Sulphur dioxide and coal in Yemen
Yemen: Sulphur dioxide and coal was 34,714 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
34,714
Change on year
up 7.5%
World rank
100th
of 220 countries
All-time high
124,934
in 2009
All-time low
11.4
in 1939
Years of data
273
1750–2022
Sulphur dioxide and coal in Yemen, 1750–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 34,714 for sulphur dioxide and coal in 2022.
That represents a change of up 7.5% on the previous year and down 61.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sulphur dioxide and coal in Yemen peaked at 124,934 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 11.4, in 1939.
That places Yemen 100th 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 Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 114.18 | — |
| 1751 | 114.36 | +0.2% |
| 1752 | 114.54 | +0.2% |
| 1753 | 114.72 | +0.2% |
| 1754 | 114.91 | +0.2% |
| 1755 | 115.09 | +0.2% |
| 1756 | 115.28 | +0.2% |
| 1757 | 115.46 | +0.2% |
| 1758 | 115.64 | +0.2% |
| 1759 | 115.82 | +0.2% |
| 1760 | 116.01 | +0.2% |
| 1761 | 116.19 | +0.2% |
| 1762 | 116.38 | +0.2% |
| 1763 | 116.56 | +0.2% |
| 1764 | 116.75 | +0.2% |
| 1765 | 116.93 | +0.2% |
| 1766 | 117.12 | +0.2% |
| 1767 | 117.3 | +0.2% |
| 1768 | 117.49 | +0.2% |
| 1769 | 117.67 | +0.2% |
| 1770 | 117.86 | +0.2% |
| 1771 | 118.04 | +0.2% |
| 1772 | 118.23 | +0.2% |
| 1773 | 118.42 | +0.2% |
| 1774 | 118.6 | +0.2% |
| 1775 | 118.79 | +0.2% |
| 1776 | 118.98 | +0.2% |
| 1777 | 119.16 | +0.2% |
| 1778 | 119.35 | +0.2% |
| 1779 | 119.54 | +0.2% |
| 1780 | 119.72 | +0.2% |
| 1781 | 119.91 | +0.2% |
| 1782 | 120.1 | +0.2% |
| 1783 | 120.29 | +0.2% |
| 1784 | 120.48 | +0.2% |
| 1785 | 120.67 | +0.2% |
| 1786 | 120.85 | +0.2% |
| 1787 | 121.04 | +0.2% |
| 1788 | 121.23 | +0.2% |
| 1789 | 121.42 | +0.2% |
| 1790 | 121.61 | +0.2% |
| 1791 | 121.8 | +0.2% |
| 1792 | 121.99 | +0.2% |
| 1793 | 122.18 | +0.2% |
| 1794 | 122.37 | +0.2% |
| 1795 | 122.56 | +0.2% |
| 1796 | 122.75 | +0.2% |
| 1797 | 122.94 | +0.2% |
| 1798 | 123.13 | +0.2% |
| 1799 | 123.32 | +0.2% |
| 1800 | 123.51 | +0.2% |
| 1801 | 123.7 | +0.2% |
| 1802 | 123.89 | +0.2% |
| 1803 | 124.08 | +0.2% |
| 1804 | 124.27 | +0.2% |
| 1805 | 124.46 | +0.2% |
| 1806 | 124.66 | +0.2% |
| 1807 | 124.85 | +0.2% |
| 1808 | 125.04 | +0.2% |
| 1809 | 125.23 | +0.2% |
| 1810 | 125.42 | +0.2% |
| 1811 | 125.61 | +0.2% |
| 1812 | 125.81 | +0.2% |
| 1813 | 126 | +0.2% |
| 1814 | 126.19 | +0.2% |
| 1815 | 126.38 | +0.2% |
| 1816 | 126.58 | +0.2% |
| 1817 | 126.77 | +0.2% |
| 1818 | 126.96 | +0.2% |
| 1819 | 127.15 | +0.2% |
| 1820 | 127.34 | +0.2% |
| 1821 | 127.45 | +0.1% |
| 1822 | 127.56 | +0.1% |
| 1823 | 127.67 | +0.1% |
| 1824 | 127.78 | +0.1% |
| 1825 | 127.89 | +0.1% |
| 1826 | 128 | +0.1% |
| 1827 | 128.1 | +0.1% |
| 1828 | 128.21 | +0.1% |
| 1829 | 128.32 | +0.1% |
| 1830 | 128.43 | +0.1% |
| 1831 | 128.66 | +0.2% |
| 1832 | 128.9 | +0.2% |
| 1833 | 129.14 | +0.2% |
| 1834 | 129.38 | +0.2% |
| 1835 | 129.61 | +0.2% |
| 1836 | 129.85 | +0.2% |
| 1837 | 130.09 | +0.2% |
| 1838 | 130.33 | +0.2% |
| 1839 | 130.56 | +0.2% |
| 1840 | 130.8 | +0.2% |
| 1841 | 131.04 | +0.2% |
| 1842 | 131.28 | +0.2% |
| 1843 | 131.52 | +0.2% |
| 1844 | 131.76 | +0.2% |
| 1845 | 132 | +0.2% |
| 1846 | 132.24 | +0.2% |
| 1847 | 132.47 | +0.2% |
| 1848 | 132.71 | +0.2% |
| 1849 | 132.95 | +0.2% |
| 1850 | 133.19 | +0.2% |
| 1851 | 133.43 | +0.2% |
| 1852 | 133.68 | +0.2% |
| 1853 | 133.92 | +0.2% |
| 1854 | 134.16 | +0.2% |
| 1855 | 134.4 | +0.2% |
| 1856 | 134.64 | +0.2% |
| 1857 | 134.88 | +0.2% |
| 1858 | 135.12 | +0.2% |
| 1859 | 135.36 | +0.2% |
| 1860 | 135.6 | +0.2% |
| 1861 | 135.84 | +0.2% |
| 1862 | 136.09 | +0.2% |
| 1863 | 136.33 | +0.2% |
| 1864 | 136.57 | +0.2% |
| 1865 | 136.81 | +0.2% |
| 1866 | 137.06 | +0.2% |
| 1867 | 137.3 | +0.2% |
| 1868 | 137.54 | +0.2% |
| 1869 | 137.78 | +0.2% |
| 1870 | 138.02 | +0.2% |
| 1871 | 138.58 | +0.4% |
| 1872 | 139.14 | +0.4% |
| 1873 | 139.7 | +0.4% |
| 1874 | 140.25 | +0.4% |
| 1875 | 140.81 | +0.4% |
| 1876 | 141.37 | +0.4% |
| 1877 | 141.93 | +0.4% |
| 1878 | 142.48 | +0.4% |
| 1879 | 143.04 | +0.4% |
| 1880 | 143.6 | +0.4% |
| 1881 | 144.05 | +0.3% |
| 1882 | 144.5 | +0.3% |
| 1883 | 144.95 | +0.3% |
| 1884 | 145.4 | +0.3% |
| 1885 | 145.85 | +0.3% |
| 1886 | 146.3 | +0.3% |
| 1887 | 146.75 | +0.3% |
| 1888 | 147.2 | +0.3% |
| 1889 | 147.65 | +0.3% |
| 1890 | 148.1 | +0.3% |
| 1891 | 148.56 | +0.3% |
| 1892 | 149.02 | +0.3% |
| 1893 | 149.48 | +0.3% |
| 1894 | 149.94 | +0.3% |
| 1895 | 150.4 | +0.3% |
| 1896 | 150.86 | +0.3% |
| 1897 | 151.32 | +0.3% |
| 1898 | 151.78 | +0.3% |
| 1899 | 152.24 | +0.3% |
| 1900 | 152.7 | +0.3% |
| 1901 | 149.55 | -2.1% |
| 1902 | 146.38 | -2.1% |
| 1903 | 143.18 | -2.2% |
| 1904 | 139.96 | -2.3% |
| 1905 | 136.7 | -2.3% |
| 1906 | 133.42 | -2.4% |
| 1907 | 130.11 | -2.5% |
| 1908 | 126.78 | -2.6% |
| 1909 | 123.42 | -2.7% |
| 1910 | 120.03 | -2.7% |
| 1911 | 117.03 | -2.5% |
| 1912 | 113.98 | -2.6% |
| 1913 | 110.88 | -2.7% |
| 1914 | 107.72 | -2.9% |
| 1915 | 104.5 | -3.0% |
| 1916 | 101.23 | -3.1% |
| 1917 | 97.91 | -3.3% |
| 1918 | 94.53 | -3.4% |
| 1919 | 91.1 | -3.6% |
| 1920 | 87.62 | -3.8% |
| 1921 | 84.13 | -4.0% |
| 1922 | 80.58 | -4.2% |
| 1923 | 76.97 | -4.5% |
| 1924 | 73.3 | -4.8% |
| 1925 | 69.58 | -5.1% |
| 1926 | 65.79 | -5.4% |
| 1927 | 61.95 | -5.8% |
| 1928 | 58.05 | -6.3% |
| 1929 | 54.1 | -6.8% |
| 1930 | 50.08 | -7.4% |
| 1931 | 46.03 | -8.1% |
| 1932 | 41.91 | -8.9% |
| 1933 | 37.74 | -10.0% |
| 1934 | 33.5 | -11.2% |
| 1935 | 29.2 | -12.8% |
| 1936 | 24.84 | -14.9% |
| 1937 | 20.42 | -17.8% |
| 1938 | 15.94 | -21.9% |
| 1939 | 11.4 | -28.5% |
| 1940 | 11.65 | +2.2% |
| 1941 | 11.9 | +2.2% |
| 1942 | 12.16 | +2.2% |
| 1943 | 12.42 | +2.1% |
| 1944 | 12.68 | +2.1% |
| 1945 | 12.95 | +2.1% |
| 1946 | 13.22 | +2.1% |
| 1947 | 13.49 | +2.0% |
| 1948 | 13.76 | +2.0% |
| 1949 | 14.03 | +2.0% |
| 1950 | 216.71 | +1444.3% |
| 1951 | 157.5 | -27.3% |
| 1952 | 218.3 | +38.6% |
| 1953 | 257.45 | +17.9% |
| 1954 | 15,548 | +5939.1% |
| 1955 | 17,826 | +14.7% |
| 1956 | 15,370 | -13.8% |
| 1957 | 16,784 | +9.2% |
| 1958 | 16,718 | -0.4% |
| 1959 | 19,182 | +14.7% |
| 1960 | 22,805 | +18.9% |
| 1961 | 20,133 | -11.7% |
| 1962 | 24,220 | +20.3% |
| 1963 | 21,975 | -9.3% |
| 1964 | 24,834 | +13.0% |
| 1965 | 23,922 | -3.7% |
| 1966 | 23,510 | -1.7% |
| 1967 | 15,224 | -35.2% |
| 1968 | 42,285 | +177.8% |
| 1969 | 18,812 | -55.5% |
| 1970 | 9,564 | -49.2% |
| 1971 | 25,594 | +167.6% |
| 1972 | 25,100 | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 27,032 | +7.7% |
| 1974 | 21,263 | -21.3% |
| 1975 | 24,436 | +14.9% |
| 1976 | 45,317 | +85.5% |
| 1977 | 52,815 | +16.5% |
| 1978 | 47,823 | -9.5% |
| 1979 | 48,894 | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 53,675 | +9.8% |
| 1981 | 24,164 | -55.0% |
| 1982 | 40,046 | +65.7% |
| 1983 | 35,443 | -11.5% |
| 1984 | 40,808 | +15.1% |
| 1985 | 42,209 | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 42,487 | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 46,273 | +8.9% |
| 1988 | 49,613 | +7.2% |
| 1989 | 49,760 | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 48,014 | -3.5% |
| 1991 | 61,287 | +27.6% |
| 1992 | 66,407 | +8.4% |
| 1993 | 46,338 | -30.2% |
| 1994 | 46,143 | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 52,765 | +14.4% |
| 1996 | 54,530 | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 58,788 | +7.8% |
| 1998 | 64,988 | +10.5% |
| 1999 | 75,387 | +16.0% |
| 2000 | 81,659 | +8.3% |
| 2001 | 85,208 | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 80,052 | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 96,379 | +20.4% |
| 2004 | 98,461 | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 103,955 | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 103,902 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 105,247 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 111,879 | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 124,934 | +11.7% |
| 2010 | 119,845 | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 101,852 | -15.0% |
| 2012 | 89,797 | -11.8% |
| 2013 | 107,698 | +19.9% |
| 2014 | 98,437 | -8.6% |
| 2015 | 48,635 | -50.6% |
| 2016 | 40,519 | -16.7% |
| 2017 | 38,719 | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 43,506 | +12.4% |
| 2019 | 42,012 | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 34,291 | -18.4% |
| 2021 | 32,282 | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 34,714 | +7.5% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 34,714 is above the median for low income countries, which is 10,657, 3.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 34,714 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 108,993, 32% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sulphur dioxide and coal in Yemen 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | +5939.1% | 257.45 | 15,548 |
| 1950 | +1444.3% | 14.03 | 216.71 |
| 1968 | +177.8% | 15,224 | 42,285 |
| 1971 | +167.6% | 9,564 | 25,594 |
| 1976 | +85.5% | 24,436 | 45,317 |
| 1982 | +65.7% | 24,164 | 40,046 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 115 | 114.18 | 115.82 | 10 |
| 1760s | 116.84 | 116.01 | 117.67 | 10 |
| 1770s | 118.7 | 117.86 | 119.54 | 10 |
| 1780s | 120.57 | 119.72 | 121.42 | 10 |
| 1790s | 122.46 | 121.61 | 123.32 | 10 |
| 1800s | 124.37 | 123.51 | 125.23 | 10 |
| 1810s | 126.29 | 125.42 | 127.15 | 10 |
| 1820s | 127.83 | 127.34 | 128.32 | 10 |
| 1830s | 129.5 | 128.43 | 130.56 | 10 |
| 1840s | 131.88 | 130.8 | 132.95 | 10 |
| 1850s | 134.28 | 133.19 | 135.36 | 10 |
| 1860s | 136.69 | 135.6 | 137.78 | 10 |
| 1870s | 140.53 | 138.02 | 143.04 | 10 |
| 1880s | 145.62 | 143.6 | 147.65 | 10 |
| 1890s | 150.17 | 148.1 | 152.24 | 10 |
| 1900s | 138.22 | 123.42 | 152.7 | 10 |
| 1910s | 105.89 | 91.1 | 120.03 | 10 |
| 1920s | 71.21 | 54.1 | 87.62 | 10 |
| 1930s | 31.11 | 11.4 | 50.08 | 10 |
| 1940s | 12.82 | 11.65 | 14.03 | 10 |
| 1950s | 10,228 | 157.5 | 19,182 | 10 |
| 1960s | 23,772 | 15,224 | 42,285 | 10 |
| 1970s | 32,784 | 9,564 | 52,815 | 10 |
| 1980s | 42,448 | 24,164 | 53,675 | 10 |
| 1990s | 57,465 | 46,143 | 75,387 | 10 |
| 2000s | 99,168 | 80,052 | 124,934 | 10 |
| 2010s | 73,102 | 38,719 | 119,845 | 10 |
| 2020s | 33,762 | 32,282 | 34,714 | 3 |
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More energy & mining data for Yemen
- 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 (2018)
- Fuel imports 12.8% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 1.1% (2024)
- Fuel exports 0.0% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 1.1% (2024)
- Gas production 0.1164 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 2.87 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0.1164 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 2.87 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sulphur dioxide and coal in Yemen?
- Sulphur dioxide and coal in Yemen was 34,714 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sulphur dioxide and coal recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 124,934 in 2009.
- What is the lowest sulphur dioxide and coal recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.4 in 1939.
- How does Yemen rank for sulphur dioxide and coal?
- Yemen ranks 100th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
- Is sulphur dioxide and coal rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Yemen 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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