Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Venezuela
Venezuela: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions was 180,375 tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
180,375 tonnes
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
43rd
of 220 countries
All-time high
721,398 tonnes
in 2010
All-time low
35.38 tonnes
in 1750
Years of data
273
1750–2022
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Venezuela, 1750–2022
Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Venezuela recorded 180,375 tonnes for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in 2022.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and down 73.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Venezuela peaked at 721,398 tonnes in 2010 and was at its lowest, 35.38 tonnes, in 1750.
Venezuela ranks 43rd of 220 countries on this measure, 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 Venezuela, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 35.38 tonnes | — |
| 1751 | 35.48 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1752 | 35.57 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1753 | 35.67 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1754 | 35.76 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1755 | 35.86 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1756 | 35.95 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1757 | 36.05 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1758 | 36.14 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1759 | 36.23 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1760 | 36.33 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1761 | 36.42 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1762 | 36.52 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1763 | 36.61 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1764 | 36.71 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1765 | 36.8 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1766 | 36.9 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1767 | 36.99 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1768 | 37.08 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1769 | 37.18 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1770 | 37.27 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1771 | 37.37 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1772 | 37.46 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1773 | 37.55 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1774 | 37.65 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1775 | 37.74 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1776 | 37.84 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1777 | 37.93 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1778 | 38.02 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1779 | 38.11 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1780 | 38.21 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1781 | 38.3 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1782 | 38.39 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1783 | 38.49 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1784 | 38.58 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1785 | 38.67 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1786 | 38.76 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1787 | 38.85 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1788 | 38.95 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1789 | 39.04 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1790 | 39.13 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1791 | 39.22 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1792 | 39.31 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1793 | 39.4 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1794 | 39.49 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1795 | 39.58 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1796 | 39.67 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1797 | 39.76 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1798 | 39.85 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1799 | 39.94 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1800 | 40.03 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1801 | 40.11 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1802 | 40.2 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1803 | 40.29 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1804 | 40.38 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1805 | 40.47 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1806 | 40.55 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1807 | 40.64 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1808 | 40.73 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1809 | 40.81 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1810 | 40.9 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1811 | 41.77 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1812 | 42.64 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1813 | 43.51 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1814 | 44.37 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1815 | 45.23 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1816 | 46.09 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1817 | 46.95 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1818 | 47.8 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1819 | 48.66 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1820 | 49.51 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1821 | 50.55 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1822 | 51.6 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1823 | 52.64 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1824 | 53.68 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1825 | 54.71 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1826 | 55.75 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1827 | 56.77 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1828 | 57.8 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1829 | 58.82 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1830 | 59.84 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1831 | 61.09 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1832 | 62.35 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1833 | 63.59 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1834 | 64.84 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1835 | 66.07 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1836 | 67.31 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1837 | 68.54 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1838 | 69.76 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1839 | 70.98 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1840 | 72.2 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1841 | 73.7 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1842 | 75.2 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1843 | 76.69 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1844 | 78.17 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1845 | 79.65 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1846 | 81.12 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1847 | 82.58 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1848 | 84.04 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1849 | 85.5 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1850 | 86.68 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1851 | 88.7 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1852 | 90.75 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1853 | 92.84 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1854 | 94.97 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1855 | 97.14 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1856 | 99.43 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1857 | 101.78 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1858 | 104.16 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1859 | 104.98 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1860 | 105.8 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1861 | 106.74 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1862 | 107.68 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1863 | 108.62 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1864 | 109.57 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1865 | 110.52 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1866 | 111.63 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1867 | 112.75 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1868 | 113.87 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1869 | 114.99 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1870 | 116.11 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1871 | 119.41 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1872 | 121.29 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1873 | 123.3 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1874 | 125.43 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1875 | 127.75 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1876 | 130.19 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1877 | 132.68 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1878 | 135.24 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1879 | 137.8 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1880 | 140.42 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1881 | 143.04 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1882 | 145.6 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1883 | 148.16 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1884 | 150.59 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1885 | 152.97 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1886 | 154.54 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1887 | 156.24 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1888 | 158.43 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1889 | 160.56 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1890 | 162.76 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1891 | 165.32 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1892 | 167.83 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1893 | 170.27 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1894 | 172.9 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1895 | 175.34 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1896 | 178.12 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1897 | 180.97 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1898 | 183.75 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1899 | 186.6 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1900 | 189.38 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1901 | 193.95 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1902 | 198.47 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1903 | 203.07 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1904 | 238.14 tonnes | +17.3% |
| 1905 | 212 tonnes | -11.0% |
| 1906 | 215.17 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1907 | 218.79 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1908 | 251.46 tonnes | +14.9% |
| 1909 | 225.89 tonnes | -10.2% |
| 1910 | 229.8 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1911 | 234.59 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1912 | 238.97 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1913 | 356.54 tonnes | +49.2% |
| 1914 | 1,593 tonnes | +346.8% |
| 1915 | 2,870 tonnes | +80.2% |
| 1916 | 4,172 tonnes | +45.4% |
| 1917 | 5,404 tonnes | +29.5% |
| 1918 | 7,098 tonnes | +31.3% |
| 1919 | 8,019 tonnes | +13.0% |
| 1920 | 9,194 tonnes | +14.7% |
| 1921 | 10,547 tonnes | +14.7% |
| 1922 | 11,874 tonnes | +12.6% |
| 1923 | 13,985 tonnes | +17.8% |
| 1924 | 15,693 tonnes | +12.2% |
| 1925 | 18,527 tonnes | +18.1% |
| 1926 | 21,580 tonnes | +16.5% |
| 1927 | 25,793 tonnes | +19.5% |
| 1928 | 33,110 tonnes | +28.4% |
| 1929 | 38,544 tonnes | +16.4% |
| 1930 | 39,869 tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1931 | 38,336 tonnes | -3.8% |
| 1932 | 39,979 tonnes | +4.3% |
| 1933 | 41,458 tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1934 | 45,256 tonnes | +9.2% |
| 1935 | 48,290 tonnes | +6.7% |
| 1936 | 50,505 tonnes | +4.6% |
| 1937 | 56,206 tonnes | +11.3% |
| 1938 | 57,881 tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1939 | 60,596 tonnes | +4.7% |
| 1940 | 59,037 tonnes | -2.6% |
| 1941 | 66,231 tonnes | +12.2% |
| 1942 | 56,581 tonnes | -14.6% |
| 1943 | 61,853 tonnes | +9.3% |
| 1944 | 73,460 tonnes | +18.8% |
| 1945 | 83,366 tonnes | +13.5% |
| 1946 | 93,379 tonnes | +12.0% |
| 1947 | 101,059 tonnes | +8.2% |
| 1948 | 109,683 tonnes | +8.5% |
| 1949 | 109,415 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1950 | 133,285 tonnes | +21.8% |
| 1951 | 148,509 tonnes | +11.4% |
| 1952 | 156,535 tonnes | +5.4% |
| 1953 | 151,236 tonnes | -3.4% |
| 1954 | 161,523 tonnes | +6.8% |
| 1955 | 203,941 tonnes | +26.3% |
| 1956 | 224,031 tonnes | +9.9% |
| 1957 | 244,467 tonnes | +9.1% |
| 1958 | 184,664 tonnes | -24.5% |
| 1959 | 248,669 tonnes | +34.7% |
| 1960 | 229,873 tonnes | -7.6% |
| 1961 | 216,898 tonnes | -5.6% |
| 1962 | 217,646 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 240,538 tonnes | +10.5% |
| 1964 | 240,907 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 255,937 tonnes | +6.2% |
| 1966 | 237,202 tonnes | -7.3% |
| 1967 | 259,231 tonnes | +9.3% |
| 1968 | 264,814 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 274,940 tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1970 | 251,420 tonnes | -8.6% |
| 1971 | 401,295 tonnes | +59.6% |
| 1972 | 428,538 tonnes | +6.8% |
| 1973 | 460,794 tonnes | +7.5% |
| 1974 | 436,405 tonnes | -5.3% |
| 1975 | 377,471 tonnes | -13.5% |
| 1976 | 341,827 tonnes | -9.4% |
| 1977 | 326,400 tonnes | -4.5% |
| 1978 | 352,403 tonnes | +8.0% |
| 1979 | 412,707 tonnes | +17.1% |
| 1980 | 439,185 tonnes | +6.4% |
| 1981 | 438,445 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 430,231 tonnes | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 425,345 tonnes | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 413,243 tonnes | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 420,164 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 397,020 tonnes | -5.5% |
| 1987 | 382,493 tonnes | -3.7% |
| 1988 | 419,426 tonnes | +9.7% |
| 1989 | 446,931 tonnes | +6.6% |
| 1990 | 425,935 tonnes | -4.7% |
| 1991 | 398,866 tonnes | -6.4% |
| 1992 | 411,959 tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 383,718 tonnes | -6.9% |
| 1994 | 354,548 tonnes | -7.6% |
| 1995 | 355,986 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 350,752 tonnes | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 389,065 tonnes | +10.9% |
| 1998 | 392,698 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 436,673 tonnes | +11.2% |
| 2000 | 478,326 tonnes | +9.5% |
| 2001 | 514,506 tonnes | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 513,765 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 455,204 tonnes | -11.4% |
| 2004 | 471,685 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 515,903 tonnes | +9.4% |
| 2006 | 537,772 tonnes | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 435,980 tonnes | -18.9% |
| 2008 | 505,393 tonnes | +15.9% |
| 2009 | 512,633 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 721,398 tonnes | +40.7% |
| 2011 | 693,551 tonnes | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 684,157 tonnes | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 678,468 tonnes | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 610,461 tonnes | -10.0% |
| 2015 | 559,920 tonnes | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 457,707 tonnes | -18.3% |
| 2017 | 457,933 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 329,316 tonnes | -28.1% |
| 2019 | 215,253 tonnes | -34.6% |
| 2020 | 131,869 tonnes | -38.7% |
| 2021 | 178,205 tonnes | +35.1% |
| 2022 | 180,375 tonnes | +1.2% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 180,375 tonnes is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 27,967 tonnes, 6.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 180,375 tonnes is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 21,354 tonnes, 8.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Venezuela 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1914 | +346.8% | 356.54 tonnes | 1,593 tonnes |
| 1915 | +80.2% | 1,593 tonnes | 2,870 tonnes |
| 1971 | +59.6% | 251,420 tonnes | 401,295 tonnes |
| 1913 | +49.2% | 238.97 tonnes | 356.54 tonnes |
| 1916 | +45.4% | 2,870 tonnes | 4,172 tonnes |
| 2020 | -38.7% | 215,253 tonnes | 131,869 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 35.81 tonnes | 35.38 tonnes | 36.23 tonnes | 10 |
| 1760s | 36.75 tonnes | 36.33 tonnes | 37.18 tonnes | 10 |
| 1770s | 37.69 tonnes | 37.27 tonnes | 38.11 tonnes | 10 |
| 1780s | 38.62 tonnes | 38.21 tonnes | 39.04 tonnes | 10 |
| 1790s | 39.53 tonnes | 39.13 tonnes | 39.94 tonnes | 10 |
| 1800s | 40.42 tonnes | 40.03 tonnes | 40.81 tonnes | 10 |
| 1810s | 44.79 tonnes | 40.9 tonnes | 48.66 tonnes | 10 |
| 1820s | 54.18 tonnes | 49.51 tonnes | 58.82 tonnes | 10 |
| 1830s | 65.44 tonnes | 59.84 tonnes | 70.98 tonnes | 10 |
| 1840s | 78.88 tonnes | 72.2 tonnes | 85.5 tonnes | 10 |
| 1850s | 96.14 tonnes | 86.68 tonnes | 104.98 tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 110.22 tonnes | 105.8 tonnes | 114.99 tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 126.92 tonnes | 116.11 tonnes | 137.8 tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 151.05 tonnes | 140.42 tonnes | 160.56 tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 174.39 tonnes | 162.76 tonnes | 186.6 tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 214.63 tonnes | 189.38 tonnes | 251.46 tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 3,021 tonnes | 229.8 tonnes | 8,019 tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 19,885 tonnes | 9,194 tonnes | 38,544 tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 47,838 tonnes | 38,336 tonnes | 60,596 tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 81,406 tonnes | 56,581 tonnes | 109,683 tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 185,686 tonnes | 133,285 tonnes | 248,669 tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 243,799 tonnes | 216,898 tonnes | 274,940 tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 378,926 tonnes | 251,420 tonnes | 460,794 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 421,248 tonnes | 382,493 tonnes | 446,931 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 390,020 tonnes | 350,752 tonnes | 436,673 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 494,117 tonnes | 435,980 tonnes | 537,772 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 540,816 tonnes | 215,253 tonnes | 721,398 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 163,483 tonnes | 131,869 tonnes | 180,375 tonnes | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Venezuela?
- Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Venezuela was 180,375 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 Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 721,398 tonnes in 2010.
- What is the lowest coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.38 tonnes in 1750.
- How does Venezuela rank for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?
- Venezuela ranks 43rd out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
- Is coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Venezuela 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.