Sulphur dioxide and coal in Taiwan
Taiwan: Sulphur dioxide and coal was 81,206 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
81,206
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
70th
of 220 countries
All-time high
869,797
in 1980
All-time low
31.76
in 1750
Years of data
273
1750–2022
Sulphur dioxide and coal in Taiwan, 1750–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sulphur dioxide and coal in Taiwan is 81,206, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 53.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sulphur dioxide and coal in Taiwan peaked at 869,797 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 31.76, in 1750.
That places Taiwan 70th 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 Taiwan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 31.76 | — |
| 1751 | 31.81 | +0.2% |
| 1752 | 31.87 | +0.2% |
| 1753 | 31.92 | +0.2% |
| 1754 | 31.97 | +0.2% |
| 1755 | 32.03 | +0.2% |
| 1756 | 32.08 | +0.2% |
| 1757 | 32.13 | +0.2% |
| 1758 | 32.19 | +0.2% |
| 1759 | 32.24 | +0.2% |
| 1760 | 32.3 | +0.2% |
| 1761 | 32.35 | +0.2% |
| 1762 | 32.4 | +0.2% |
| 1763 | 32.46 | +0.2% |
| 1764 | 32.51 | +0.2% |
| 1765 | 32.56 | +0.2% |
| 1766 | 32.62 | +0.2% |
| 1767 | 32.67 | +0.2% |
| 1768 | 32.72 | +0.2% |
| 1769 | 32.78 | +0.2% |
| 1770 | 32.83 | +0.2% |
| 1771 | 32.88 | +0.2% |
| 1772 | 32.94 | +0.2% |
| 1773 | 32.99 | +0.2% |
| 1774 | 33.04 | +0.2% |
| 1775 | 33.1 | +0.2% |
| 1776 | 33.15 | +0.2% |
| 1777 | 33.2 | +0.2% |
| 1778 | 33.26 | +0.2% |
| 1779 | 33.31 | +0.2% |
| 1780 | 33.36 | +0.2% |
| 1781 | 33.42 | +0.2% |
| 1782 | 33.47 | +0.2% |
| 1783 | 33.52 | +0.2% |
| 1784 | 33.57 | +0.2% |
| 1785 | 33.63 | +0.2% |
| 1786 | 33.68 | +0.2% |
| 1787 | 33.73 | +0.2% |
| 1788 | 33.78 | +0.2% |
| 1789 | 33.84 | +0.2% |
| 1790 | 33.89 | +0.2% |
| 1791 | 33.94 | +0.2% |
| 1792 | 33.99 | +0.2% |
| 1793 | 34.05 | +0.2% |
| 1794 | 34.1 | +0.2% |
| 1795 | 34.15 | +0.2% |
| 1796 | 34.2 | +0.2% |
| 1797 | 34.25 | +0.2% |
| 1798 | 34.3 | +0.2% |
| 1799 | 34.36 | +0.2% |
| 1800 | 34.41 | +0.2% |
| 1801 | 34.46 | +0.1% |
| 1802 | 34.51 | +0.1% |
| 1803 | 34.56 | +0.1% |
| 1804 | 34.61 | +0.1% |
| 1805 | 34.66 | +0.1% |
| 1806 | 34.71 | +0.1% |
| 1807 | 34.76 | +0.1% |
| 1808 | 34.82 | +0.1% |
| 1809 | 34.87 | +0.1% |
| 1810 | 34.92 | +0.1% |
| 1811 | 34.97 | +0.1% |
| 1812 | 35.02 | +0.1% |
| 1813 | 35.07 | +0.1% |
| 1814 | 35.12 | +0.1% |
| 1815 | 35.17 | +0.1% |
| 1816 | 35.22 | +0.1% |
| 1817 | 35.27 | +0.1% |
| 1818 | 35.32 | +0.1% |
| 1819 | 35.36 | +0.1% |
| 1820 | 35.41 | +0.1% |
| 1821 | 35.49 | +0.2% |
| 1822 | 35.56 | +0.2% |
| 1823 | 35.64 | +0.2% |
| 1824 | 35.71 | +0.2% |
| 1825 | 35.79 | +0.2% |
| 1826 | 35.86 | +0.2% |
| 1827 | 35.94 | +0.2% |
| 1828 | 36.01 | +0.2% |
| 1829 | 36.08 | +0.2% |
| 1830 | 36.16 | +0.2% |
| 1831 | 36.26 | +0.3% |
| 1832 | 36.35 | +0.3% |
| 1833 | 36.45 | +0.3% |
| 1834 | 36.55 | +0.3% |
| 1835 | 36.65 | +0.3% |
| 1836 | 36.74 | +0.3% |
| 1837 | 36.84 | +0.3% |
| 1838 | 36.94 | +0.3% |
| 1839 | 37.03 | +0.3% |
| 1840 | 37.13 | +0.3% |
| 1841 | 37.23 | +0.3% |
| 1842 | 37.33 | +0.3% |
| 1843 | 37.42 | +0.3% |
| 1844 | 37.52 | +0.3% |
| 1845 | 37.62 | +0.3% |
| 1846 | 37.71 | +0.3% |
| 1847 | 37.81 | +0.3% |
| 1848 | 37.91 | +0.3% |
| 1849 | 38 | +0.3% |
| 1850 | 38.1 | +0.3% |
| 1851 | 38.2 | +0.3% |
| 1852 | 38.3 | +0.3% |
| 1853 | 38.4 | +0.3% |
| 1854 | 38.51 | +0.3% |
| 1855 | 38.62 | +0.3% |
| 1856 | 38.73 | +0.3% |
| 1857 | 38.84 | +0.3% |
| 1858 | 38.96 | +0.3% |
| 1859 | 39.08 | +0.3% |
| 1860 | 39.21 | +0.3% |
| 1861 | 39.31 | +0.3% |
| 1862 | 39.42 | +0.3% |
| 1863 | 39.52 | +0.3% |
| 1864 | 39.63 | +0.3% |
| 1865 | 39.74 | +0.3% |
| 1866 | 39.84 | +0.3% |
| 1867 | 39.95 | +0.3% |
| 1868 | 40.06 | +0.3% |
| 1869 | 40.18 | +0.3% |
| 1870 | 40.29 | +0.3% |
| 1871 | 40.4 | +0.3% |
| 1872 | 40.51 | +0.3% |
| 1873 | 40.62 | +0.3% |
| 1874 | 40.74 | +0.3% |
| 1875 | 40.85 | +0.3% |
| 1876 | 40.96 | +0.3% |
| 1877 | 41.07 | +0.3% |
| 1878 | 41.19 | +0.3% |
| 1879 | 41.3 | +0.3% |
| 1880 | 41.41 | +0.3% |
| 1881 | 41.52 | +0.3% |
| 1882 | 41.62 | +0.3% |
| 1883 | 41.73 | +0.3% |
| 1884 | 41.83 | +0.3% |
| 1885 | 41.94 | +0.3% |
| 1886 | 42.04 | +0.3% |
| 1887 | 42.15 | +0.3% |
| 1888 | 42.26 | +0.3% |
| 1889 | 42.36 | +0.3% |
| 1890 | 42.47 | +0.3% |
| 1891 | 43.05 | +1.4% |
| 1892 | 43.64 | +1.4% |
| 1893 | 44.22 | +1.3% |
| 1894 | 44.8 | +1.3% |
| 1895 | 45.39 | +1.3% |
| 1896 | 83.06 | +83.0% |
| 1897 | 564.45 | +579.6% |
| 1898 | 1,191 | +111.0% |
| 1899 | 857.04 | -28.0% |
| 1900 | 1,155 | +34.8% |
| 1901 | 3,938 | +240.9% |
| 1902 | 8,811 | +123.7% |
| 1903 | 10,298 | +16.9% |
| 1904 | 13,378 | +29.9% |
| 1905 | 18,708 | +39.8% |
| 1906 | 18,150 | -3.0% |
| 1907 | 20,842 | +14.8% |
| 1908 | 20,558 | -1.4% |
| 1909 | 20,542 | -0.1% |
| 1910 | 21,057 | +2.5% |
| 1911 | 21,754 | +3.3% |
| 1912 | 22,281 | +2.4% |
| 1913 | 24,001 | +7.7% |
| 1914 | 24,042 | +0.2% |
| 1915 | 24,547 | +2.1% |
| 1916 | 30,615 | +24.7% |
| 1917 | 36,051 | +17.8% |
| 1918 | 38,553 | +6.9% |
| 1919 | 46,329 | +20.2% |
| 1920 | 42,273 | -8.8% |
| 1921 | 39,646 | -6.2% |
| 1922 | 53,110 | +34.0% |
| 1923 | 58,861 | +10.8% |
| 1924 | 63,306 | +7.6% |
| 1925 | 72,681 | +14.8% |
| 1926 | 78,927 | +8.6% |
| 1927 | 83,180 | +5.4% |
| 1928 | 72,128 | -13.3% |
| 1929 | 70,795 | -1.8% |
| 1930 | 75,130 | +6.1% |
| 1931 | 69,134 | -8.0% |
| 1932 | 68,024 | -1.6% |
| 1933 | 79,362 | +16.7% |
| 1934 | 81,146 | +2.2% |
| 1935 | 87,723 | +8.1% |
| 1936 | 92,488 | +5.4% |
| 1937 | 100,518 | +8.7% |
| 1938 | 108,814 | +8.3% |
| 1939 | 124,588 | +14.5% |
| 1940 | 129,598 | +4.0% |
| 1941 | 170,540 | +31.6% |
| 1942 | 167,851 | -1.6% |
| 1943 | 200,266 | +19.3% |
| 1944 | 165,775 | -17.2% |
| 1945 | 96,350 | -41.9% |
| 1946 | 117,729 | +22.2% |
| 1947 | 131,701 | +11.9% |
| 1948 | 152,359 | +15.7% |
| 1949 | 135,292 | -11.2% |
| 1950 | 102,480 | -24.3% |
| 1951 | 128,416 | +25.3% |
| 1952 | 147,274 | +14.7% |
| 1953 | 140,263 | -4.8% |
| 1954 | 131,319 | -6.4% |
| 1955 | 134,274 | +2.3% |
| 1956 | 138,688 | +3.3% |
| 1957 | 141,157 | +1.8% |
| 1958 | 152,746 | +8.2% |
| 1959 | 167,465 | +9.6% |
| 1960 | 171,631 | +2.5% |
| 1961 | 176,846 | +3.0% |
| 1962 | 192,601 | +8.9% |
| 1963 | 188,712 | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 204,664 | +8.5% |
| 1965 | 213,936 | +4.5% |
| 1966 | 229,682 | +7.4% |
| 1967 | 259,107 | +12.8% |
| 1968 | 280,564 | +8.3% |
| 1969 | 310,559 | +10.7% |
| 1970 | 346,558 | +11.6% |
| 1971 | 387,671 | +11.9% |
| 1972 | 451,303 | +16.4% |
| 1973 | 510,629 | +13.1% |
| 1974 | 492,433 | -3.6% |
| 1975 | 546,052 | +10.9% |
| 1976 | 749,708 | +37.3% |
| 1977 | 757,875 | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 848,365 | +11.9% |
| 1979 | 842,975 | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 869,797 | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 735,372 | -15.5% |
| 1982 | 679,977 | -7.5% |
| 1983 | 674,023 | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 646,508 | -4.1% |
| 1985 | 590,602 | -8.6% |
| 1986 | 660,881 | +11.9% |
| 1987 | 534,280 | -19.2% |
| 1988 | 603,856 | +13.0% |
| 1989 | 644,664 | +6.8% |
| 1990 | 617,243 | -4.3% |
| 1991 | 604,924 | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 628,277 | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 606,961 | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 588,896 | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 586,818 | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 527,580 | -10.1% |
| 1997 | 536,656 | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 528,938 | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 482,915 | -8.7% |
| 2000 | 453,580 | -6.1% |
| 2001 | 375,003 | -17.3% |
| 2002 | 356,059 | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 394,521 | +10.8% |
| 2004 | 339,588 | -13.9% |
| 2005 | 322,393 | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 313,837 | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 279,509 | -10.9% |
| 2008 | 240,245 | -14.0% |
| 2009 | 208,691 | -13.1% |
| 2010 | 216,694 | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 215,915 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 174,586 | -19.1% |
| 2013 | 164,560 | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 161,141 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 151,801 | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 168,504 | +11.0% |
| 2017 | 152,689 | -9.4% |
| 2018 | 132,315 | -13.3% |
| 2019 | 124,816 | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 73,989 | -40.7% |
| 2021 | 80,475 | +8.8% |
| 2022 | 81,206 | +0.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sulphur dioxide and coal in Taiwan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1897 | +579.6% | 83.06 | 564.45 |
| 1901 | +240.9% | 1,155 | 3,938 |
| 1902 | +123.7% | 3,938 | 8,811 |
| 1898 | +111.0% | 564.45 | 1,191 |
| 1896 | +83.0% | 45.39 | 83.06 |
| 1945 | -41.9% | 165,775 | 96,350 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 32 | 31.76 | 32.24 | 10 |
| 1760s | 32.54 | 32.3 | 32.78 | 10 |
| 1770s | 33.07 | 32.83 | 33.31 | 10 |
| 1780s | 33.6 | 33.36 | 33.84 | 10 |
| 1790s | 34.12 | 33.89 | 34.36 | 10 |
| 1800s | 34.64 | 34.41 | 34.87 | 10 |
| 1810s | 35.14 | 34.92 | 35.36 | 10 |
| 1820s | 35.75 | 35.41 | 36.08 | 10 |
| 1830s | 36.6 | 36.16 | 37.03 | 10 |
| 1840s | 37.57 | 37.13 | 38 | 10 |
| 1850s | 38.57 | 38.1 | 39.08 | 10 |
| 1860s | 39.69 | 39.21 | 40.18 | 10 |
| 1870s | 40.79 | 40.29 | 41.3 | 10 |
| 1880s | 41.89 | 41.41 | 42.36 | 10 |
| 1890s | 295.89 | 42.47 | 1,191 | 10 |
| 1900s | 13,638 | 1,155 | 20,842 | 10 |
| 1910s | 28,923 | 21,057 | 46,329 | 10 |
| 1920s | 63,491 | 39,646 | 83,180 | 10 |
| 1930s | 88,693 | 68,024 | 124,588 | 10 |
| 1940s | 146,746 | 96,350 | 200,266 | 10 |
| 1950s | 138,408 | 102,480 | 167,465 | 10 |
| 1960s | 222,830 | 171,631 | 310,559 | 10 |
| 1970s | 593,357 | 346,558 | 848,365 | 10 |
| 1980s | 663,996 | 534,280 | 869,797 | 10 |
| 1990s | 570,921 | 482,915 | 628,277 | 10 |
| 2000s | 328,343 | 208,691 | 453,580 | 10 |
| 2010s | 166,302 | 124,816 | 216,694 | 10 |
| 2020s | 78,557 | 73,989 | 81,206 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sulphur dioxide and coal in Taiwan?
- Sulphur dioxide and coal in Taiwan was 81,206 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sulphur dioxide and coal recorded in Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 869,797 in 1980.
- What is the lowest sulphur dioxide and coal recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.76 in 1750.
- How does Taiwan rank for sulphur dioxide and coal?
- Taiwan ranks 70th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
- Is sulphur dioxide and coal rising or falling in Taiwan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Taiwan 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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