Albania vs Congo: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions
Albania
8,349 tonnes
in 2022
Congo
8,869 tonnes
in 2022
Albania rank
146th
Congo rank
145th
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions over time
- Albania
- Congo
How they compare
Congo currently reports 8,869 tonnes against 8,349 tonnes in Albania, a difference of 520 tonnes.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Albania's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Albania ahead.
Albania ranks 146th and Congo ranks 145th of 220 countries.
Across the 28 decades both report, Albania averaged higher in 27 and Congo in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Albania | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 85.89 tonnes | 73.27 tonnes | 12.62 tonnes | Albania |
| 1760s | 88.6 tonnes | 73.27 tonnes | 15.33 tonnes | Albania |
| 1770s | 91.3 tonnes | 73.23 tonnes | 18.07 tonnes | Albania |
| 1780s | 94.01 tonnes | 73.16 tonnes | 20.85 tonnes | Albania |
| 1790s | 96.72 tonnes | 73.03 tonnes | 23.68 tonnes | Albania |
| 1800s | 99.42 tonnes | 72.86 tonnes | 26.57 tonnes | Albania |
| 1810s | 102.08 tonnes | 72.78 tonnes | 29.3 tonnes | Albania |
| 1820s | 104.19 tonnes | 72.83 tonnes | 31.36 tonnes | Albania |
| 1830s | 107.73 tonnes | 72.8 tonnes | 34.94 tonnes | Albania |
| 1840s | 113.87 tonnes | 72.67 tonnes | 41.2 tonnes | Albania |
| 1850s | 122.89 tonnes | 75.19 tonnes | 47.7 tonnes | Albania |
| 1860s | 135.42 tonnes | 81.33 tonnes | 54.09 tonnes | Albania |
| 1870s | 150.37 tonnes | 87.97 tonnes | 62.4 tonnes | Albania |
| 1880s | 168.05 tonnes | 95.15 tonnes | 72.9 tonnes | Albania |
| 1890s | 187.79 tonnes | 102.92 tonnes | 84.87 tonnes | Albania |
| 1900s | 208.36 tonnes | 111.36 tonnes | 97 tonnes | Albania |
| 1910s | 226.84 tonnes | 120.55 tonnes | 106.29 tonnes | Albania |
| 1920s | 233.14 tonnes | 131.87 tonnes | 101.26 tonnes | Albania |
| 1930s | 1,408 tonnes | 137.06 tonnes | 1,271 tonnes | Albania |
| 1940s | 5,949 tonnes | 123.46 tonnes | 5,826 tonnes | Albania |
| 1950s | 9,701 tonnes | 1,654 tonnes | 8,048 tonnes | Albania |
| 1960s | 32,546 tonnes | 3,422 tonnes | 29,125 tonnes | Albania |
| 1970s | 65,230 tonnes | 3,721 tonnes | 61,509 tonnes | Albania |
| 1980s | 96,812 tonnes | 3,344 tonnes | 93,468 tonnes | Albania |
| 1990s | 28,443 tonnes | 2,153 tonnes | 26,289 tonnes | Albania |
| 2000s | 21,646 tonnes | 3,690 tonnes | 17,956 tonnes | Albania |
| 2010s | 8,973 tonnes | 8,463 tonnes | 509.54 tonnes | Albania |
| 2020s | 8,025 tonnes | 8,313 tonnes | 288.01 tonnes | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions, Albania or Congo?
- Congo, at 8,869 tonnes against 8,349 tonnes in Albania as of 2022.
- What is the difference in coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions between Albania and Congo?
- 520 tonnes, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Congo?
- 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
- How do Albania and Congo rank globally for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?
- Albania ranks 146th and Congo ranks 145th 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.