Sulphur dioxide and coal in Portugal
Portugal: Sulphur dioxide and coal was 48,646 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
48,646
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
88th
of 220 countries
All-time high
389,858
in 1992
All-time low
638.75
in 1750
Years of data
273
1750–2022
Sulphur dioxide and coal in Portugal, 1750–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 48,646 for sulphur dioxide and coal in 2022.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 42.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sulphur dioxide and coal in Portugal peaked at 389,858 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 638.75, in 1750.
That places Portugal 88th 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.
Sulphur dioxide and coal in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 638.75 | — |
| 1751 | 641.27 | +0.4% |
| 1752 | 643.79 | +0.4% |
| 1753 | 646.31 | +0.4% |
| 1754 | 648.83 | +0.4% |
| 1755 | 651.35 | +0.4% |
| 1756 | 653.86 | +0.4% |
| 1757 | 656.38 | +0.4% |
| 1758 | 658.89 | +0.4% |
| 1759 | 661.4 | +0.4% |
| 1760 | 663.91 | +0.4% |
| 1761 | 666.53 | +0.4% |
| 1762 | 669.15 | +0.4% |
| 1763 | 671.77 | +0.4% |
| 1764 | 674.39 | +0.4% |
| 1765 | 677.01 | +0.4% |
| 1766 | 679.63 | +0.4% |
| 1767 | 682.24 | +0.4% |
| 1768 | 684.85 | +0.4% |
| 1769 | 687.47 | +0.4% |
| 1770 | 690.08 | +0.4% |
| 1771 | 692.8 | +0.4% |
| 1772 | 695.53 | +0.4% |
| 1773 | 698.25 | +0.4% |
| 1774 | 700.98 | +0.4% |
| 1775 | 703.7 | +0.4% |
| 1776 | 706.42 | +0.4% |
| 1777 | 709.13 | +0.4% |
| 1778 | 711.85 | +0.4% |
| 1779 | 714.57 | +0.4% |
| 1780 | 717.28 | +0.4% |
| 1781 | 720.12 | +0.4% |
| 1782 | 722.95 | +0.4% |
| 1783 | 725.78 | +0.4% |
| 1784 | 728.61 | +0.4% |
| 1785 | 731.44 | +0.4% |
| 1786 | 734.27 | +0.4% |
| 1787 | 737.1 | +0.4% |
| 1788 | 739.92 | +0.4% |
| 1789 | 742.75 | +0.4% |
| 1790 | 745.57 | +0.4% |
| 1791 | 748.52 | +0.4% |
| 1792 | 751.46 | +0.4% |
| 1793 | 754.41 | +0.4% |
| 1794 | 757.35 | +0.4% |
| 1795 | 760.29 | +0.4% |
| 1796 | 763.24 | +0.4% |
| 1797 | 766.17 | +0.4% |
| 1798 | 769.11 | +0.4% |
| 1799 | 772.05 | +0.4% |
| 1800 | 774.98 | +0.4% |
| 1801 | 778.05 | +0.4% |
| 1802 | 781.11 | +0.4% |
| 1803 | 784.18 | +0.4% |
| 1804 | 787.24 | +0.4% |
| 1805 | 790.3 | +0.4% |
| 1806 | 793.36 | +0.4% |
| 1807 | 796.41 | +0.4% |
| 1808 | 799.47 | +0.4% |
| 1809 | 802.52 | +0.4% |
| 1810 | 805.57 | +0.4% |
| 1811 | 808.76 | +0.4% |
| 1812 | 811.95 | +0.4% |
| 1813 | 815.13 | +0.4% |
| 1814 | 818.32 | +0.4% |
| 1815 | 821.5 | +0.4% |
| 1816 | 824.68 | +0.4% |
| 1817 | 827.86 | +0.4% |
| 1818 | 831.03 | +0.4% |
| 1819 | 834.21 | +0.4% |
| 1820 | 837.38 | +0.4% |
| 1821 | 842.06 | +0.6% |
| 1822 | 846.74 | +0.6% |
| 1823 | 851.41 | +0.6% |
| 1824 | 856.08 | +0.5% |
| 1825 | 860.74 | +0.5% |
| 1826 | 865.41 | +0.5% |
| 1827 | 870.07 | +0.5% |
| 1828 | 874.73 | +0.5% |
| 1829 | 879.39 | +0.5% |
| 1830 | 884.04 | +0.5% |
| 1831 | 888.8 | +0.5% |
| 1832 | 893.56 | +0.5% |
| 1833 | 898.32 | +0.5% |
| 1834 | 903.07 | +0.5% |
| 1835 | 907.82 | +0.5% |
| 1836 | 912.57 | +0.5% |
| 1837 | 917.31 | +0.5% |
| 1838 | 922.05 | +0.5% |
| 1839 | 926.79 | +0.5% |
| 1840 | 931.53 | +0.5% |
| 1841 | 937.09 | +0.6% |
| 1842 | 942.65 | +0.6% |
| 1843 | 948.21 | +0.6% |
| 1844 | 953.76 | +0.6% |
| 1845 | 959.32 | +0.6% |
| 1846 | 964.87 | +0.6% |
| 1847 | 970.41 | +0.6% |
| 1848 | 975.95 | +0.6% |
| 1849 | 981.49 | +0.6% |
| 1850 | 990.73 | +0.9% |
| 1851 | 994.61 | +0.4% |
| 1852 | 998.68 | +0.4% |
| 1853 | 1,003 | +0.4% |
| 1854 | 1,006 | +0.3% |
| 1855 | 1,010 | +0.4% |
| 1856 | 1,013 | +0.4% |
| 1857 | 1,018 | +0.5% |
| 1858 | 1,026 | +0.8% |
| 1859 | 1,035 | +0.9% |
| 1860 | 1,044 | +0.9% |
| 1861 | 1,062 | +1.7% |
| 1862 | 1,073 | +1.1% |
| 1863 | 1,081 | +0.7% |
| 1864 | 1,094 | +1.2% |
| 1865 | 1,103 | +0.8% |
| 1866 | 1,117 | +1.3% |
| 1867 | 1,132 | +1.3% |
| 1868 | 1,147 | +1.3% |
| 1869 | 1,162 | +1.3% |
| 1870 | 1,299 | +11.8% |
| 1871 | 1,389 | +6.9% |
| 1872 | 4,097 | +195.0% |
| 1873 | 5,250 | +28.2% |
| 1874 | 4,173 | -20.5% |
| 1875 | 7,741 | +85.5% |
| 1876 | 7,626 | -1.5% |
| 1877 | 4,975 | -34.8% |
| 1878 | 4,820 | -3.1% |
| 1879 | 5,198 | +7.8% |
| 1880 | 6,170 | +18.7% |
| 1881 | 6,433 | +4.3% |
| 1882 | 7,770 | +20.8% |
| 1883 | 8,256 | +6.3% |
| 1884 | 8,818 | +6.8% |
| 1885 | 8,530 | -3.3% |
| 1886 | 9,385 | +10.0% |
| 1887 | 9,790 | +4.3% |
| 1888 | 10,550 | +7.8% |
| 1889 | 11,901 | +12.8% |
| 1890 | 12,700 | +6.7% |
| 1891 | 13,042 | +2.7% |
| 1892 | 12,786 | -2.0% |
| 1893 | 11,798 | -7.7% |
| 1894 | 13,270 | +12.5% |
| 1895 | 12,790 | -3.6% |
| 1896 | 12,988 | +1.5% |
| 1897 | 13,496 | +3.9% |
| 1898 | 14,982 | +11.0% |
| 1899 | 15,367 | +2.6% |
| 1900 | 17,161 | +11.7% |
| 1901 | 17,318 | +0.9% |
| 1902 | 19,175 | +10.7% |
| 1903 | 19,227 | +0.3% |
| 1904 | 20,097 | +4.5% |
| 1905 | 20,338 | +1.2% |
| 1906 | 22,585 | +11.0% |
| 1907 | 24,188 | +7.1% |
| 1908 | 24,196 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 24,558 | +1.5% |
| 1910 | 24,941 | +1.6% |
| 1911 | 24,302 | -2.6% |
| 1912 | 27,163 | +11.8% |
| 1913 | 28,313 | +4.2% |
| 1914 | 25,516 | -9.9% |
| 1915 | 23,838 | -6.6% |
| 1916 | 23,306 | -2.2% |
| 1917 | 15,839 | -32.0% |
| 1918 | 12,642 | -20.2% |
| 1919 | 18,725 | +48.1% |
| 1920 | 18,437 | -1.5% |
| 1921 | 14,631 | -20.6% |
| 1922 | 19,325 | +32.1% |
| 1923 | 17,874 | -7.5% |
| 1924 | 19,915 | +11.4% |
| 1925 | 20,468 | +2.8% |
| 1926 | 20,635 | +0.8% |
| 1927 | 23,506 | +13.9% |
| 1928 | 25,490 | +8.4% |
| 1929 | 25,334 | -0.6% |
| 1930 | 27,360 | +8.0% |
| 1931 | 25,190 | -7.9% |
| 1932 | 22,227 | -11.8% |
| 1933 | 25,559 | +15.0% |
| 1934 | 26,159 | +2.3% |
| 1935 | 27,847 | +6.5% |
| 1936 | 26,511 | -4.8% |
| 1937 | 31,284 | +18.0% |
| 1938 | 26,860 | -14.1% |
| 1939 | 30,668 | +14.2% |
| 1940 | 26,048 | -15.1% |
| 1941 | 25,374 | -2.6% |
| 1942 | 20,781 | -18.1% |
| 1943 | 20,506 | -1.3% |
| 1944 | 22,406 | +9.3% |
| 1945 | 23,180 | +3.5% |
| 1946 | 26,872 | +15.9% |
| 1947 | 36,884 | +37.3% |
| 1948 | 35,043 | -5.0% |
| 1949 | 36,460 | +4.0% |
| 1950 | 37,725 | +3.5% |
| 1951 | 36,236 | -3.9% |
| 1952 | 36,372 | +0.4% |
| 1953 | 39,779 | +9.4% |
| 1954 | 39,310 | -1.2% |
| 1955 | 43,472 | +10.6% |
| 1956 | 46,790 | +7.6% |
| 1957 | 50,313 | +7.5% |
| 1958 | 48,542 | -3.5% |
| 1959 | 50,928 | +4.9% |
| 1960 | 66,044 | +29.7% |
| 1961 | 71,967 | +9.0% |
| 1962 | 72,814 | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 81,735 | +12.3% |
| 1964 | 88,776 | +8.6% |
| 1965 | 90,935 | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 89,074 | -2.0% |
| 1967 | 96,825 | +8.7% |
| 1968 | 101,182 | +4.5% |
| 1969 | 99,167 | -2.0% |
| 1970 | 118,775 | +19.8% |
| 1971 | 144,864 | +22.0% |
| 1972 | 148,087 | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 163,112 | +10.1% |
| 1974 | 182,143 | +11.7% |
| 1975 | 176,259 | -3.2% |
| 1976 | 187,769 | +6.5% |
| 1977 | 180,045 | -4.1% |
| 1978 | 181,385 | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 205,200 | +13.1% |
| 1980 | 223,631 | +9.0% |
| 1981 | 240,630 | +7.6% |
| 1982 | 244,870 | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 264,043 | +7.8% |
| 1984 | 258,651 | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 232,381 | -10.2% |
| 1986 | 260,885 | +12.3% |
| 1987 | 237,297 | -9.0% |
| 1988 | 225,052 | -5.2% |
| 1989 | 350,965 | +55.9% |
| 1990 | 341,573 | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 331,786 | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 389,858 | +17.5% |
| 1993 | 328,524 | -15.7% |
| 1994 | 305,746 | -6.9% |
| 1995 | 338,173 | +10.6% |
| 1996 | 284,386 | -15.9% |
| 1997 | 293,857 | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 336,586 | +14.5% |
| 1999 | 354,130 | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 321,620 | -9.2% |
| 2001 | 295,868 | -8.0% |
| 2002 | 296,256 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 209,790 | -29.2% |
| 2004 | 218,111 | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 214,978 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 192,528 | -10.4% |
| 2007 | 186,349 | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 134,387 | -27.9% |
| 2009 | 100,726 | -25.0% |
| 2010 | 88,216 | -12.4% |
| 2011 | 88,614 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 84,617 | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 80,889 | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 73,082 | -9.7% |
| 2015 | 74,161 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 82,728 | +11.6% |
| 2017 | 84,096 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 84,254 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 90,052 | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 46,788 | -48.0% |
| 2021 | 48,822 | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 48,646 | -0.4% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 48,646 is above the median for high income countries, which is 26,427, 1.8× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 48,646 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 40,466, 1.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sulphur dioxide and coal in Portugal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1872 | +195.0% | 1,389 | 4,097 |
| 1875 | +85.5% | 4,173 | 7,741 |
| 1989 | +55.9% | 225,052 | 350,965 |
| 2020 | -48.0% | 90,052 | 46,788 |
| 1919 | +48.1% | 12,642 | 18,725 |
| 1947 | +37.3% | 26,872 | 36,884 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 650.08 | 638.75 | 661.4 | 10 |
| 1760s | 675.7 | 663.91 | 687.47 | 10 |
| 1770s | 702.33 | 690.08 | 714.57 | 10 |
| 1780s | 730.02 | 717.28 | 742.75 | 10 |
| 1790s | 758.82 | 745.57 | 772.05 | 10 |
| 1800s | 788.76 | 774.98 | 802.52 | 10 |
| 1810s | 819.9 | 805.57 | 834.21 | 10 |
| 1820s | 858.4 | 837.38 | 879.39 | 10 |
| 1830s | 905.43 | 884.04 | 926.79 | 10 |
| 1840s | 956.53 | 931.53 | 981.49 | 10 |
| 1850s | 1,009 | 990.73 | 1,035 | 10 |
| 1860s | 1,101 | 1,044 | 1,162 | 10 |
| 1870s | 4,657 | 1,299 | 7,741 | 10 |
| 1880s | 8,760 | 6,170 | 11,901 | 10 |
| 1890s | 13,322 | 11,798 | 15,367 | 10 |
| 1900s | 20,884 | 17,161 | 24,558 | 10 |
| 1910s | 22,458 | 12,642 | 28,313 | 10 |
| 1920s | 20,562 | 14,631 | 25,490 | 10 |
| 1930s | 26,966 | 22,227 | 31,284 | 10 |
| 1940s | 27,355 | 20,506 | 36,884 | 10 |
| 1950s | 42,947 | 36,236 | 50,928 | 10 |
| 1960s | 85,852 | 66,044 | 101,182 | 10 |
| 1970s | 168,764 | 118,775 | 205,200 | 10 |
| 1980s | 253,840 | 223,631 | 350,965 | 10 |
| 1990s | 330,462 | 284,386 | 389,858 | 10 |
| 2000s | 217,061 | 100,726 | 321,620 | 10 |
| 2010s | 83,071 | 73,082 | 90,052 | 10 |
| 2020s | 48,086 | 46,788 | 48,822 | 3 |
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More energy & mining data for Portugal
- 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 8.5% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 2.5% (2025)
- Fuel exports 5.1% (2025)
- Ores and metals exports 2.7% (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 Portugal?
- Sulphur dioxide and coal in Portugal was 48,646 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sulphur dioxide and coal recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 389,858 in 1992.
- What is the lowest sulphur dioxide and coal recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 638.75 in 1750.
- How does Portugal rank for sulphur dioxide and coal?
- Portugal ranks 88th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
- Is sulphur dioxide and coal rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Portugal 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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