Sulphur dioxide and coal in Qatar
Qatar: Sulphur dioxide and coal was 195,356 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
195,356
Change on year
up 3.6%
World rank
41st
of 220 countries
All-time high
583,126
in 2007
All-time low
0.1725
in 1939
Years of data
273
1750–2022
Sulphur dioxide and coal in Qatar, 1750–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Qatar recorded 195,356 for sulphur dioxide and coal in 2022.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and down 28.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sulphur dioxide and coal in Qatar peaked at 583,126 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.1725, in 1939.
Qatar ranks 41st of 220 countries on this measure, 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 Qatar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 0.445 | — |
| 1751 | 0.4466 | +0.4% |
| 1752 | 0.4482 | +0.4% |
| 1753 | 0.4497 | +0.4% |
| 1754 | 0.4513 | +0.3% |
| 1755 | 0.4529 | +0.3% |
| 1756 | 0.4544 | +0.3% |
| 1757 | 0.456 | +0.3% |
| 1758 | 0.4575 | +0.3% |
| 1759 | 0.4591 | +0.3% |
| 1760 | 0.4606 | +0.3% |
| 1761 | 0.4622 | +0.3% |
| 1762 | 0.4637 | +0.3% |
| 1763 | 0.4653 | +0.3% |
| 1764 | 0.4669 | +0.3% |
| 1765 | 0.4684 | +0.3% |
| 1766 | 0.4699 | +0.3% |
| 1767 | 0.4715 | +0.3% |
| 1768 | 0.473 | +0.3% |
| 1769 | 0.4745 | +0.3% |
| 1770 | 0.476 | +0.3% |
| 1771 | 0.4776 | +0.3% |
| 1772 | 0.4791 | +0.3% |
| 1773 | 0.4806 | +0.3% |
| 1774 | 0.4821 | +0.3% |
| 1775 | 0.4836 | +0.3% |
| 1776 | 0.4851 | +0.3% |
| 1777 | 0.4866 | +0.3% |
| 1778 | 0.4881 | +0.3% |
| 1779 | 0.4896 | +0.3% |
| 1780 | 0.491 | +0.3% |
| 1781 | 0.4925 | +0.3% |
| 1782 | 0.494 | +0.3% |
| 1783 | 0.4955 | +0.3% |
| 1784 | 0.4969 | +0.3% |
| 1785 | 0.4984 | +0.3% |
| 1786 | 0.4998 | +0.3% |
| 1787 | 0.5013 | +0.3% |
| 1788 | 0.5027 | +0.3% |
| 1789 | 0.5041 | +0.3% |
| 1790 | 0.5055 | +0.3% |
| 1791 | 0.5069 | +0.3% |
| 1792 | 0.5083 | +0.3% |
| 1793 | 0.5097 | +0.3% |
| 1794 | 0.5111 | +0.3% |
| 1795 | 0.5125 | +0.3% |
| 1796 | 0.5138 | +0.3% |
| 1797 | 0.5152 | +0.3% |
| 1798 | 0.5165 | +0.3% |
| 1799 | 0.5179 | +0.3% |
| 1800 | 0.5192 | +0.3% |
| 1801 | 0.5205 | +0.3% |
| 1802 | 0.5218 | +0.3% |
| 1803 | 0.5231 | +0.2% |
| 1804 | 0.5244 | +0.2% |
| 1805 | 0.5257 | +0.2% |
| 1806 | 0.5269 | +0.2% |
| 1807 | 0.5282 | +0.2% |
| 1808 | 0.5294 | +0.2% |
| 1809 | 0.5306 | +0.2% |
| 1810 | 0.5318 | +0.2% |
| 1811 | 0.5331 | +0.2% |
| 1812 | 0.5343 | +0.2% |
| 1813 | 0.5355 | +0.2% |
| 1814 | 0.5368 | +0.2% |
| 1815 | 0.538 | +0.2% |
| 1816 | 0.5391 | +0.2% |
| 1817 | 0.5403 | +0.2% |
| 1818 | 0.5415 | +0.2% |
| 1819 | 0.5426 | +0.2% |
| 1820 | 0.5437 | +0.2% |
| 1821 | 0.5448 | +0.2% |
| 1822 | 0.5459 | +0.2% |
| 1823 | 0.547 | +0.2% |
| 1824 | 0.548 | +0.2% |
| 1825 | 0.549 | +0.2% |
| 1826 | 0.5501 | +0.2% |
| 1827 | 0.551 | +0.2% |
| 1828 | 0.552 | +0.2% |
| 1829 | 0.553 | +0.2% |
| 1830 | 0.5539 | +0.2% |
| 1831 | 0.5548 | +0.2% |
| 1832 | 0.5557 | +0.2% |
| 1833 | 0.5565 | +0.2% |
| 1834 | 0.5574 | +0.1% |
| 1835 | 0.5582 | +0.1% |
| 1836 | 0.559 | +0.1% |
| 1837 | 0.5598 | +0.1% |
| 1838 | 0.5605 | +0.1% |
| 1839 | 0.5613 | +0.1% |
| 1840 | 0.562 | +0.1% |
| 1841 | 0.5626 | +0.1% |
| 1842 | 0.5632 | +0.1% |
| 1843 | 0.5638 | +0.1% |
| 1844 | 0.5644 | +0.1% |
| 1845 | 0.5649 | +0.1% |
| 1846 | 0.5655 | +0.1% |
| 1847 | 0.566 | +0.1% |
| 1848 | 0.5665 | +0.1% |
| 1849 | 0.5669 | +0.1% |
| 1850 | 0.5673 | +0.1% |
| 1851 | 0.5677 | +0.1% |
| 1852 | 0.568 | +0.1% |
| 1853 | 0.5683 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 0.5685 | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 0.5687 | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 0.5689 | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 0.5691 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 0.5692 | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.5694 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.5695 | +0.0% |
| 1861 | 0.5671 | -0.4% |
| 1862 | 0.5647 | -0.4% |
| 1863 | 0.5623 | -0.4% |
| 1864 | 0.5599 | -0.4% |
| 1865 | 0.5575 | -0.4% |
| 1866 | 0.5551 | -0.4% |
| 1867 | 0.5526 | -0.4% |
| 1868 | 0.5502 | -0.4% |
| 1869 | 0.5478 | -0.4% |
| 1870 | 0.5453 | -0.4% |
| 1871 | 0.5426 | -0.5% |
| 1872 | 0.5399 | -0.5% |
| 1873 | 0.5372 | -0.5% |
| 1874 | 0.5344 | -0.5% |
| 1875 | 0.5317 | -0.5% |
| 1876 | 0.5289 | -0.5% |
| 1877 | 0.5261 | -0.5% |
| 1878 | 0.5234 | -0.5% |
| 1879 | 0.5206 | -0.5% |
| 1880 | 0.5178 | -0.5% |
| 1881 | 0.5147 | -0.6% |
| 1882 | 0.5116 | -0.6% |
| 1883 | 0.5085 | -0.6% |
| 1884 | 0.5054 | -0.6% |
| 1885 | 0.5022 | -0.6% |
| 1886 | 0.4991 | -0.6% |
| 1887 | 0.496 | -0.6% |
| 1888 | 0.4928 | -0.6% |
| 1889 | 0.4897 | -0.6% |
| 1890 | 0.4865 | -0.6% |
| 1891 | 0.483 | -0.7% |
| 1892 | 0.4795 | -0.7% |
| 1893 | 0.4759 | -0.7% |
| 1894 | 0.4724 | -0.7% |
| 1895 | 0.4688 | -0.8% |
| 1896 | 0.4653 | -0.8% |
| 1897 | 0.4617 | -0.8% |
| 1898 | 0.4582 | -0.8% |
| 1899 | 0.4546 | -0.8% |
| 1900 | 0.451 | -0.8% |
| 1901 | 0.4357 | -3.4% |
| 1902 | 0.4207 | -3.5% |
| 1903 | 0.4058 | -3.5% |
| 1904 | 0.3912 | -3.6% |
| 1905 | 0.3767 | -3.7% |
| 1906 | 0.3625 | -3.8% |
| 1907 | 0.3484 | -3.9% |
| 1908 | 0.3346 | -4.0% |
| 1909 | 0.3209 | -4.1% |
| 1910 | 0.3074 | -4.2% |
| 1911 | 0.2959 | -3.8% |
| 1912 | 0.2843 | -3.9% |
| 1913 | 0.2729 | -4.0% |
| 1914 | 0.2614 | -4.2% |
| 1915 | 0.25 | -4.4% |
| 1916 | 0.2387 | -4.5% |
| 1917 | 0.2275 | -4.7% |
| 1918 | 0.2163 | -4.9% |
| 1919 | 0.2052 | -5.1% |
| 1920 | 0.1941 | -5.4% |
| 1921 | 0.1937 | -0.2% |
| 1922 | 0.1932 | -0.3% |
| 1923 | 0.1927 | -0.3% |
| 1924 | 0.1921 | -0.3% |
| 1925 | 0.1914 | -0.4% |
| 1926 | 0.1906 | -0.4% |
| 1927 | 0.1898 | -0.4% |
| 1928 | 0.189 | -0.5% |
| 1929 | 0.188 | -0.5% |
| 1930 | 0.187 | -0.5% |
| 1931 | 0.1857 | -0.7% |
| 1932 | 0.1843 | -0.7% |
| 1933 | 0.1829 | -0.8% |
| 1934 | 0.1814 | -0.8% |
| 1935 | 0.1798 | -0.9% |
| 1936 | 0.1781 | -0.9% |
| 1937 | 0.1763 | -1.0% |
| 1938 | 0.1744 | -1.1% |
| 1939 | 0.1725 | -1.1% |
| 1940 | 0.1781 | +3.3% |
| 1941 | 0.1831 | +2.8% |
| 1942 | 0.1877 | +2.5% |
| 1943 | 0.1918 | +2.2% |
| 1944 | 0.1956 | +1.9% |
| 1945 | 0.1988 | +1.7% |
| 1946 | 0.2017 | +1.4% |
| 1947 | 0.2041 | +1.2% |
| 1948 | 0.206 | +0.9% |
| 1949 | 1,401 | +680159.6% |
| 1950 | 2,153 | +53.6% |
| 1951 | 2,476 | +15.0% |
| 1952 | 1,602 | -35.3% |
| 1953 | 2,660 | +66.0% |
| 1954 | 4,088 | +53.7% |
| 1955 | 3,183 | -22.1% |
| 1956 | 3,741 | +17.5% |
| 1957 | 2,828 | -24.4% |
| 1958 | 2,325 | -17.8% |
| 1959 | 2,369 | +1.9% |
| 1960 | 2,369 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 2,321 | -2.0% |
| 1962 | 2,558 | +10.2% |
| 1963 | 2,661 | +4.0% |
| 1964 | 2,618 | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 2,846 | +8.7% |
| 1966 | 3,261 | +14.6% |
| 1967 | 3,895 | +19.5% |
| 1968 | 4,186 | +7.5% |
| 1969 | 4,673 | +11.6% |
| 1970 | 3,759 | -19.6% |
| 1971 | 3,510 | -6.6% |
| 1972 | 3,800 | +8.3% |
| 1973 | 3,956 | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 14,396 | +263.9% |
| 1975 | 16,834 | +16.9% |
| 1976 | 20,354 | +20.9% |
| 1977 | 25,121 | +23.4% |
| 1978 | 26,368 | +5.0% |
| 1979 | 25,298 | -4.1% |
| 1980 | 27,467 | +8.6% |
| 1981 | 30,602 | +11.4% |
| 1982 | 30,229 | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 32,512 | +7.6% |
| 1984 | 49,475 | +52.2% |
| 1985 | 79,854 | +61.4% |
| 1986 | 99,943 | +25.2% |
| 1987 | 109,949 | +10.0% |
| 1988 | 131,134 | +19.3% |
| 1989 | 157,037 | +19.8% |
| 1990 | 179,321 | +14.2% |
| 1991 | 160,232 | -10.6% |
| 1992 | 171,490 | +7.0% |
| 1993 | 160,107 | -6.6% |
| 1994 | 186,314 | +16.4% |
| 1995 | 179,871 | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 201,324 | +11.9% |
| 1997 | 191,201 | -5.0% |
| 1998 | 207,441 | +8.5% |
| 1999 | 202,269 | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 189,598 | -6.3% |
| 2001 | 182,909 | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 393,575 | +115.2% |
| 2003 | 398,626 | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 381,265 | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 299,358 | -21.5% |
| 2006 | 417,926 | +39.6% |
| 2007 | 583,126 | +39.5% |
| 2008 | 473,078 | -18.9% |
| 2009 | 337,002 | -28.8% |
| 2010 | 325,877 | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 322,043 | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 274,323 | -14.8% |
| 2013 | 407,429 | +48.5% |
| 2014 | 302,319 | -25.8% |
| 2015 | 307,431 | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 209,315 | -31.9% |
| 2017 | 500,835 | +139.3% |
| 2018 | 407,291 | -18.7% |
| 2019 | 184,231 | -54.8% |
| 2020 | 184,876 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 188,637 | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 195,356 | +3.6% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 195,356 is above the median for high income countries, which is 26,427, 7.4× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 195,356 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 108,993, 1.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sulphur dioxide and coal in Qatar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | +680159.6% | 0.206 | 1,401 |
| 1974 | +263.9% | 3,956 | 14,396 |
| 2017 | +139.3% | 209,315 | 500,835 |
| 2002 | +115.2% | 182,909 | 393,575 |
| 1953 | +66.0% | 1,602 | 2,660 |
| 1985 | +61.4% | 49,475 | 79,854 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 0.4521 | 0.445 | 0.4591 | 10 |
| 1760s | 0.4676 | 0.4606 | 0.4745 | 10 |
| 1770s | 0.4828 | 0.476 | 0.4896 | 10 |
| 1780s | 0.4976 | 0.491 | 0.5041 | 10 |
| 1790s | 0.5118 | 0.5055 | 0.5179 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.525 | 0.5192 | 0.5306 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.5373 | 0.5318 | 0.5426 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.5485 | 0.5437 | 0.553 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.5577 | 0.5539 | 0.5613 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.5646 | 0.562 | 0.5669 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.5685 | 0.5673 | 0.5694 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.5587 | 0.5478 | 0.5695 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.533 | 0.5206 | 0.5453 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.5038 | 0.4897 | 0.5178 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.4706 | 0.4546 | 0.4865 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.3848 | 0.3209 | 0.451 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.256 | 0.2052 | 0.3074 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.1915 | 0.188 | 0.1941 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1802 | 0.1725 | 0.187 | 10 |
| 1940s | 140.32 | 0.1781 | 1,401 | 10 |
| 1950s | 2,742 | 1,602 | 4,088 | 10 |
| 1960s | 3,139 | 2,321 | 4,673 | 10 |
| 1970s | 14,339 | 3,510 | 26,368 | 10 |
| 1980s | 74,820 | 27,467 | 157,037 | 10 |
| 1990s | 183,957 | 160,107 | 207,441 | 10 |
| 2000s | 365,646 | 182,909 | 583,126 | 10 |
| 2010s | 324,109 | 184,231 | 500,835 | 10 |
| 2020s | 189,623 | 184,876 | 195,356 | 3 |
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More energy & mining data for Qatar
- 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 6.2% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 4.9% (2024)
- Fuel exports 83.8% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 2.5% (2024)
- Gas production 1,835 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 588,966 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 1,835 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Gas production per person 588,966 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sulphur dioxide and coal in Qatar?
- Sulphur dioxide and coal in Qatar was 195,356 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sulphur dioxide and coal recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 583,126 in 2007.
- What is the lowest sulphur dioxide and coal recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1725 in 1939.
- How does Qatar rank for sulphur dioxide and coal?
- Qatar ranks 41st out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
- Is sulphur dioxide and coal rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Qatar 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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