Sulphur dioxide and coal in Vanuatu

Vanuatu: Sulphur dioxide and coal was 766.69 in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
766.69
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
195th
of 220 countries
All-time high
994.25
in 1974
All-time low
1.18
in 1750
Years of data
273
1750–2022

Sulphur dioxide and coal in Vanuatu, 1750–2022

02004006008001.0k175018862022

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2022, sulphur dioxide and coal in Vanuatu stood at 766.69.

That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sulphur dioxide and coal in Vanuatu peaked at 994.25 in 1974 and was at its lowest, 1.18, in 1750.

Vanuatu ranks 195th of 220 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Sulphur dioxide and coal in Vanuatu, year by year

Annual values for Sulphur dioxide and coal in Vanuatu, 1750 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1750 1.18 —
1751 1.19 +0.5%
1752 1.19 +0.5%
1753 1.2 +0.5%
1754 1.21 +0.5%
1755 1.21 +0.5%
1756 1.22 +0.5%
1757 1.23 +0.5%
1758 1.23 +0.5%
1759 1.24 +0.5%
1760 1.24 +0.5%
1761 1.25 +0.5%
1762 1.26 +0.5%
1763 1.26 +0.5%
1764 1.27 +0.5%
1765 1.28 +0.5%
1766 1.28 +0.5%
1767 1.29 +0.5%
1768 1.3 +0.5%
1769 1.3 +0.5%
1770 1.31 +0.5%
1771 1.32 +0.5%
1772 1.32 +0.5%
1773 1.33 +0.5%
1774 1.34 +0.5%
1775 1.34 +0.5%
1776 1.35 +0.5%
1777 1.36 +0.5%
1778 1.36 +0.5%
1779 1.37 +0.5%
1780 1.38 +0.5%
1781 1.38 +0.5%
1782 1.39 +0.5%
1783 1.4 +0.5%
1784 1.41 +0.5%
1785 1.41 +0.5%
1786 1.42 +0.5%
1787 1.43 +0.5%
1788 1.43 +0.5%
1789 1.44 +0.5%
1790 1.45 +0.5%
1791 1.46 +0.5%
1792 1.46 +0.5%
1793 1.47 +0.5%
1794 1.48 +0.5%
1795 1.49 +0.5%
1796 1.49 +0.5%
1797 1.5 +0.5%
1798 1.51 +0.5%
1799 1.52 +0.5%
1800 1.52 +0.5%
1801 1.53 +0.5%
1802 1.54 +0.5%
1803 1.55 +0.5%
1804 1.55 +0.5%
1805 1.56 +0.5%
1806 1.57 +0.5%
1807 1.58 +0.5%
1808 1.59 +0.5%
1809 1.59 +0.5%
1810 1.6 +0.5%
1811 1.61 +0.5%
1812 1.62 +0.5%
1813 1.63 +0.5%
1814 1.64 +0.5%
1815 1.65 +0.5%
1816 1.65 +0.5%
1817 1.66 +0.5%
1818 1.67 +0.5%
1819 1.68 +0.5%
1820 1.69 +0.5%
1821 1.7 +0.5%
1822 1.71 +0.5%
1823 1.72 +0.5%
1824 1.73 +0.5%
1825 1.73 +0.5%
1826 1.74 +0.5%
1827 1.75 +0.5%
1828 1.76 +0.5%
1829 1.77 +0.5%
1830 1.78 +0.5%
1831 1.79 +0.5%
1832 1.8 +0.5%
1833 1.81 +0.5%
1834 1.82 +0.5%
1835 1.83 +0.5%
1836 1.84 +0.5%
1837 1.85 +0.5%
1838 1.86 +0.5%
1839 1.87 +0.5%
1840 1.88 +0.5%
1841 1.89 +0.5%
1842 1.9 +0.5%
1843 1.91 +0.5%
1844 1.92 +0.5%
1845 1.93 +0.5%
1846 1.94 +0.5%
1847 1.95 +0.5%
1848 1.96 +0.5%
1849 1.97 +0.5%
1850 1.98 +0.5%
1851 2.05 +3.6%
1852 2.12 +3.6%
1853 2.2 +3.6%
1854 2.28 +3.6%
1855 2.36 +3.6%
1856 2.44 +3.6%
1857 2.53 +3.6%
1858 2.62 +3.6%
1859 2.71 +3.6%
1860 2.81 +3.6%
1861 2.89 +2.8%
1862 2.97 +2.8%
1863 3.05 +2.8%
1864 3.14 +2.8%
1865 3.23 +2.8%
1866 3.32 +2.8%
1867 3.41 +2.8%
1868 3.51 +2.8%
1869 3.61 +2.8%
1870 3.71 +2.9%
1871 3.81 +2.8%
1872 3.92 +2.7%
1873 4.02 +2.7%
1874 4.13 +2.8%
1875 4.25 +2.8%
1876 4.37 +2.8%
1877 4.49 +2.8%
1878 4.61 +2.8%
1879 4.74 +2.8%
1880 4.88 +2.8%
1881 4.8 -1.6%
1882 4.99 +4.0%
1883 5.19 +4.0%
1884 5.39 +4.0%
1885 5.61 +4.0%
1886 5.83 +4.0%
1887 6.07 +4.0%
1888 6.31 +4.0%
1889 6.56 +4.0%
1890 6.82 +4.0%
1891 6.83 +0.1%
1892 6.84 +0.1%
1893 6.85 +0.1%
1894 6.85 +0.1%
1895 6.86 +0.1%
1896 6.9 +0.5%
1897 6.94 +0.5%
1898 6.98 +0.5%
1899 7.01 +0.6%
1900 7.05 +0.6%
1901 7.04 -0.2%
1902 7.17 +1.9%
1903 7.3 +1.8%
1904 7.43 +1.8%
1905 7.56 +1.7%
1906 7.69 +1.7%
1907 7.82 +1.7%
1908 7.95 +1.6%
1909 8.08 +1.6%
1910 8.2 +1.6%
1911 8.17 -0.5%
1912 8.13 -0.4%
1913 8.1 -0.4%
1914 8.06 -0.4%
1915 8.03 -0.4%
1916 8 -0.4%
1917 7.98 -0.3%
1918 7.95 -0.3%
1919 7.93 -0.3%
1920 7.91 -0.3%
1921 7.85 -0.7%
1922 7.71 -1.9%
1923 7.61 -1.2%
1924 7.52 -1.2%
1925 7.43 -1.2%
1926 7.24 -2.5%
1927 7.16 -1.1%
1928 7.08 -1.1%
1929 6.91 -2.4%
1930 6.83 -1.0%
1931 6.84 +0.0%
1932 6.69 -2.1%
1933 6.58 -1.7%
1934 6.47 -1.6%
1935 6.37 -1.6%
1936 6.27 -1.6%
1937 6.17 -1.5%
1938 6.08 -1.5%
1939 5.99 -1.5%
1940 5.9 -1.5%
1941 5.77 -2.2%
1942 5.64 -2.3%
1943 5.51 -2.3%
1944 5.38 -2.3%
1945 5.19 -3.5%
1946 5.08 -2.2%
1947 4.71 -7.3%
1948 4.35 -7.6%
1949 4.01 -7.9%
1950 3.74 -6.8%
1951 3.86 +3.2%
1952 3.96 +2.7%
1953 4.05 +2.3%
1954 4.13 +2.0%
1955 4.21 +1.8%
1956 4.28 +1.8%
1957 4.36 +1.7%
1958 4.42 +1.6%
1959 4.49 +1.5%
1960 4.55 +1.4%
1961 4.6 +1.1%
1962 197.25 +4187.2%
1963 197.06 -0.1%
1964 196.86 -0.1%
1965 220.61 +12.1%
1966 244.23 +10.7%
1967 267.77 +9.6%
1968 362.66 +35.4%
1969 290.88 -19.8%
1970 266.8 -8.3%
1971 583 +118.5%
1972 669.7 +14.9%
1973 782.1 +16.8%
1974 994.25 +27.1%
1975 809.89 -18.5%
1976 637.21 -21.3%
1977 676.36 +6.1%
1978 618.29 -8.6%
1979 605.32 -2.1%
1980 685.04 +13.2%
1981 665.27 -2.9%
1982 560.08 -15.8%
1983 550.03 -1.8%
1984 580.04 +5.5%
1985 718.28 +23.8%
1986 366 -49.0%
1987 289.15 -21.0%
1988 396.1 +37.0%
1989 355.54 -10.2%
1990 395.99 +11.4%
1991 394.64 -0.3%
1992 440.23 +11.5%
1993 467.52 +6.2%
1994 438.65 -6.2%
1995 429.45 -2.1%
1996 514.54 +19.8%
1997 520.79 +1.2%
1998 538.54 +3.4%
1999 562.77 +4.5%
2000 552.16 -1.9%
2001 640.06 +15.9%
2002 627.58 -2.0%
2003 612.57 -2.4%
2004 395.79 -35.4%
2005 362.63 -8.4%
2006 313.64 -13.5%
2007 533.49 +70.1%
2008 530.67 -0.5%
2009 663.87 +25.1%
2010 631.32 -4.9%
2011 682.56 +8.1%
2012 746.54 +9.4%
2013 712.54 -4.6%
2014 756.77 +6.2%
2015 807.48 +6.7%
2016 822.75 +1.9%
2017 770.51 -6.3%
2018 837.42 +8.7%
2019 822.13 -1.8%
2020 738.38 -10.2%
2021 744.65 +0.8%
2022 766.69 +3.0%

Vanuatu compared with similar countries

  • Vanuatu's 766.69 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 27,967, 3% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Vanuatu's 766.69 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 63,332, 1% of the median. (34 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Sulphur dioxide and coal in Vanuatu 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.

YearChange FromTo
1962 +4187.2% 4.6 197.25
1971 +118.5% 266.8 583
2007 +70.1% 313.64 533.49
1986 -49.0% 718.28 366
1988 +37.0% 289.15 396.1
2004 -35.4% 612.57 395.79

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1750s 1.21 1.18 1.24 10
1760s 1.27 1.24 1.3 10
1770s 1.34 1.31 1.37 10
1780s 1.41 1.38 1.44 10
1790s 1.48 1.45 1.52 10
1800s 1.56 1.52 1.59 10
1810s 1.64 1.6 1.68 10
1820s 1.73 1.69 1.77 10
1830s 1.82 1.78 1.87 10
1840s 1.92 1.88 1.97 10
1850s 2.33 1.98 2.71 10
1860s 3.19 2.81 3.61 10
1870s 4.21 3.71 4.74 10
1880s 5.56 4.8 6.56 10
1890s 6.89 6.82 7.01 10
1900s 7.51 7.04 8.08 10
1910s 8.06 7.93 8.2 10
1920s 7.44 6.91 7.91 10
1930s 6.43 5.99 6.84 10
1940s 5.15 4.01 5.9 10
1950s 4.15 3.74 4.49 10
1960s 198.65 4.55 362.66 10
1970s 664.29 266.8 994.25 10
1980s 516.55 289.15 718.28 10
1990s 470.31 394.64 562.77 10
2000s 523.25 313.64 663.87 10
2010s 759 631.32 837.42 10
2020s 749.91 738.38 766.69 3

Countries ranked near Vanuatu

  1. 192 Sao Tome and Principe 841.57 compare
  2. 193 Cayman Islands 820.08 compare
  3. 194 Belize 786.68 compare
  4. 196 Bermuda 689.55 compare
  5. 197 Saint Lucia 590.4 compare
  6. 198 Tonga 553.16 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is sulphur dioxide and coal in Vanuatu?
Sulphur dioxide and coal in Vanuatu was 766.69 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest sulphur dioxide and coal recorded in Vanuatu?
The highest recorded value was 994.25 in 1974.
What is the lowest sulphur dioxide and coal recorded in Vanuatu?
The lowest recorded value was 1.18 in 1750.
How does Vanuatu rank for sulphur dioxide and coal?
Vanuatu ranks 195th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
Is sulphur dioxide and coal rising or falling in Vanuatu?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Vanuatu 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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Indicator
Sulphur dioxide and coal
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
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Coverage
220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
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