Sulphur dioxide and coal in Syria
Syria: Sulphur dioxide and coal was 151,184 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
151,184
Change on year
up 7.2%
World rank
48th
of 220 countries
All-time high
438,652
in 2008
All-time low
18.89
in 1944
Years of data
273
1750–2022
Sulphur dioxide and coal in Syria, 1750–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Syria recorded 151,184 for sulphur dioxide and coal in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.2% on the previous year and down 35.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sulphur dioxide and coal in Syria peaked at 438,652 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 18.89, in 1944.
That places Syria 48th out of 220 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 Syria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 45.15 | — |
| 1751 | 45.35 | +0.5% |
| 1752 | 45.56 | +0.4% |
| 1753 | 45.76 | +0.4% |
| 1754 | 45.96 | +0.4% |
| 1755 | 46.16 | +0.4% |
| 1756 | 46.37 | +0.4% |
| 1757 | 46.57 | +0.4% |
| 1758 | 46.77 | +0.4% |
| 1759 | 46.97 | +0.4% |
| 1760 | 47.17 | +0.4% |
| 1761 | 47.38 | +0.4% |
| 1762 | 47.59 | +0.4% |
| 1763 | 47.8 | +0.4% |
| 1764 | 48.01 | +0.4% |
| 1765 | 48.22 | +0.4% |
| 1766 | 48.43 | +0.4% |
| 1767 | 48.64 | +0.4% |
| 1768 | 48.84 | +0.4% |
| 1769 | 49.05 | +0.4% |
| 1770 | 49.26 | +0.4% |
| 1771 | 49.48 | +0.4% |
| 1772 | 49.69 | +0.4% |
| 1773 | 49.91 | +0.4% |
| 1774 | 50.12 | +0.4% |
| 1775 | 50.34 | +0.4% |
| 1776 | 50.55 | +0.4% |
| 1777 | 50.77 | +0.4% |
| 1778 | 50.98 | +0.4% |
| 1779 | 51.2 | +0.4% |
| 1780 | 51.41 | +0.4% |
| 1781 | 51.63 | +0.4% |
| 1782 | 51.85 | +0.4% |
| 1783 | 52.08 | +0.4% |
| 1784 | 52.3 | +0.4% |
| 1785 | 52.52 | +0.4% |
| 1786 | 52.74 | +0.4% |
| 1787 | 52.96 | +0.4% |
| 1788 | 53.18 | +0.4% |
| 1789 | 53.4 | +0.4% |
| 1790 | 53.62 | +0.4% |
| 1791 | 53.85 | +0.4% |
| 1792 | 54.08 | +0.4% |
| 1793 | 54.31 | +0.4% |
| 1794 | 54.53 | +0.4% |
| 1795 | 54.76 | +0.4% |
| 1796 | 54.99 | +0.4% |
| 1797 | 55.21 | +0.4% |
| 1798 | 55.44 | +0.4% |
| 1799 | 55.66 | +0.4% |
| 1800 | 55.89 | +0.4% |
| 1801 | 56.12 | +0.4% |
| 1802 | 56.36 | +0.4% |
| 1803 | 56.59 | +0.4% |
| 1804 | 56.82 | +0.4% |
| 1805 | 57.06 | +0.4% |
| 1806 | 57.29 | +0.4% |
| 1807 | 57.52 | +0.4% |
| 1808 | 57.75 | +0.4% |
| 1809 | 57.98 | +0.4% |
| 1810 | 58.21 | +0.4% |
| 1811 | 58.45 | +0.4% |
| 1812 | 58.69 | +0.4% |
| 1813 | 58.92 | +0.4% |
| 1814 | 59.16 | +0.4% |
| 1815 | 59.4 | +0.4% |
| 1816 | 59.63 | +0.4% |
| 1817 | 59.87 | +0.4% |
| 1818 | 60.11 | +0.4% |
| 1819 | 60.34 | +0.4% |
| 1820 | 60.57 | +0.4% |
| 1821 | 60.77 | +0.3% |
| 1822 | 60.96 | +0.3% |
| 1823 | 61.16 | +0.3% |
| 1824 | 61.35 | +0.3% |
| 1825 | 61.55 | +0.3% |
| 1826 | 61.74 | +0.3% |
| 1827 | 61.93 | +0.3% |
| 1828 | 62.12 | +0.3% |
| 1829 | 62.31 | +0.3% |
| 1830 | 62.5 | +0.3% |
| 1831 | 62.64 | +0.2% |
| 1832 | 62.77 | +0.2% |
| 1833 | 62.9 | +0.2% |
| 1834 | 63.03 | +0.2% |
| 1835 | 63.17 | +0.2% |
| 1836 | 63.3 | +0.2% |
| 1837 | 63.43 | +0.2% |
| 1838 | 63.56 | +0.2% |
| 1839 | 63.69 | +0.2% |
| 1840 | 63.82 | +0.2% |
| 1841 | 63.94 | +0.2% |
| 1842 | 64.07 | +0.2% |
| 1843 | 64.2 | +0.2% |
| 1844 | 64.33 | +0.2% |
| 1845 | 64.45 | +0.2% |
| 1846 | 64.58 | +0.2% |
| 1847 | 64.7 | +0.2% |
| 1848 | 64.83 | +0.2% |
| 1849 | 64.95 | +0.2% |
| 1850 | 65.08 | +0.2% |
| 1851 | 65.2 | +0.2% |
| 1852 | 65.32 | +0.2% |
| 1853 | 65.44 | +0.2% |
| 1854 | 65.56 | +0.2% |
| 1855 | 65.69 | +0.2% |
| 1856 | 65.8 | +0.2% |
| 1857 | 65.92 | +0.2% |
| 1858 | 66.04 | +0.2% |
| 1859 | 66.16 | +0.2% |
| 1860 | 66.28 | +0.2% |
| 1861 | 66.39 | +0.2% |
| 1862 | 66.51 | +0.2% |
| 1863 | 66.62 | +0.2% |
| 1864 | 66.73 | +0.2% |
| 1865 | 66.85 | +0.2% |
| 1866 | 66.96 | +0.2% |
| 1867 | 67.07 | +0.2% |
| 1868 | 67.18 | +0.2% |
| 1869 | 67.29 | +0.2% |
| 1870 | 67.4 | +0.2% |
| 1871 | 68.15 | +1.1% |
| 1872 | 68.91 | +1.1% |
| 1873 | 69.66 | +1.1% |
| 1874 | 70.41 | +1.1% |
| 1875 | 71.15 | +1.1% |
| 1876 | 71.89 | +1.0% |
| 1877 | 72.63 | +1.0% |
| 1878 | 73.37 | +1.0% |
| 1879 | 74.1 | +1.0% |
| 1880 | 74.83 | +1.0% |
| 1881 | 75.55 | +1.0% |
| 1882 | 76.26 | +0.9% |
| 1883 | 76.97 | +0.9% |
| 1884 | 77.67 | +0.9% |
| 1885 | 78.38 | +0.9% |
| 1886 | 79.08 | +0.9% |
| 1887 | 79.77 | +0.9% |
| 1888 | 80.47 | +0.9% |
| 1889 | 81.16 | +0.9% |
| 1890 | 81.84 | +0.8% |
| 1891 | 81.53 | -0.4% |
| 1892 | 81.21 | -0.4% |
| 1893 | 80.9 | -0.4% |
| 1894 | 80.59 | -0.4% |
| 1895 | 80.28 | -0.4% |
| 1896 | 79.96 | -0.4% |
| 1897 | 79.65 | -0.4% |
| 1898 | 79.34 | -0.4% |
| 1899 | 79.03 | -0.4% |
| 1900 | 78.72 | -0.4% |
| 1901 | 76.44 | -2.9% |
| 1902 | 74.19 | -3.0% |
| 1903 | 71.95 | -3.0% |
| 1904 | 69.74 | -3.1% |
| 1905 | 67.55 | -3.1% |
| 1906 | 65.38 | -3.2% |
| 1907 | 63.23 | -3.3% |
| 1908 | 61.1 | -3.4% |
| 1909 | 59 | -3.4% |
| 1910 | 56.91 | -3.5% |
| 1911 | 54.84 | -3.6% |
| 1912 | 52.78 | -3.7% |
| 1913 | 50.75 | -3.8% |
| 1914 | 48.74 | -4.0% |
| 1915 | 46.76 | -4.1% |
| 1916 | 44.79 | -4.2% |
| 1917 | 42.85 | -4.3% |
| 1918 | 40.92 | -4.5% |
| 1919 | 39.02 | -4.6% |
| 1920 | 37.14 | -4.8% |
| 1921 | 35.28 | -5.0% |
| 1922 | 33.43 | -5.2% |
| 1923 | 31.61 | -5.5% |
| 1924 | 29.81 | -5.7% |
| 1925 | 28.03 | -6.0% |
| 1926 | 26.27 | -6.3% |
| 1927 | 24.53 | -6.6% |
| 1928 | 22.82 | -7.0% |
| 1929 | 21.13 | -7.4% |
| 1930 | 19.45 | -7.9% |
| 1931 | 20.63 | +6.0% |
| 1932 | 23.39 | +13.4% |
| 1933 | 24.22 | +3.6% |
| 1934 | 21.39 | -11.7% |
| 1935 | 21.9 | +2.4% |
| 1936 | 27.49 | +25.5% |
| 1937 | 41.67 | +51.6% |
| 1938 | 39.95 | -4.1% |
| 1939 | 36.32 | -9.1% |
| 1940 | 19.29 | -46.9% |
| 1941 | 19.62 | +1.7% |
| 1942 | 35.7 | +82.0% |
| 1943 | 27.29 | -23.5% |
| 1944 | 18.89 | -30.8% |
| 1945 | 19.24 | +1.9% |
| 1946 | 21.35 | +11.0% |
| 1947 | 23.47 | +9.9% |
| 1948 | 23.84 | +1.6% |
| 1949 | 25.96 | +8.9% |
| 1950 | 2,036 | +7743.7% |
| 1951 | 1,875 | -7.9% |
| 1952 | 2,169 | +15.7% |
| 1953 | 2,211 | +1.9% |
| 1954 | 2,476 | +12.0% |
| 1955 | 8,123 | +228.0% |
| 1956 | 9,890 | +21.8% |
| 1957 | 9,784 | -1.1% |
| 1958 | 10,601 | +8.3% |
| 1959 | 10,746 | +1.4% |
| 1960 | 15,943 | +48.4% |
| 1961 | 14,974 | -6.1% |
| 1962 | 15,551 | +3.9% |
| 1963 | 17,512 | +12.6% |
| 1964 | 21,626 | +23.5% |
| 1965 | 17,866 | -17.4% |
| 1966 | 24,552 | +37.4% |
| 1967 | 22,977 | -6.4% |
| 1968 | 29,332 | +27.7% |
| 1969 | 35,092 | +19.6% |
| 1970 | 32,424 | -7.6% |
| 1971 | 43,701 | +34.8% |
| 1972 | 44,969 | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 40,439 | -10.1% |
| 1974 | 49,990 | +23.6% |
| 1975 | 48,268 | -3.4% |
| 1976 | 60,276 | +24.9% |
| 1977 | 72,281 | +19.9% |
| 1978 | 70,540 | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 83,417 | +18.3% |
| 1980 | 84,607 | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 108,448 | +28.2% |
| 1982 | 146,184 | +34.8% |
| 1983 | 183,961 | +25.8% |
| 1984 | 213,151 | +15.9% |
| 1985 | 169,411 | -20.5% |
| 1986 | 183,396 | +8.3% |
| 1987 | 216,772 | +18.2% |
| 1988 | 219,248 | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 177,720 | -18.9% |
| 1990 | 217,003 | +22.1% |
| 1991 | 249,466 | +15.0% |
| 1992 | 229,331 | -8.1% |
| 1993 | 226,646 | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 236,929 | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 248,902 | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 261,141 | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 235,566 | -9.8% |
| 1998 | 262,557 | +11.5% |
| 1999 | 265,352 | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 254,810 | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 273,507 | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 264,102 | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 264,261 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 265,816 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 358,173 | +34.7% |
| 2006 | 387,946 | +8.3% |
| 2007 | 421,108 | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 438,652 | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 377,384 | -14.0% |
| 2010 | 349,739 | -7.3% |
| 2011 | 330,485 | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 234,432 | -29.1% |
| 2013 | 150,199 | -35.9% |
| 2014 | 120,013 | -20.1% |
| 2015 | 119,320 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 132,172 | +10.8% |
| 2017 | 142,092 | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 154,013 | +8.4% |
| 2019 | 147,235 | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 143,493 | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 141,008 | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 151,184 | +7.2% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 151,184 is above the median for low income countries, which is 10,657, 14.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Syria's 151,184 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 108,993, 1.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sulphur dioxide and coal in Syria 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +7743.7% | 25.96 | 2,036 |
| 1955 | +228.0% | 2,476 | 8,123 |
| 1942 | +82.0% | 19.62 | 35.7 |
| 1937 | +51.6% | 27.49 | 41.67 |
| 1960 | +48.4% | 10,746 | 15,943 |
| 1940 | -46.9% | 36.32 | 19.29 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 46.06 | 45.15 | 46.97 | 10 |
| 1760s | 48.11 | 47.17 | 49.05 | 10 |
| 1770s | 50.23 | 49.26 | 51.2 | 10 |
| 1780s | 52.41 | 51.41 | 53.4 | 10 |
| 1790s | 54.65 | 53.62 | 55.66 | 10 |
| 1800s | 56.94 | 55.89 | 57.98 | 10 |
| 1810s | 59.28 | 58.21 | 60.34 | 10 |
| 1820s | 61.45 | 60.57 | 62.31 | 10 |
| 1830s | 63.1 | 62.5 | 63.69 | 10 |
| 1840s | 64.39 | 63.82 | 64.95 | 10 |
| 1850s | 65.62 | 65.08 | 66.16 | 10 |
| 1860s | 66.79 | 66.28 | 67.29 | 10 |
| 1870s | 70.77 | 67.4 | 74.1 | 10 |
| 1880s | 78.01 | 74.83 | 81.16 | 10 |
| 1890s | 80.43 | 79.03 | 81.84 | 10 |
| 1900s | 68.73 | 59 | 78.72 | 10 |
| 1910s | 47.84 | 39.02 | 56.91 | 10 |
| 1920s | 29.01 | 21.13 | 37.14 | 10 |
| 1930s | 27.64 | 19.45 | 41.67 | 10 |
| 1940s | 23.47 | 18.89 | 35.7 | 10 |
| 1950s | 5,991 | 1,875 | 10,746 | 10 |
| 1960s | 21,542 | 14,974 | 35,092 | 10 |
| 1970s | 54,631 | 32,424 | 83,417 | 10 |
| 1980s | 170,290 | 84,607 | 219,248 | 10 |
| 1990s | 243,289 | 217,003 | 265,352 | 10 |
| 2000s | 330,576 | 254,810 | 438,652 | 10 |
| 2010s | 187,970 | 119,320 | 349,739 | 10 |
| 2020s | 145,228 | 141,008 | 151,184 | 3 |
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More energy & mining data for Syria
- 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 (2022)
- Fuel imports 19.7% (2010)
- Ores and metals imports 2.9% (2010)
- Fuel exports 49.9% (2010)
- Ores and metals exports 2.7% (2010)
- Gas production 33.09 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 1,292 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 33.09 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Gas production per person 1,292 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sulphur dioxide and coal in Syria?
- Sulphur dioxide and coal in Syria was 151,184 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sulphur dioxide and coal recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 438,652 in 2008.
- What is the lowest sulphur dioxide and coal recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.89 in 1944.
- How does Syria rank for sulphur dioxide and coal?
- Syria ranks 48th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
- Is sulphur dioxide and coal rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Syria 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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