Sulphur dioxide and coal in Sudan
Sudan: Sulphur dioxide and coal was 37,076 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
37,076
Change on year
up 18.0%
World rank
97th
of 220 countries
All-time high
88,788
in 2016
All-time low
808.25
in 1750
Years of data
273
1750–2022
Sulphur dioxide and coal in Sudan, 1750–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, sulphur dioxide and coal in Sudan stood at 37,076.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.0% on the previous year and down 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sulphur dioxide and coal in Sudan peaked at 88,788 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 808.25, in 1750.
Sudan ranks 97th of 220 countries on this measure, 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 Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 808.25 | — |
| 1751 | 808.99 | +0.1% |
| 1752 | 809.73 | +0.1% |
| 1753 | 810.47 | +0.1% |
| 1754 | 811.21 | +0.1% |
| 1755 | 811.95 | +0.1% |
| 1756 | 812.69 | +0.1% |
| 1757 | 813.43 | +0.1% |
| 1758 | 814.17 | +0.1% |
| 1759 | 814.91 | +0.1% |
| 1760 | 815.65 | +0.1% |
| 1761 | 816.39 | +0.1% |
| 1762 | 817.13 | +0.1% |
| 1763 | 817.87 | +0.1% |
| 1764 | 818.61 | +0.1% |
| 1765 | 819.34 | +0.1% |
| 1766 | 820.08 | +0.1% |
| 1767 | 820.82 | +0.1% |
| 1768 | 821.56 | +0.1% |
| 1769 | 822.3 | +0.1% |
| 1770 | 823.04 | +0.1% |
| 1771 | 823.77 | +0.1% |
| 1772 | 824.51 | +0.1% |
| 1773 | 825.25 | +0.1% |
| 1774 | 825.99 | +0.1% |
| 1775 | 826.73 | +0.1% |
| 1776 | 827.46 | +0.1% |
| 1777 | 828.2 | +0.1% |
| 1778 | 828.93 | +0.1% |
| 1779 | 829.67 | +0.1% |
| 1780 | 830.41 | +0.1% |
| 1781 | 831.14 | +0.1% |
| 1782 | 831.88 | +0.1% |
| 1783 | 832.62 | +0.1% |
| 1784 | 833.35 | +0.1% |
| 1785 | 834.09 | +0.1% |
| 1786 | 834.82 | +0.1% |
| 1787 | 835.55 | +0.1% |
| 1788 | 836.29 | +0.1% |
| 1789 | 837.02 | +0.1% |
| 1790 | 837.76 | +0.1% |
| 1791 | 838.49 | +0.1% |
| 1792 | 839.22 | +0.1% |
| 1793 | 839.95 | +0.1% |
| 1794 | 840.68 | +0.1% |
| 1795 | 841.41 | +0.1% |
| 1796 | 842.14 | +0.1% |
| 1797 | 842.88 | +0.1% |
| 1798 | 843.61 | +0.1% |
| 1799 | 844.34 | +0.1% |
| 1800 | 845.07 | +0.1% |
| 1801 | 845.79 | +0.1% |
| 1802 | 846.52 | +0.1% |
| 1803 | 847.25 | +0.1% |
| 1804 | 847.98 | +0.1% |
| 1805 | 848.7 | +0.1% |
| 1806 | 849.43 | +0.1% |
| 1807 | 850.15 | +0.1% |
| 1808 | 850.88 | +0.1% |
| 1809 | 851.6 | +0.1% |
| 1810 | 852.33 | +0.1% |
| 1811 | 854.7 | +0.3% |
| 1812 | 857.06 | +0.3% |
| 1813 | 859.43 | +0.3% |
| 1814 | 861.79 | +0.3% |
| 1815 | 864.16 | +0.3% |
| 1816 | 866.52 | +0.3% |
| 1817 | 868.88 | +0.3% |
| 1818 | 871.24 | +0.3% |
| 1819 | 873.6 | +0.3% |
| 1820 | 875.96 | +0.3% |
| 1821 | 878.38 | +0.3% |
| 1822 | 880.8 | +0.3% |
| 1823 | 883.22 | +0.3% |
| 1824 | 885.63 | +0.3% |
| 1825 | 888.05 | +0.3% |
| 1826 | 890.46 | +0.3% |
| 1827 | 892.87 | +0.3% |
| 1828 | 895.28 | +0.3% |
| 1829 | 897.7 | +0.3% |
| 1830 | 900.11 | +0.3% |
| 1831 | 902.58 | +0.3% |
| 1832 | 905.04 | +0.3% |
| 1833 | 907.51 | +0.3% |
| 1834 | 909.98 | +0.3% |
| 1835 | 912.44 | +0.3% |
| 1836 | 914.91 | +0.3% |
| 1837 | 917.37 | +0.3% |
| 1838 | 919.83 | +0.3% |
| 1839 | 922.29 | +0.3% |
| 1840 | 924.75 | +0.3% |
| 1841 | 927.27 | +0.3% |
| 1842 | 929.79 | +0.3% |
| 1843 | 932.31 | +0.3% |
| 1844 | 934.83 | +0.3% |
| 1845 | 937.34 | +0.3% |
| 1846 | 939.85 | +0.3% |
| 1847 | 942.37 | +0.3% |
| 1848 | 944.88 | +0.3% |
| 1849 | 947.39 | +0.3% |
| 1850 | 948.78 | +0.1% |
| 1851 | 956.96 | +0.9% |
| 1852 | 965.21 | +0.9% |
| 1853 | 973.51 | +0.9% |
| 1854 | 981.88 | +0.9% |
| 1855 | 990.31 | +0.9% |
| 1856 | 998.89 | +0.9% |
| 1857 | 1,008 | +0.9% |
| 1858 | 1,016 | +0.9% |
| 1859 | 1,025 | +0.9% |
| 1860 | 1,034 | +0.9% |
| 1861 | 1,043 | +0.9% |
| 1862 | 1,052 | +0.9% |
| 1863 | 1,061 | +0.9% |
| 1864 | 1,070 | +0.9% |
| 1865 | 1,079 | +0.9% |
| 1866 | 1,089 | +0.9% |
| 1867 | 1,098 | +0.9% |
| 1868 | 1,108 | +0.9% |
| 1869 | 1,117 | +0.9% |
| 1870 | 1,127 | +0.9% |
| 1871 | 1,137 | +0.9% |
| 1872 | 1,147 | +0.9% |
| 1873 | 1,157 | +0.9% |
| 1874 | 1,168 | +0.9% |
| 1875 | 1,178 | +0.9% |
| 1876 | 1,188 | +0.9% |
| 1877 | 1,199 | +0.9% |
| 1878 | 1,210 | +0.9% |
| 1879 | 1,220 | +0.9% |
| 1880 | 1,231 | +0.9% |
| 1881 | 1,242 | +0.9% |
| 1882 | 1,254 | +0.9% |
| 1883 | 1,265 | +0.9% |
| 1884 | 1,276 | +0.9% |
| 1885 | 1,288 | +0.9% |
| 1886 | 1,299 | +0.9% |
| 1887 | 1,311 | +0.9% |
| 1888 | 1,323 | +0.9% |
| 1889 | 1,335 | +0.9% |
| 1890 | 1,347 | +0.9% |
| 1891 | 1,359 | +0.9% |
| 1892 | 1,371 | +0.9% |
| 1893 | 1,383 | +0.9% |
| 1894 | 1,396 | +0.9% |
| 1895 | 1,409 | +0.9% |
| 1896 | 1,421 | +0.9% |
| 1897 | 1,434 | +0.9% |
| 1898 | 1,447 | +0.9% |
| 1899 | 1,460 | +0.9% |
| 1900 | 1,569 | +7.4% |
| 1901 | 1,581 | +0.8% |
| 1902 | 1,594 | +0.8% |
| 1903 | 1,606 | +0.8% |
| 1904 | 1,618 | +0.8% |
| 1905 | 1,631 | +0.8% |
| 1906 | 1,644 | +0.8% |
| 1907 | 1,656 | +0.8% |
| 1908 | 1,669 | +0.8% |
| 1909 | 1,682 | +0.8% |
| 1910 | 1,695 | +0.8% |
| 1911 | 1,708 | +0.8% |
| 1912 | 1,721 | +0.8% |
| 1913 | 1,734 | +0.8% |
| 1914 | 1,747 | +0.8% |
| 1915 | 1,760 | +0.7% |
| 1916 | 1,772 | +0.7% |
| 1917 | 1,785 | +0.7% |
| 1918 | 1,798 | +0.7% |
| 1919 | 1,811 | +0.7% |
| 1920 | 1,824 | +0.7% |
| 1921 | 1,804 | -1.1% |
| 1922 | 1,784 | -1.1% |
| 1923 | 1,765 | -1.1% |
| 1924 | 1,745 | -1.1% |
| 1925 | 1,726 | -1.1% |
| 1926 | 1,707 | -1.1% |
| 1927 | 1,819 | +6.6% |
| 1928 | 1,697 | -6.7% |
| 1929 | 1,580 | -6.9% |
| 1930 | 1,468 | -7.1% |
| 1931 | 1,360 | -7.4% |
| 1932 | 1,343 | -1.2% |
| 1933 | 1,326 | -1.2% |
| 1934 | 1,310 | -1.2% |
| 1935 | 1,266 | -3.3% |
| 1936 | 1,223 | -3.4% |
| 1937 | 1,262 | +3.2% |
| 1938 | 1,299 | +3.0% |
| 1939 | 1,314 | +1.2% |
| 1940 | 1,292 | -1.7% |
| 1941 | 1,269 | -1.8% |
| 1942 | 1,298 | +2.3% |
| 1943 | 1,329 | +2.4% |
| 1944 | 1,362 | +2.5% |
| 1945 | 1,397 | +2.6% |
| 1946 | 1,433 | +2.6% |
| 1947 | 1,441 | +0.6% |
| 1948 | 1,451 | +0.6% |
| 1949 | 1,461 | +0.7% |
| 1950 | 3,449 | +136.1% |
| 1951 | 4,249 | +23.2% |
| 1952 | 4,650 | +9.4% |
| 1953 | 4,795 | +3.1% |
| 1954 | 5,333 | +11.2% |
| 1955 | 5,478 | +2.7% |
| 1956 | 5,652 | +3.2% |
| 1957 | 6,955 | +23.1% |
| 1958 | 7,419 | +6.7% |
| 1959 | 8,020 | +8.1% |
| 1960 | 8,254 | +2.9% |
| 1961 | 8,432 | +2.2% |
| 1962 | 9,020 | +7.0% |
| 1963 | 9,905 | +9.8% |
| 1964 | 11,246 | +13.5% |
| 1965 | 14,288 | +27.0% |
| 1966 | 15,540 | +8.8% |
| 1967 | 18,444 | +18.7% |
| 1968 | 18,031 | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 23,930 | +32.7% |
| 1970 | 27,779 | +16.1% |
| 1971 | 23,007 | -17.2% |
| 1972 | 26,826 | +16.6% |
| 1973 | 41,242 | +53.7% |
| 1974 | 38,637 | -6.3% |
| 1975 | 25,612 | -33.7% |
| 1976 | 31,498 | +23.0% |
| 1977 | 33,157 | +5.3% |
| 1978 | 24,276 | -26.8% |
| 1979 | 24,735 | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 30,780 | +24.4% |
| 1981 | 29,462 | -4.3% |
| 1982 | 27,524 | -6.6% |
| 1983 | 28,485 | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 25,508 | -10.4% |
| 1985 | 30,488 | +19.5% |
| 1986 | 30,748 | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 23,840 | -22.5% |
| 1988 | 30,717 | +28.8% |
| 1989 | 28,377 | -7.6% |
| 1990 | 37,586 | +32.5% |
| 1991 | 36,944 | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 32,145 | -13.0% |
| 1993 | 14,437 | -55.1% |
| 1994 | 20,521 | +42.1% |
| 1995 | 19,384 | -5.5% |
| 1996 | 18,233 | -5.9% |
| 1997 | 21,842 | +19.8% |
| 1998 | 20,426 | -6.5% |
| 1999 | 20,665 | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 21,995 | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 24,581 | +11.8% |
| 2002 | 28,670 | +16.6% |
| 2003 | 28,860 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 31,575 | +9.4% |
| 2005 | 36,838 | +16.7% |
| 2006 | 45,229 | +22.8% |
| 2007 | 48,606 | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 63,236 | +30.1% |
| 2009 | 61,854 | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 62,816 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 62,271 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 57,994 | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 58,927 | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 20,620 | -65.0% |
| 2015 | 27,699 | +34.3% |
| 2016 | 88,788 | +220.5% |
| 2017 | 31,555 | -64.5% |
| 2018 | 32,352 | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 31,116 | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 30,271 | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 31,432 | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 37,076 | +18.0% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 37,076 is above the median for low income countries, which is 10,657, 3.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 37,076 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13,590, 2.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sulphur dioxide and coal in Sudan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +220.5% | 27,699 | 88,788 |
| 1950 | +136.1% | 1,461 | 3,449 |
| 2014 | -65.0% | 58,927 | 20,620 |
| 2017 | -64.5% | 88,788 | 31,555 |
| 1993 | -55.1% | 32,145 | 14,437 |
| 1973 | +53.7% | 26,826 | 41,242 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 811.58 | 808.25 | 814.91 | 10 |
| 1760s | 818.97 | 815.65 | 822.3 | 10 |
| 1770s | 826.36 | 823.04 | 829.67 | 10 |
| 1780s | 833.72 | 830.41 | 837.02 | 10 |
| 1790s | 841.05 | 837.76 | 844.34 | 10 |
| 1800s | 848.34 | 845.07 | 851.6 | 10 |
| 1810s | 862.97 | 852.33 | 873.6 | 10 |
| 1820s | 886.83 | 875.96 | 897.7 | 10 |
| 1830s | 911.21 | 900.11 | 922.29 | 10 |
| 1840s | 936.08 | 924.75 | 947.39 | 10 |
| 1850s | 986.43 | 948.78 | 1,025 | 10 |
| 1860s | 1,075 | 1,034 | 1,117 | 10 |
| 1870s | 1,173 | 1,127 | 1,220 | 10 |
| 1880s | 1,282 | 1,231 | 1,335 | 10 |
| 1890s | 1,403 | 1,347 | 1,460 | 10 |
| 1900s | 1,625 | 1,569 | 1,682 | 10 |
| 1910s | 1,753 | 1,695 | 1,811 | 10 |
| 1920s | 1,745 | 1,580 | 1,824 | 10 |
| 1930s | 1,317 | 1,223 | 1,468 | 10 |
| 1940s | 1,373 | 1,269 | 1,461 | 10 |
| 1950s | 5,600 | 3,449 | 8,020 | 10 |
| 1960s | 13,709 | 8,254 | 23,930 | 10 |
| 1970s | 29,677 | 23,007 | 41,242 | 10 |
| 1980s | 28,593 | 23,840 | 30,780 | 10 |
| 1990s | 24,218 | 14,437 | 37,586 | 10 |
| 2000s | 39,144 | 21,995 | 63,236 | 10 |
| 2010s | 47,414 | 20,620 | 88,788 | 10 |
| 2020s | 32,926 | 30,271 | 37,076 | 3 |
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More energy & mining data for Sudan
- Primary energy from fossil nuclear renewables, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Primary energy from fossil nuclear renewables, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fuel imports 12.9% (2018)
- Ores and metals imports 0.7% (2018)
- Fuel exports 14.3% (2018)
- Ores and metals exports 0.7% (2018)
- 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 Sudan?
- Sulphur dioxide and coal in Sudan was 37,076 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sulphur dioxide and coal recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 88,788 in 2016.
- What is the lowest sulphur dioxide and coal recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 808.25 in 1750.
- How does Sudan rank for sulphur dioxide and coal?
- Sudan ranks 97th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
- Is sulphur dioxide and coal rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sudan 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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