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Sulphur oxides (SO₂)

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2015; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data31 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
34.6(1990 = 100)
Median: 15.3(1990 = 100)
Countries Covered
31
with available data
Highest
Iceland
269.8(1990 = 100)
Lowest
Slovenia
2.7(1990 = 100)
Top 5 Countries
1Iceland269.8(1990 = 100)
2Australia145.5(1990 = 100)
3New Zealand141.6(1990 = 100)
4Türkiye110.8(1990 = 100)
5Japan54.6(1990 = 100)
By Region
Oceania143.5(1990 = 100)(2 countries)
Other110.8(1990 = 100)(1 countries)
Asia54.6(1990 = 100)(1 countries)
North America25.3(1990 = 100)(2 countries)
Europe22.8(1990 = 100)(25 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (2.7(1990 = 100))High (269.8(1990 = 100))

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 34.6(1990 = 100))

Oceania (2)
Other (1)
Asia (1)
North America (2)
Europe (25)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2015; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1Iceland269.8(1990 = 100)
2Australia145.5(1990 = 100)
3New Zealand141.6(1990 = 100)
4Türkiye110.8(1990 = 100)
5Japan54.6(1990 = 100)
6Canada34.4(1990 = 100)
7Norway31.3(1990 = 100)
8Greece25.1(1990 = 100)
9Poland21.5(1990 = 100)
10Austria19.9(1990 = 100)
11Sweden18.3(1990 = 100)
12Switzerland16.7(1990 = 100)
13Finland16.4(1990 = 100)
14United States of America16.2(1990 = 100)
15Netherlands15.7(1990 = 100)
16Portugal15.3(1990 = 100)
17Slovakia13.6(1990 = 100)
18Spain12.7(1990 = 100)
19Estonia11.7(1990 = 100)
20France11.6(1990 = 100)
21Belgium11.6(1990 = 100)
22Ireland9.5(1990 = 100)
23Luxembourg8.5(1990 = 100)
24Italy6.9(1990 = 100)
25Czech Republic6.6(1990 = 100)
26Germany6.4(1990 = 100)
27United Kingdom6.4(1990 = 100)
28Denmark6.0(1990 = 100)
29Latvia3.6(1990 = 100)
30Hungary2.9(1990 = 100)
31Slovenia2.7(1990 = 100)
Showing 31 of 31 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2015).

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