9344 -1.1%
1917 0.9239 -1.1%
1918 0.9137 -1.1%
1919 0.9036 -1.1%
1920 0.8938 -1.1%
1921 0.886 -0.9%
1922 0.8681 -2.0%
1923 0.856 -1.4%
1924 0.8443 -1.4%
1925 0.8331 -1.3%
1926 0.8112 -2.6%
1927 0.801 -1.3%
1928 0.7912 -1.2%
1929 0.7715 -2.5%
1930 0.7625 -1.2%
1931 0.7605 -0.3%
1932 0.7434 -2.2%
1933 0.7298 -1.8%
1934 0.7167 -1.8%
1935 0.7041 -1.8%
1936 0.6919 -1.7%
1937 0.6802 -1.7%
1938 0.6688 -1.7%
1939 0.6578 -1.6%
1940 0.6472 -1.6%
1941 0.632 -2.3%
1942 0.6166 -2.4%
1943 0.6017 -2.4%
1944 0.5874 -2.4%
1945 0.5679 -3.3%
1946 0.5547 -2.3%
1947 0.5206 -6.1%
1948 0.4885 -6.2%
1949 0.4582 -6.2%
1950 0.4343 -5.2%
1951 0.4418 +1.7%
1952 0.4511 +2.1%
1953 0.4622 +2.5%
1954 0.4746 +2.7%
1955 70.8 +14817.0%
1956 70.84 +0.1%
1957 94.34 +33.2%
1958 94.4 +0.1%
1959 94.45 +0.1%
1960 94.51 +0.1%
1961 329.55 +248.7%
1962 329.72 +0.1%
1963 353.42 +7.2%
1964 377.13 +6.7%
1965 424.42 +12.5%
1966 424.65 +0.1%
1967 472.01 +11.2%
1968 495.84 +5.0%
1969 850 +71.4%
1970 874.06 +2.8%
1971 1,070 +22.5%
1972 1,208 +12.8%
1973 1,529 +26.6%
1974 2,020 +32.2%
1975 1,687 -16.5%
1976 930.56 -44.8%
1977 1,392 +49.6%
1978 786.8 -43.5%
1979 842.38 +7.1%
1980 1,097 +30.2%
1981 1,004 -8.5%
1982 1,013 +0.9%
1983 976.11 -3.6%
1984 1,170 +19.9%
1985 973.53 -16.8%
1986 995.01 +2.2%
1987 957.57 -3.8%
1988 1,106 +15.5%
1989 1,315 +18.9%
1990 1,375 +4.5%
1991 1,446 +5.2%
1992 852.08 -41.1%
1993 872.76 +2.4%
1994 857.39 -1.8%
1995 862.99 +0.7%
1996 834.06 -3.4%
1997 775.03 -7.1%
1998 823.74 +6.3%
1999 849.43 +3.1%
2000 861.48 +1.4%
2001 1,376 +59.7%
2002 1,397 +1.5%
2003 1,437 +2.9%
2004 1,400 -2.6%
2005 1,240 -11.4%
2006 1,275 +2.8%
2007 1,192 -6.5%
2008 1,231 +3.3%
2009 1,236 +0.4%
2010 1,152 -6.8%
2011 1,069 -7.2%
2012 1,165 +9.0%
2013 1,109 -4.8%
2014 1,180 +6.4%
2015 1,251 +6.0%
2016 1,278 +2.1%
2017 1,202 -5.9%
2018 1,306 +8.6%
2019 1,283 -1.8%
2020 1,114 -13.2%
2021 1,129 +1.4%
2022 1,165 +3.2%

Palau compared with similar countries

  • Palau's 1,165 is below the median for high income countries, which is 26,427, 4% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
  • Palau's 1,165 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 63,332, 2% of the median. (34 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Sulphur dioxide and coal in Palau 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.

YearChange FromTo
1955 +14817.0% 0.4746 70.8
1961 +248.7% 94.51 329.55
1969 +71.4% 495.84 850
2001 +59.7% 861.48 1,376
1977 +49.6% 930.56 1,392
1976 -44.8% 1,687 930.56

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1750s 0.1856 0.1816 0.1897 10
1760s 0.1947 0.1906 0.1989 10
1770s 0.2042 0.1999 0.2085 10
1780s 0.2139 0.2095 0.2184 10
1790s 0.224 0.2194 0.2286 10
1800s 0.2343 0.2296 0.2389 10
1810s 0.2451 0.24 0.2501 10
1820s 0.2564 0.2512 0.2615 10
1830s 0.2678 0.2627 0.273 10
1840s 0.2793 0.2741 0.2844 10
1850s 0.3341 0.2855 0.3872 10
1860s 0.4514 0.4006 0.5064 10
1870s 0.5841 0.5199 0.6534 10
1880s 0.7563 0.6584 0.8833 10
1890s 0.9136 0.9092 0.9187 10
1900s 0.9518 0.9136 0.9941 10
1910s 0.9517 0.9036 1 10
1920s 0.8356 0.7715 0.8938 10
1930s 0.7116 0.6578 0.7625 10
1940s 0.5675 0.4582 0.6472 10
1950s 42.71 0.4343 94.45 10
1960s 415.12 94.51 850 10
1970s 1,234 786.8 2,020 10
1980s 1,061 957.57 1,315 10
1990s 954.78 775.03 1,446 10
2000s 1,265 861.48 1,437 10
2010s 1,199 1,069 1,306 10
2020s 1,136 1,114 1,165 3

Countries ranked near Palau

  1. 182 Luxembourg 1,708 compare
  2. 183 Comoros 1,367 compare
  3. 184 Samoa 1,224 compare
  4. 186 French Guiana 1,080 compare
  5. 187 Solomon Islands 1,042 compare
  6. 188 East Timor 1,038 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is sulphur dioxide and coal in Palau?
Sulphur dioxide and coal in Palau was 1,165 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest sulphur dioxide and coal recorded in Palau?
The highest recorded value was 2,020 in 1974.
What is the lowest sulphur dioxide and coal recorded in Palau?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1816 in 1750.
How does Palau rank for sulphur dioxide and coal?
Palau ranks 185th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
Is sulphur dioxide and coal rising or falling in Palau?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Palau 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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Indicator
Sulphur dioxide and coal
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
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Coverage
220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
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