Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Syria
Syria: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions was 151,184 tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
151,184 tonnes
Change on year
up 7.2%
World rank
48th
of 220 countries
All-time high
438,652 tonnes
in 2008
All-time low
18.89 tonnes
in 1944
Years of data
273
1750–2022
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Syria, 1750–2022
Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Syria recorded 151,184 tonnes for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions 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, coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Syria peaked at 438,652 tonnes in 2008 and was at its lowest, 18.89 tonnes, 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.
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Syria, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 45.15 tonnes | — |
| 1751 | 45.35 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1752 | 45.56 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1753 | 45.76 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1754 | 45.96 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1755 | 46.16 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1756 | 46.37 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1757 | 46.57 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1758 | 46.77 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1759 | 46.97 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1760 | 47.17 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1761 | 47.38 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1762 | 47.59 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1763 | 47.8 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1764 | 48.01 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1765 | 48.22 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1766 | 48.43 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1767 | 48.64 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1768 | 48.84 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1769 | 49.05 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1770 | 49.26 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1771 | 49.48 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1772 | 49.69 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1773 | 49.91 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1774 | 50.12 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1775 | 50.34 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1776 | 50.55 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1777 | 50.77 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1778 | 50.98 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1779 | 51.2 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1780 | 51.41 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1781 | 51.63 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1782 | 51.85 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1783 | 52.08 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1784 | 52.3 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1785 | 52.52 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1786 | 52.74 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1787 | 52.96 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1788 | 53.18 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1789 | 53.4 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1790 | 53.62 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1791 | 53.85 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1792 | 54.08 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1793 | 54.31 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1794 | 54.53 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1795 | 54.76 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1796 | 54.99 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1797 | 55.21 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1798 | 55.44 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1799 | 55.66 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1800 | 55.89 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1801 | 56.12 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1802 | 56.36 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1803 | 56.59 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1804 | 56.82 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1805 | 57.06 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1806 | 57.29 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1807 | 57.52 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1808 | 57.75 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1809 | 57.98 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1810 | 58.21 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1811 | 58.45 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1812 | 58.69 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1813 | 58.92 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1814 | 59.16 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1815 | 59.4 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1816 | 59.63 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1817 | 59.87 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1818 | 60.11 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1819 | 60.34 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1820 | 60.57 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1821 | 60.77 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1822 | 60.96 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1823 | 61.16 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1824 | 61.35 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1825 | 61.55 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1826 | 61.74 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1827 | 61.93 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1828 | 62.12 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1829 | 62.31 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1830 | 62.5 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1831 | 62.64 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1832 | 62.77 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1833 | 62.9 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1834 | 63.03 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1835 | 63.17 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1836 | 63.3 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1837 | 63.43 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1838 | 63.56 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1839 | 63.69 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1840 | 63.82 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1841 | 63.94 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1842 | 64.07 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1843 | 64.2 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1844 | 64.33 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1845 | 64.45 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1846 | 64.58 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1847 | 64.7 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1848 | 64.83 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1849 | 64.95 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1850 | 65.08 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1851 | 65.2 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1852 | 65.32 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1853 | 65.44 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1854 | 65.56 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1855 | 65.69 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1856 | 65.8 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1857 | 65.92 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1858 | 66.04 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1859 | 66.16 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1860 | 66.28 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1861 | 66.39 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1862 | 66.51 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1863 | 66.62 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1864 | 66.73 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1865 | 66.85 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1866 | 66.96 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1867 | 67.07 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1868 | 67.18 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1869 | 67.29 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1870 | 67.4 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1871 | 68.15 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1872 | 68.91 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1873 | 69.66 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1874 | 70.41 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1875 | 71.15 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1876 | 71.89 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1877 | 72.63 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1878 | 73.37 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1879 | 74.1 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1880 | 74.83 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1881 | 75.55 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1882 | 76.26 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1883 | 76.97 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1884 | 77.67 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1885 | 78.38 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1886 | 79.08 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1887 | 79.77 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1888 | 80.47 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1889 | 81.16 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1890 | 81.84 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1891 | 81.53 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1892 | 81.21 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1893 | 80.9 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1894 | 80.59 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1895 | 80.28 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1896 | 79.96 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1897 | 79.65 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1898 | 79.34 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1899 | 79.03 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1900 | 78.72 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1901 | 76.44 tonnes | -2.9% |
| 1902 | 74.19 tonnes | -3.0% |
| 1903 | 71.95 tonnes | -3.0% |
| 1904 | 69.74 tonnes | -3.1% |
| 1905 | 67.55 tonnes | -3.1% |
| 1906 | 65.38 tonnes | -3.2% |
| 1907 | 63.23 tonnes | -3.3% |
| 1908 | 61.1 tonnes | -3.4% |
| 1909 | 59 tonnes | -3.4% |
| 1910 | 56.91 tonnes | -3.5% |
| 1911 | 54.84 tonnes | -3.6% |
| 1912 | 52.78 tonnes | -3.7% |
| 1913 | 50.75 tonnes | -3.8% |
| 1914 | 48.74 tonnes | -4.0% |
| 1915 | 46.76 tonnes | -4.1% |
| 1916 | 44.79 tonnes | -4.2% |
| 1917 | 42.85 tonnes | -4.3% |
| 1918 | 40.92 tonnes | -4.5% |
| 1919 | 39.02 tonnes | -4.6% |
| 1920 | 37.14 tonnes | -4.8% |
| 1921 | 35.28 tonnes | -5.0% |
| 1922 | 33.43 tonnes | -5.2% |
| 1923 | 31.61 tonnes | -5.5% |
| 1924 | 29.81 tonnes | -5.7% |
| 1925 | 28.03 tonnes | -6.0% |
| 1926 | 26.27 tonnes | -6.3% |
| 1927 | 24.53 tonnes | -6.6% |
| 1928 | 22.82 tonnes | -7.0% |
| 1929 | 21.13 tonnes | -7.4% |
| 1930 | 19.45 tonnes | -7.9% |
| 1931 | 20.63 tonnes | +6.0% |
| 1932 | 23.39 tonnes | +13.4% |
| 1933 | 24.22 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1934 | 21.39 tonnes | -11.7% |
| 1935 | 21.9 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1936 | 27.49 tonnes | +25.5% |
| 1937 | 41.67 tonnes | +51.6% |
| 1938 | 39.95 tonnes | -4.1% |
| 1939 | 36.32 tonnes | -9.1% |
| 1940 | 19.29 tonnes | -46.9% |
| 1941 | 19.62 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1942 | 35.7 tonnes | +82.0% |
| 1943 | 27.29 tonnes | -23.5% |
| 1944 | 18.89 tonnes | -30.8% |
| 1945 | 19.24 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1946 | 21.35 tonnes | +11.0% |
| 1947 | 23.47 tonnes | +9.9% |
| 1948 | 23.84 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1949 | 25.96 tonnes | +8.9% |
| 1950 | 2,036 tonnes | +7743.7% |
| 1951 | 1,875 tonnes | -7.9% |
| 1952 | 2,169 tonnes | +15.7% |
| 1953 | 2,211 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1954 | 2,476 tonnes | +12.0% |
| 1955 | 8,123 tonnes | +228.0% |
| 1956 | 9,890 tonnes | +21.8% |
| 1957 | 9,784 tonnes | -1.1% |
| 1958 | 10,601 tonnes | +8.3% |
| 1959 | 10,746 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1960 | 15,943 tonnes | +48.4% |
| 1961 | 14,974 tonnes | -6.1% |
| 1962 | 15,551 tonnes | +3.9% |
| 1963 | 17,512 tonnes | +12.6% |
| 1964 | 21,626 tonnes | +23.5% |
| 1965 | 17,866 tonnes | -17.4% |
| 1966 | 24,552 tonnes | +37.4% |
| 1967 | 22,977 tonnes | -6.4% |
| 1968 | 29,332 tonnes | +27.7% |
| 1969 | 35,092 tonnes | +19.6% |
| 1970 | 32,424 tonnes | -7.6% |
| 1971 | 43,701 tonnes | +34.8% |
| 1972 | 44,969 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 40,439 tonnes | -10.1% |
| 1974 | 49,990 tonnes | +23.6% |
| 1975 | 48,268 tonnes | -3.4% |
| 1976 | 60,276 tonnes | +24.9% |
| 1977 | 72,281 tonnes | +19.9% |
| 1978 | 70,540 tonnes | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 83,417 tonnes | +18.3% |
| 1980 | 84,607 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 108,448 tonnes | +28.2% |
| 1982 | 146,184 tonnes | +34.8% |
| 1983 | 183,961 tonnes | +25.8% |
| 1984 | 213,151 tonnes | +15.9% |
| 1985 | 169,411 tonnes | -20.5% |
| 1986 | 183,396 tonnes | +8.3% |
| 1987 | 216,772 tonnes | +18.2% |
| 1988 | 219,248 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 177,720 tonnes | -18.9% |
| 1990 | 217,003 tonnes | +22.1% |
| 1991 | 249,466 tonnes | +15.0% |
| 1992 | 229,331 tonnes | -8.1% |
| 1993 | 226,646 tonnes | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 236,929 tonnes | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 248,902 tonnes | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 261,141 tonnes | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 235,566 tonnes | -9.8% |
| 1998 | 262,557 tonnes | +11.5% |
| 1999 | 265,352 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 254,810 tonnes | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 273,507 tonnes | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 264,102 tonnes | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 264,261 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 265,816 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 358,173 tonnes | +34.7% |
| 2006 | 387,946 tonnes | +8.3% |
| 2007 | 421,108 tonnes | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 438,652 tonnes | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 377,384 tonnes | -14.0% |
| 2010 | 349,739 tonnes | -7.3% |
| 2011 | 330,485 tonnes | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 234,432 tonnes | -29.1% |
| 2013 | 150,199 tonnes | -35.9% |
| 2014 | 120,013 tonnes | -20.1% |
| 2015 | 119,320 tonnes | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 132,172 tonnes | +10.8% |
| 2017 | 142,092 tonnes | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 154,013 tonnes | +8.4% |
| 2019 | 147,235 tonnes | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 143,493 tonnes | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 141,008 tonnes | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 151,184 tonnes | +7.2% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 151,184 tonnes is above the median for low income countries, which is 10,657 tonnes, 14.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Syria's 151,184 tonnes is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 108,993 tonnes, 1.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions 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 tonnes | 2,036 tonnes |
| 1955 | +228.0% | 2,476 tonnes | 8,123 tonnes |
| 1942 | +82.0% | 19.62 tonnes | 35.7 tonnes |
| 1937 | +51.6% | 27.49 tonnes | 41.67 tonnes |
| 1960 | +48.4% | 10,746 tonnes | 15,943 tonnes |
| 1940 | -46.9% | 36.32 tonnes | 19.29 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 46.06 tonnes | 45.15 tonnes | 46.97 tonnes | 10 |
| 1760s | 48.11 tonnes | 47.17 tonnes | 49.05 tonnes | 10 |
| 1770s | 50.23 tonnes | 49.26 tonnes | 51.2 tonnes | 10 |
| 1780s | 52.41 tonnes | 51.41 tonnes | 53.4 tonnes | 10 |
| 1790s | 54.65 tonnes | 53.62 tonnes | 55.66 tonnes | 10 |
| 1800s | 56.94 tonnes | 55.89 tonnes | 57.98 tonnes | 10 |
| 1810s | 59.28 tonnes | 58.21 tonnes | 60.34 tonnes | 10 |
| 1820s | 61.45 tonnes | 60.57 tonnes | 62.31 tonnes | 10 |
| 1830s | 63.1 tonnes | 62.5 tonnes | 63.69 tonnes | 10 |
| 1840s | 64.39 tonnes | 63.82 tonnes | 64.95 tonnes | 10 |
| 1850s | 65.62 tonnes | 65.08 tonnes | 66.16 tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 66.79 tonnes | 66.28 tonnes | 67.29 tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 70.77 tonnes | 67.4 tonnes | 74.1 tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 78.01 tonnes | 74.83 tonnes | 81.16 tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 80.43 tonnes | 79.03 tonnes | 81.84 tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 68.73 tonnes | 59 tonnes | 78.72 tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 47.84 tonnes | 39.02 tonnes | 56.91 tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 29.01 tonnes | 21.13 tonnes | 37.14 tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 27.64 tonnes | 19.45 tonnes | 41.67 tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 23.47 tonnes | 18.89 tonnes | 35.7 tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 5,991 tonnes | 1,875 tonnes | 10,746 tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 21,542 tonnes | 14,974 tonnes | 35,092 tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 54,631 tonnes | 32,424 tonnes | 83,417 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 170,290 tonnes | 84,607 tonnes | 219,248 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 243,289 tonnes | 217,003 tonnes | 265,352 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 330,576 tonnes | 254,810 tonnes | 438,652 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 187,970 tonnes | 119,320 tonnes | 349,739 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 145,228 tonnes | 141,008 tonnes | 151,184 tonnes | 3 |
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- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.7577 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 19.7% (2010)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Syria?
- Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Syria was 151,184 tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 438,652 tonnes in 2008.
- What is the lowest coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.89 tonnes in 1944.
- How does Syria rank for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?
- Syria ranks 48th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
- Is coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions 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 Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Sulfur dioxide (SO₂) is an air pollutant formed from the burning of fuels that contain sulfur, such as coal. SO₂ is one of the main chemicals that forms acid rain.