Global sulphur dioxide (SO₂) emissions by world region in Grenada
Grenada: Global sulphur dioxide (SO₂) emissions by world region was 350.26 tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
350.26 tonnes
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
202nd
of 220 countries
All-time high
1,604 tonnes
in 1999
All-time low
5 tonnes
in 1750
Years of data
273
1750–2022
Global sulphur dioxide (SO₂) emissions by world region in Grenada, 1750–2022
Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Grenada recorded 350.26 tonnes for global sulphur dioxide (so₂) emissions by world region in 2022.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global sulphur dioxide (so₂) emissions by world region in Grenada peaked at 1,604 tonnes in 1999 and was at its lowest, 5 tonnes, in 1750.
That places Grenada 202nd out of 220 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Global sulphur dioxide (SO₂) emissions by world region in Grenada, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 5 tonnes | — |
| 1751 | 5.04 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1752 | 5.08 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1753 | 5.12 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1754 | 5.15 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1755 | 5.19 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1756 | 5.23 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1757 | 5.27 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1758 | 5.31 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1759 | 5.35 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1760 | 5.38 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1761 | 5.43 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1762 | 5.47 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1763 | 5.51 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1764 | 5.55 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1765 | 5.59 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1766 | 5.63 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1767 | 5.67 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1768 | 5.71 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1769 | 5.76 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1770 | 5.8 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1771 | 5.84 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1772 | 5.88 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1773 | 5.93 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1774 | 5.97 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1775 | 6.02 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1776 | 6.06 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1777 | 6.1 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1778 | 6.15 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1779 | 6.19 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1780 | 6.24 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1781 | 6.28 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1782 | 6.33 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1783 | 6.38 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1784 | 6.42 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1785 | 6.47 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1786 | 6.52 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1787 | 6.57 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1788 | 6.61 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1789 | 6.66 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1790 | 6.71 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1791 | 6.76 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1792 | 6.81 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1793 | 6.86 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1794 | 6.91 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1795 | 6.96 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1796 | 7.01 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1797 | 7.06 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1798 | 7.11 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1799 | 7.16 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1800 | 7.21 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1801 | 7.26 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1802 | 7.31 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1803 | 7.37 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1804 | 7.42 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1805 | 7.47 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1806 | 7.53 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1807 | 7.58 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1808 | 7.63 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1809 | 7.68 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1810 | 7.74 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1811 | 7.76 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1812 | 7.78 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1813 | 7.8 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1814 | 7.81 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1815 | 7.83 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1816 | 7.85 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1817 | 7.87 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1818 | 7.89 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1819 | 7.91 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1820 | 7.93 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1821 | 7.95 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1822 | 7.97 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1823 | 7.99 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1824 | 8.01 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1825 | 8.02 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1826 | 8.04 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1827 | 8.06 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1828 | 8.08 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1829 | 8.1 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1830 | 8.12 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1831 | 8.14 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1832 | 8.16 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1833 | 8.17 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1834 | 8.19 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1835 | 8.21 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1836 | 8.23 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1837 | 8.25 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1838 | 8.27 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1839 | 8.29 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1840 | 8.3 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1841 | 8.32 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1842 | 8.34 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1843 | 8.36 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1844 | 8.38 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1845 | 8.39 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1846 | 8.41 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1847 | 8.43 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1848 | 8.45 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1849 | 8.47 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1850 | 8.48 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1851 | 8.25 tonnes | -2.7% |
| 1852 | 8.08 tonnes | -2.1% |
| 1853 | 8.07 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1854 | 8.05 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1855 | 8.04 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1856 | 8.26 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1857 | 8.48 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1858 | 8.7 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1859 | 8.94 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1860 | 9.18 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1861 | 9.33 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1862 | 9.46 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1863 | 9.6 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1864 | 9.75 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1865 | 9.76 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1866 | 9.77 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1867 | 9.78 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1868 | 9.79 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1869 | 9.74 tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1870 | 9.7 tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1871 | 9.75 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1872 | 9.77 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1873 | 9.79 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1874 | 9.82 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1875 | 9.82 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1876 | 9.83 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1877 | 9.84 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1878 | 9.83 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1879 | 9.82 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1880 | 9.8 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1881 | 9.78 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1882 | 9.98 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1883 | 10.07 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1884 | 10.04 tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1885 | 9.96 tonnes | -0.8% |
| 1886 | 9.89 tonnes | -0.8% |
| 1887 | 9.88 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1888 | 9.84 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1889 | 9.85 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1890 | 10.15 tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1891 | 10.16 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1892 | 10.23 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1893 | 10.34 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1894 | 10.42 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1895 | 10.49 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1896 | 10.56 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1897 | 10.63 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1898 | 10.71 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1899 | 10.81 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1900 | 10.55 tonnes | -2.4% |
| 1901 | 10.6 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1902 | 10.65 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1903 | 10.69 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1904 | 10.74 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1905 | 10.79 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1906 | 10.84 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1907 | 10.88 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1908 | 10.93 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1909 | 10.97 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1910 | 11.01 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1911 | 11 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1912 | 10.97 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1913 | 10.96 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1914 | 10.86 tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1915 | 10.75 tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1916 | 10.65 tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1917 | 10.55 tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1918 | 10.45 tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1919 | 10.34 tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1920 | 10.25 tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1921 | 10.16 tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1922 | 10.21 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1923 | 10.19 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1924 | 10.14 tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1925 | 10.09 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1926 | 10.15 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1927 | 10.16 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1928 | 10.2 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1929 | 10.23 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1930 | 10.31 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1931 | 10.41 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1932 | 10.44 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1933 | 10.46 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1934 | 10.43 tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1935 | 10.39 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1936 | 10.37 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1937 | 10.37 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 10.45 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1939 | 10.57 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1940 | 10.64 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1941 | 10.67 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1942 | 10.74 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1943 | 10.6 tonnes | -1.2% |
| 1944 | 10.58 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1945 | 10.54 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1946 | 10.66 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1947 | 10.75 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1948 | 10.81 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1949 | 10.87 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1950 | 18.93 tonnes | +74.1% |
| 1951 | 22.93 tonnes | +21.1% |
| 1952 | 22.81 tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1953 | 22.64 tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1954 | 22.43 tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1955 | 22.16 tonnes | -1.2% |
| 1956 | 21.82 tonnes | -1.5% |
| 1957 | 21.45 tonnes | -1.7% |
| 1958 | 24.99 tonnes | +16.5% |
| 1959 | 24.52 tonnes | -1.9% |
| 1960 | 31.85 tonnes | +29.9% |
| 1961 | 27.38 tonnes | -14.0% |
| 1962 | 35.52 tonnes | +29.8% |
| 1963 | 24.34 tonnes | -31.5% |
| 1964 | 32.66 tonnes | +34.2% |
| 1965 | 33.28 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 41.64 tonnes | +25.1% |
| 1967 | 50.04 tonnes | +20.2% |
| 1968 | 54.51 tonnes | +8.9% |
| 1969 | 62.8 tonnes | +15.2% |
| 1970 | 59.32 tonnes | -5.5% |
| 1971 | 67.02 tonnes | +13.0% |
| 1972 | 65.39 tonnes | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 73.16 tonnes | +11.9% |
| 1974 | 47.45 tonnes | -35.1% |
| 1975 | 73.02 tonnes | +53.9% |
| 1976 | 70.03 tonnes | -4.1% |
| 1977 | 65.79 tonnes | -6.1% |
| 1978 | 80.17 tonnes | +21.9% |
| 1979 | 73.39 tonnes | -8.5% |
| 1980 | 74.67 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 101.27 tonnes | +35.6% |
| 1982 | 133.64 tonnes | +32.0% |
| 1983 | 125.77 tonnes | -5.9% |
| 1984 | 95.24 tonnes | -24.3% |
| 1985 | 99.98 tonnes | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 152.38 tonnes | +52.4% |
| 1987 | 160.1 tonnes | +5.1% |
| 1988 | 203.49 tonnes | +27.1% |
| 1989 | 201.4 tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 762.03 tonnes | +278.4% |
| 1991 | 820.75 tonnes | +7.7% |
| 1992 | 893.68 tonnes | +8.9% |
| 1993 | 936.14 tonnes | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 1,068 tonnes | +14.1% |
| 1995 | 1,172 tonnes | +9.8% |
| 1996 | 1,199 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 1,320 tonnes | +10.1% |
| 1998 | 1,359 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 1,604 tonnes | +18.0% |
| 2000 | 1,376 tonnes | -14.2% |
| 2001 | 1,336 tonnes | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 407.35 tonnes | -69.5% |
| 2003 | 454.57 tonnes | +11.6% |
| 2004 | 433.81 tonnes | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 449.92 tonnes | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 465.58 tonnes | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 495.94 tonnes | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 577.03 tonnes | +16.4% |
| 2009 | 571.05 tonnes | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 540.6 tonnes | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 327.5 tonnes | -39.4% |
| 2012 | 391.06 tonnes | +19.4% |
| 2013 | 382.88 tonnes | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 368.32 tonnes | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 375.31 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 375.62 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 390.77 tonnes | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 387.53 tonnes | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 377.37 tonnes | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 331.4 tonnes | -12.2% |
| 2021 | 353.78 tonnes | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 350.26 tonnes | -1.0% |
Grenada compared with similar countries
- Grenada's 350.26 tonnes is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 75,907 tonnes, 0% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Grenada's 350.26 tonnes is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 21,354 tonnes, 2% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Global sulphur dioxide (SO₂) emissions by world region in Grenada 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +278.4% | 201.4 tonnes | 762.03 tonnes |
| 1950 | +74.1% | 10.87 tonnes | 18.93 tonnes |
| 2002 | -69.5% | 1,336 tonnes | 407.35 tonnes |
| 1975 | +53.9% | 47.45 tonnes | 73.02 tonnes |
| 1986 | +52.4% | 99.98 tonnes | 152.38 tonnes |
| 2011 | -39.4% | 540.6 tonnes | 327.5 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 5.17 tonnes | 5 tonnes | 5.35 tonnes | 10 |
| 1760s | 5.57 tonnes | 5.38 tonnes | 5.76 tonnes | 10 |
| 1770s | 5.99 tonnes | 5.8 tonnes | 6.19 tonnes | 10 |
| 1780s | 6.45 tonnes | 6.24 tonnes | 6.66 tonnes | 10 |
| 1790s | 6.93 tonnes | 6.71 tonnes | 7.16 tonnes | 10 |
| 1800s | 7.45 tonnes | 7.21 tonnes | 7.68 tonnes | 10 |
| 1810s | 7.82 tonnes | 7.74 tonnes | 7.91 tonnes | 10 |
| 1820s | 8.01 tonnes | 7.93 tonnes | 8.1 tonnes | 10 |
| 1830s | 8.2 tonnes | 8.12 tonnes | 8.29 tonnes | 10 |
| 1840s | 8.39 tonnes | 8.3 tonnes | 8.47 tonnes | 10 |
| 1850s | 8.34 tonnes | 8.04 tonnes | 8.94 tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 9.62 tonnes | 9.18 tonnes | 9.79 tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 9.8 tonnes | 9.7 tonnes | 9.84 tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 9.91 tonnes | 9.78 tonnes | 10.07 tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 10.45 tonnes | 10.15 tonnes | 10.81 tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 10.76 tonnes | 10.55 tonnes | 10.97 tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 10.76 tonnes | 10.34 tonnes | 11.01 tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 10.18 tonnes | 10.09 tonnes | 10.25 tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 10.42 tonnes | 10.31 tonnes | 10.57 tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 10.69 tonnes | 10.54 tonnes | 10.87 tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 22.47 tonnes | 18.93 tonnes | 24.99 tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 39.4 tonnes | 24.34 tonnes | 62.8 tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 67.48 tonnes | 47.45 tonnes | 80.17 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 134.79 tonnes | 74.67 tonnes | 203.49 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,113 tonnes | 762.03 tonnes | 1,604 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 656.72 tonnes | 407.35 tonnes | 1,376 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 391.7 tonnes | 327.5 tonnes | 540.6 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 345.15 tonnes | 331.4 tonnes | 353.78 tonnes | 3 |
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- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 137,060 kg (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 27.38 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10.55 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 16.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.0398 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.6011 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 0.0922 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.053 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.0392 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0002 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global sulphur dioxide (so₂) emissions by world region in Grenada?
- Global sulphur dioxide (so₂) emissions by world region in Grenada was 350.26 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 global sulphur dioxide (so₂) emissions by world region recorded in Grenada?
- The highest recorded value was 1,604 tonnes in 1999.
- What is the lowest global sulphur dioxide (so₂) emissions by world region recorded in Grenada?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 tonnes in 1750.
- How does Grenada rank for global sulphur dioxide (so₂) emissions by world region?
- Grenada ranks 202nd out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
- Is global sulphur dioxide (so₂) emissions by world region rising or falling in Grenada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Grenada 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 Global sulphur dioxide (SO₂) emissions by world region. 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.