Emissions of sulfur oxide (SOx) in Iceland averaged 140.5 kilograms per capita in 2020. This was roughly twice the SOx emissions in Australia, which had the second largest emissions per capita amongst OECD countries.
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OECD. (November 30, 2022). Per capita sulfur oxide (SOx) emissions in 2020, by select country (in kilograms) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 31, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/478819/leading-countries-based-on-per-capita-sulphur-oxide-emissions/
OECD. "Per capita sulfur oxide (SOx) emissions in 2020, by select country (in kilograms)." Chart. November 30, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/478819/leading-countries-based-on-per-capita-sulphur-oxide-emissions/
OECD. (2022). Per capita sulfur oxide (SOx) emissions in 2020, by select country (in kilograms). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/478819/leading-countries-based-on-per-capita-sulphur-oxide-emissions/
OECD. "Per Capita Sulfur Oxide (Sox) Emissions in 2020, by Select Country (in Kilograms)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Nov 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/478819/leading-countries-based-on-per-capita-sulphur-oxide-emissions/
OECD, Per capita sulfur oxide (SOx) emissions in 2020, by select country (in kilograms) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/478819/leading-countries-based-on-per-capita-sulphur-oxide-emissions/ (last visited May 31, 2023)
Per capita sulfur oxide (SOx) emissions in 2020, by select country (in kilograms) [Graph], OECD, November 30, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/478819/leading-countries-based-on-per-capita-sulphur-oxide-emissions/