What is the difference in coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions between Antigua and Barbuda and United States Virgin Islands?

98.31 tonnes, with United States Virgin Islands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Antigua and Barbuda and United States Virgin Islands?

273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.

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.

Antigua and Barbuda vs United States Virgin Islands: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions

Antigua and Barbuda

867.46 tonnes

in 2022

United States Virgin Islands

965.77 tonnes

in 2022

Antigua and Barbuda rank

191st

United States Virgin Islands rank

189th

Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions over time

Antigua and Barbuda
United States Virgin Islands

How they compare

United States Virgin Islands currently reports 965.77 tonnes against 867.46 tonnes in Antigua and Barbuda, a difference of 98.31 tonnes.

That makes United States Virgin Islands's figure about 1.1 times Antigua and Barbuda's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Antigua and Barbuda ahead.

Antigua and Barbuda ranks 191st and United States Virgin Islands ranks 189th of 220 countries.

Across the 28 decades both report, Antigua and Barbuda averaged higher in 16 and United States Virgin Islands in 12.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Antigua and Barbuda	United States Virgin Islands	Difference	Ahead
1750s	2.11 tonnes	0.1455 tonnes	1.97 tonnes	Antigua and Barbuda
1760s	2.33 tonnes	0.1558 tonnes	2.17 tonnes	Antigua and Barbuda
1770s	2.57 tonnes	0.1667 tonnes	2.4 tonnes	Antigua and Barbuda
1780s	2.82 tonnes	0.178 tonnes	2.65 tonnes	Antigua and Barbuda
1790s	3.1 tonnes	0.1899 tonnes	2.91 tonnes	Antigua and Barbuda
1800s	3.41 tonnes	0.2241 tonnes	3.18 tonnes	Antigua and Barbuda
1810s	3.74 tonnes	0.2419 tonnes	3.5 tonnes	Antigua and Barbuda
1820s	4.09 tonnes	0.2612 tonnes	3.83 tonnes	Antigua and Barbuda
1830s	4.47 tonnes	0.3409 tonnes	4.13 tonnes	Antigua and Barbuda
1840s	4.74 tonnes	0.489 tonnes	4.25 tonnes	Antigua and Barbuda
1850s	4.55 tonnes	0.873 tonnes	3.67 tonnes	Antigua and Barbuda
1860s	4.84 tonnes	1.36 tonnes	3.48 tonnes	Antigua and Barbuda
1870s	4.64 tonnes	2.45 tonnes	2.19 tonnes	Antigua and Barbuda
1880s	4.58 tonnes	4.14 tonnes	0.4396 tonnes	Antigua and Barbuda
1890s	4.65 tonnes	6.25 tonnes	1.6 tonnes	United States Virgin Islands
1900s	4.52 tonnes	10.8 tonnes	6.28 tonnes	United States Virgin Islands
1910s	4.14 tonnes	20.49 tonnes	16.35 tonnes	United States Virgin Islands
1920s	3.63 tonnes	48.09 tonnes	44.46 tonnes	United States Virgin Islands
1930s	4.06 tonnes	66.42 tonnes	62.36 tonnes	United States Virgin Islands
1940s	5.09 tonnes	126.98 tonnes	121.89 tonnes	United States Virgin Islands
1950s	27.14 tonnes	201.8 tonnes	174.67 tonnes	United States Virgin Islands
1960s	430.84 tonnes	375.7 tonnes	55.14 tonnes	Antigua and Barbuda
1970s	5,001 tonnes	1,203 tonnes	3,798 tonnes	Antigua and Barbuda
1980s	1,031 tonnes	1,461 tonnes	429.99 tonnes	United States Virgin Islands
1990s	2,615 tonnes	6,111 tonnes	3,496 tonnes	United States Virgin Islands
2000s	1,492 tonnes	3,109 tonnes	1,617 tonnes	United States Virgin Islands
2010s	1,180 tonnes	1,660 tonnes	479.91 tonnes	United States Virgin Islands
2020s	839.6 tonnes	949.04 tonnes	109.44 tonnes	United States Virgin Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions, Antigua and Barbuda or United States Virgin Islands?: United States Virgin Islands, at 965.77 tonnes against 867.46 tonnes in Antigua and Barbuda as of 2022.
What is the difference in coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions between Antigua and Barbuda and United States Virgin Islands?: 98.31 tonnes, with United States Virgin Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Antigua and Barbuda and United States Virgin Islands?: 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
How do Antigua and Barbuda and United States Virgin Islands rank globally for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?: Antigua and Barbuda ranks 191st and United States Virgin Islands ranks 189th 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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Indicator: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions
Unit: tonnes
Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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.