Albania vs Benin: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions
Albania
8,349 tonnes
in 2022
Benin
9,388 tonnes
in 2022
Albania rank
146th
Benin rank
144th
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions over time
- Albania
- Benin
How they compare
Benin currently reports 9,388 tonnes against 8,349 tonnes in Albania, a difference of 1,039 tonnes.
That makes Benin's figure about 1.1 times Albania's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Benin ahead.
Albania ranks 146th and Benin ranks 144th of 220 countries.
Across the 28 decades both report, Albania averaged higher in 26 and Benin in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Albania | Benin | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 85.89 tonnes | 95.68 tonnes | 9.8 tonnes | Benin |
| 1760s | 88.6 tonnes | 88.25 tonnes | 0.3416 tonnes | Albania |
| 1770s | 91.3 tonnes | 81.39 tonnes | 9.91 tonnes | Albania |
| 1780s | 94.01 tonnes | 75.06 tonnes | 18.95 tonnes | Albania |
| 1790s | 96.72 tonnes | 69.21 tonnes | 27.5 tonnes | Albania |
| 1800s | 99.42 tonnes | 63.81 tonnes | 35.61 tonnes | Albania |
| 1810s | 102.08 tonnes | 59.23 tonnes | 42.86 tonnes | Albania |
| 1820s | 104.19 tonnes | 55.45 tonnes | 48.74 tonnes | Albania |
| 1830s | 107.73 tonnes | 51.9 tonnes | 55.83 tonnes | Albania |
| 1840s | 113.87 tonnes | 48.58 tonnes | 65.29 tonnes | Albania |
| 1850s | 122.89 tonnes | 45.57 tonnes | 77.32 tonnes | Albania |
| 1860s | 135.42 tonnes | 44.48 tonnes | 90.94 tonnes | Albania |
| 1870s | 150.37 tonnes | 45.46 tonnes | 104.91 tonnes | Albania |
| 1880s | 168.05 tonnes | 48.38 tonnes | 119.68 tonnes | Albania |
| 1890s | 187.79 tonnes | 58.72 tonnes | 129.07 tonnes | Albania |
| 1900s | 208.36 tonnes | 79.16 tonnes | 129.2 tonnes | Albania |
| 1910s | 226.84 tonnes | 119.38 tonnes | 107.45 tonnes | Albania |
| 1920s | 233.14 tonnes | 155.16 tonnes | 77.97 tonnes | Albania |
| 1930s | 1,408 tonnes | 207.44 tonnes | 1,200 tonnes | Albania |
| 1940s | 5,949 tonnes | 281.04 tonnes | 5,668 tonnes | Albania |
| 1950s | 9,701 tonnes | 717.03 tonnes | 8,984 tonnes | Albania |
| 1960s | 32,546 tonnes | 1,001 tonnes | 31,545 tonnes | Albania |
| 1970s | 65,230 tonnes | 1,888 tonnes | 63,341 tonnes | Albania |
| 1980s | 96,812 tonnes | 1,975 tonnes | 94,836 tonnes | Albania |
| 1990s | 28,443 tonnes | 2,494 tonnes | 25,949 tonnes | Albania |
| 2000s | 21,646 tonnes | 4,503 tonnes | 17,143 tonnes | Albania |
| 2010s | 8,973 tonnes | 8,673 tonnes | 299.86 tonnes | Albania |
| 2020s | 8,025 tonnes | 10,141 tonnes | 2,116 tonnes | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions, Albania or Benin?
- Benin, at 9,388 tonnes against 8,349 tonnes in Albania as of 2022.
- What is the difference in coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions between Albania and Benin?
- 1,039 tonnes, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Benin?
- 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
- How do Albania and Benin rank globally for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?
- Albania ranks 146th and Benin ranks 144th of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.