Global sulphur dioxide (SO₂) emissions by world region in Western Sahara
Western Sahara: Global sulphur dioxide (SO₂) emissions by world region was 83.02 tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
83.02 tonnes
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
212th
of 220 countries
All-time high
108.22 tonnes
in 2009
All-time low
0.0761 tonnes
in 1750
Years of data
273
1750–2022
Global sulphur dioxide (SO₂) emissions by world region in Western Sahara, 1750–2022
Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for global sulphur dioxide (so₂) emissions by world region in Western Sahara is 83.02 tonnes, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global sulphur dioxide (so₂) emissions by world region in Western Sahara peaked at 108.22 tonnes in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0761 tonnes, in 1750.
Western Sahara ranks 212th 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.
Global sulphur dioxide (SO₂) emissions by world region in Western Sahara, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 0.0761 tonnes | — |
| 1751 | 0.0761 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1752 | 0.0761 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1753 | 0.0761 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1754 | 0.0761 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1755 | 0.0761 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1756 | 0.0762 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1757 | 0.0762 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1758 | 0.0762 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1759 | 0.0762 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1760 | 0.0762 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1761 | 0.0762 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1762 | 0.0763 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1763 | 0.0763 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1764 | 0.0763 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1765 | 0.0763 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1766 | 0.0763 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1767 | 0.0763 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1768 | 0.0763 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1769 | 0.0764 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1770 | 0.0764 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1771 | 0.0764 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1772 | 0.0764 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1773 | 0.0764 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1774 | 0.0764 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1775 | 0.0764 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1776 | 0.0764 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1777 | 0.0765 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1778 | 0.0765 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1779 | 0.0765 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1780 | 0.0765 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1781 | 0.0765 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1782 | 0.0765 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1783 | 0.0765 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1784 | 0.0765 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1785 | 0.0765 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1786 | 0.0765 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1787 | 0.0766 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1788 | 0.0766 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1789 | 0.0766 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1790 | 0.0766 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1791 | 0.0766 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1792 | 0.0766 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1793 | 0.0766 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1794 | 0.0766 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1795 | 0.0766 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1796 | 0.0766 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1797 | 0.0766 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1798 | 0.0766 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1799 | 0.0766 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 0.0766 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1801 | 0.0766 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1802 | 0.0766 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1803 | 0.0766 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1804 | 0.0766 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1805 | 0.0766 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1806 | 0.0766 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1807 | 0.0766 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1808 | 0.0766 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1809 | 0.0766 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1810 | 0.0766 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1811 | 0.0766 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 0.0767 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 0.0767 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 0.0767 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1815 | 0.0768 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1816 | 0.0768 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 0.0768 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 0.0769 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 0.0769 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 0.0769 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1821 | 0.0769 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1822 | 0.077 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1823 | 0.077 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1824 | 0.077 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1825 | 0.077 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1826 | 0.0771 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1827 | 0.0771 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1828 | 0.0771 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1829 | 0.0771 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 0.0771 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1831 | 0.0772 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1832 | 0.0772 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1833 | 0.0772 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1834 | 0.0772 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1835 | 0.0772 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1836 | 0.0772 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 0.0772 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1838 | 0.0772 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 0.0772 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 0.0773 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1841 | 0.0773 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1842 | 0.0773 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1843 | 0.0773 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1844 | 0.0772 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1845 | 0.0772 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1846 | 0.0772 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1847 | 0.0772 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1848 | 0.0772 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1849 | 0.0772 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1850 | 0.0772 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1851 | 0.0764 tonnes | -1.1% |
| 1852 | 0.0765 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1853 | 0.0766 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1854 | 0.0767 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1855 | 0.0769 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1856 | 0.077 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1857 | 0.0771 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1858 | 0.0773 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1859 | 0.0774 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1860 | 0.0776 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1861 | 0.0779 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1862 | 0.0781 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1863 | 0.0784 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1864 | 0.0787 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1865 | 0.0789 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1866 | 0.0792 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1867 | 0.0795 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1868 | 0.0798 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1869 | 0.0801 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1870 | 0.0805 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1871 | 0.091 tonnes | +13.1% |
| 1872 | 0.0909 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1873 | 0.0909 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1874 | 0.0908 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1875 | 0.0907 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1876 | 0.0907 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1877 | 0.0906 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1878 | 0.0906 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1879 | 0.0906 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.0905 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1881 | 0.0905 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1882 | 0.0904 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1883 | 0.0904 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.0904 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.0903 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.0903 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.0903 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1888 | 0.0903 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1889 | 0.0903 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.0903 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1891 | 0.0902 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1892 | 0.0902 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1893 | 0.0902 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1894 | 0.0901 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1895 | 0.0901 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1896 | 0.0901 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1897 | 0.0901 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1898 | 0.0901 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1899 | 0.0901 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.0901 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1901 | 0.0903 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1902 | 0.0905 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1903 | 0.0906 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1904 | 0.0908 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1905 | 0.091 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1906 | 0.0912 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1907 | 0.0914 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1908 | 0.0917 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1909 | 0.0919 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1910 | 0.0921 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1911 | 0.1013 tonnes | +10.0% |
| 1912 | 0.1105 tonnes | +9.1% |
| 1913 | 0.1196 tonnes | +8.3% |
| 1914 | 0.1288 tonnes | +7.7% |
| 1915 | 0.1388 tonnes | +7.8% |
| 1916 | 0.1489 tonnes | +7.3% |
| 1917 | 0.1591 tonnes | +6.9% |
| 1918 | 0.1695 tonnes | +6.5% |
| 1919 | 0.1799 tonnes | +6.2% |
| 1920 | 0.1905 tonnes | +5.9% |
| 1921 | 0.2227 tonnes | +16.9% |
| 1922 | 0.2572 tonnes | +15.5% |
| 1923 | 0.294 tonnes | +14.3% |
| 1924 | 0.333 tonnes | +13.3% |
| 1925 | 0.3742 tonnes | +12.4% |
| 1926 | 0.4177 tonnes | +11.6% |
| 1927 | 0.4631 tonnes | +10.9% |
| 1928 | 0.5106 tonnes | +10.3% |
| 1929 | 0.5602 tonnes | +9.7% |
| 1930 | 0.6119 tonnes | +9.2% |
| 1931 | 0.6963 tonnes | +13.8% |
| 1932 | 0.7847 tonnes | +12.7% |
| 1933 | 0.877 tonnes | +11.8% |
| 1934 | 0.973 tonnes | +10.9% |
| 1935 | 1.07 tonnes | +10.2% |
| 1936 | 1.18 tonnes | +9.6% |
| 1937 | 1.29 tonnes | +9.7% |
| 1938 | 1.43 tonnes | +10.5% |
| 1939 | 1.55 tonnes | +8.9% |
| 1940 | 1.68 tonnes | +8.4% |
| 1941 | 1.83 tonnes | +8.7% |
| 1942 | 1.98 tonnes | +8.2% |
| 1943 | 2.13 tonnes | +7.8% |
| 1944 | 2.29 tonnes | +7.4% |
| 1945 | 2.45 tonnes | +7.0% |
| 1946 | 2.62 tonnes | +6.7% |
| 1947 | 2.78 tonnes | +6.4% |
| 1948 | 2.95 tonnes | +6.0% |
| 1949 | 3.12 tonnes | +5.8% |
| 1950 | 3.3 tonnes | +5.6% |
| 1951 | 3.95 tonnes | +20.0% |
| 1952 | 4.4 tonnes | +11.2% |
| 1953 | 4.76 tonnes | +8.2% |
| 1954 | 5.11 tonnes | +7.3% |
| 1955 | 5.51 tonnes | +7.9% |
| 1956 | 6.01 tonnes | +9.0% |
| 1957 | 6.62 tonnes | +10.1% |
| 1958 | 7.33 tonnes | +10.8% |
| 1959 | 8.13 tonnes | +10.9% |
| 1960 | 9 tonnes | +10.6% |
| 1961 | 9.73 tonnes | +8.1% |
| 1962 | 10.41 tonnes | +7.0% |
| 1963 | 11.15 tonnes | +7.1% |
| 1964 | 12 tonnes | +7.6% |
| 1965 | 13.21 tonnes | +10.1% |
| 1966 | 14.62 tonnes | +10.7% |
| 1967 | 16.23 tonnes | +11.0% |
| 1968 | 17.36 tonnes | +6.9% |
| 1969 | 18.48 tonnes | +6.5% |
| 1970 | 19.38 tonnes | +4.8% |
| 1971 | 17.61 tonnes | -9.1% |
| 1972 | 17.3 tonnes | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 16.71 tonnes | -3.4% |
| 1974 | 16.68 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 18.3 tonnes | +9.7% |
| 1976 | 21.12 tonnes | +15.4% |
| 1977 | 25.24 tonnes | +19.5% |
| 1978 | 30 tonnes | +18.9% |
| 1979 | 34.53 tonnes | +15.1% |
| 1980 | 38.19 tonnes | +10.6% |
| 1981 | 40.68 tonnes | +6.5% |
| 1982 | 42.63 tonnes | +4.8% |
| 1983 | 43.74 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 44.85 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 46.13 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 47.94 tonnes | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 49.56 tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 51.36 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 53.06 tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 55.16 tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 57.25 tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 57.66 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 58.57 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 59.14 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 62.15 tonnes | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 62.49 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 62.7 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 64.1 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 67.27 tonnes | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 69.88 tonnes | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 73.54 tonnes | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 78.47 tonnes | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 84.21 tonnes | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 89.88 tonnes | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 96.34 tonnes | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 100.44 tonnes | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 103.88 tonnes | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 106.56 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 108.22 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 106.07 tonnes | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 103.12 tonnes | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 100.27 tonnes | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 96.53 tonnes | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 93.24 tonnes | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 90.65 tonnes | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 88.32 tonnes | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 85.9 tonnes | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 83.49 tonnes | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 83.19 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 83.07 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 83.02 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 83.02 tonnes | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 0.0761 tonnes | 0.0761 tonnes | 0.0762 tonnes | 10 |
| 1760s | 0.0763 tonnes | 0.0762 tonnes | 0.0764 tonnes | 10 |
| 1770s | 0.0764 tonnes | 0.0764 tonnes | 0.0765 tonnes | 10 |
| 1780s | 0.0765 tonnes | 0.0765 tonnes | 0.0766 tonnes | 10 |
| 1790s | 0.0766 tonnes | 0.0766 tonnes | 0.0766 tonnes | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.0766 tonnes | 0.0766 tonnes | 0.0766 tonnes | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.0768 tonnes | 0.0766 tonnes | 0.0769 tonnes | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.077 tonnes | 0.0769 tonnes | 0.0771 tonnes | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.0772 tonnes | 0.0771 tonnes | 0.0772 tonnes | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.0772 tonnes | 0.0772 tonnes | 0.0773 tonnes | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.0769 tonnes | 0.0764 tonnes | 0.0774 tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.0788 tonnes | 0.0776 tonnes | 0.0801 tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0897 tonnes | 0.0805 tonnes | 0.091 tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0904 tonnes | 0.0903 tonnes | 0.0905 tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0902 tonnes | 0.0901 tonnes | 0.0903 tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.091 tonnes | 0.0901 tonnes | 0.0919 tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.1348 tonnes | 0.0921 tonnes | 0.1799 tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.3623 tonnes | 0.1905 tonnes | 0.5602 tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.05 tonnes | 0.6119 tonnes | 1.55 tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 2.38 tonnes | 1.68 tonnes | 3.12 tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 5.51 tonnes | 3.3 tonnes | 8.13 tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 13.22 tonnes | 9 tonnes | 18.48 tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 21.69 tonnes | 16.68 tonnes | 34.53 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 45.81 tonnes | 38.19 tonnes | 53.06 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 60.65 tonnes | 55.16 tonnes | 67.27 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.14 tonnes | 69.88 tonnes | 108.22 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.08 tonnes | 83.19 tonnes | 106.07 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.04 tonnes | 83.02 tonnes | 83.07 tonnes | 3 |
Countries ranked near Western Sahara
- 209 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 113.68 tonnes compare
- 210 Montserrat 107.34 tonnes compare
- 211 Wallis and Futuna 98.55 tonnes compare
- 213 Falkland Islands 55.32 tonnes compare
- 214 Niue 40.83 tonnes compare
- 215 Greenland 2.15 tonnes compare
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- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Annual Net Emissions/Removals 0.7354 (2024)
- Annual Net Emissions/Removals (Greenhouse gas, Total, Metric ton of) 2.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Temperature change with respect to a baseline climatology 2.23 (2024)
- Emissions-weighted carbon price in emissions trading systems 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents (2025)
- Emissions-weighted carbon price from carbon taxes 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is global sulphur dioxide (so₂) emissions by world region in Western Sahara?
- Global sulphur dioxide (so₂) emissions by world region in Western Sahara was 83.02 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 Western Sahara?
- The highest recorded value was 108.22 tonnes in 2009.
- What is the lowest global sulphur dioxide (so₂) emissions by world region recorded in Western Sahara?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0761 tonnes in 1750.
- How does Western Sahara rank for global sulphur dioxide (so₂) emissions by world region?
- Western Sahara ranks 212th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
- Is global sulphur dioxide (so₂) emissions by world region rising or falling in Western Sahara?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Western Sahara 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.