Bahamas vs Chad: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions
Bahamas
3,657 tonnes
in 2022
Chad
3,394 tonnes
in 2022
Bahamas rank
172nd
Chad rank
174th
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions over time
- Bahamas
- Chad
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 3,657 tonnes against 3,394 tonnes in Chad, a difference of 263 tonnes.
That makes Bahamas's figure about 1.1 times Chad's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Chad ahead.
Bahamas ranks 172nd and Chad ranks 174th of 220 countries.
Across the 28 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 6 and Chad in 22.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Chad | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 1.22 tonnes | 54.4 tonnes | 53.18 tonnes | Chad |
| 1760s | 1.31 tonnes | 54.55 tonnes | 53.25 tonnes | Chad |
| 1770s | 1.39 tonnes | 54.7 tonnes | 53.31 tonnes | Chad |
| 1780s | 1.48 tonnes | 54.84 tonnes | 53.36 tonnes | Chad |
| 1790s | 1.57 tonnes | 54.98 tonnes | 53.41 tonnes | Chad |
| 1800s | 1.66 tonnes | 55.11 tonnes | 53.45 tonnes | Chad |
| 1810s | 1.71 tonnes | 55.37 tonnes | 53.65 tonnes | Chad |
| 1820s | 1.72 tonnes | 55.77 tonnes | 54.05 tonnes | Chad |
| 1830s | 1.73 tonnes | 56.17 tonnes | 54.45 tonnes | Chad |
| 1840s | 1.72 tonnes | 56.57 tonnes | 54.85 tonnes | Chad |
| 1850s | 1.66 tonnes | 56.97 tonnes | 55.31 tonnes | Chad |
| 1860s | 1.94 tonnes | 57.69 tonnes | 55.74 tonnes | Chad |
| 1870s | 2.1 tonnes | 59.46 tonnes | 57.36 tonnes | Chad |
| 1880s | 2.25 tonnes | 60.65 tonnes | 58.4 tonnes | Chad |
| 1890s | 2.48 tonnes | 61.78 tonnes | 59.3 tonnes | Chad |
| 1900s | 2.72 tonnes | 61.9 tonnes | 59.17 tonnes | Chad |
| 1910s | 3.16 tonnes | 75.54 tonnes | 72.38 tonnes | Chad |
| 1920s | 3.67 tonnes | 116.78 tonnes | 113.11 tonnes | Chad |
| 1930s | 4.67 tonnes | 196.33 tonnes | 191.66 tonnes | Chad |
| 1940s | 6.48 tonnes | 339.06 tonnes | 332.58 tonnes | Chad |
| 1950s | 138.14 tonnes | 800.08 tonnes | 661.95 tonnes | Chad |
| 1960s | 1,011 tonnes | 1,301 tonnes | 290.02 tonnes | Chad |
| 1970s | 25,781 tonnes | 2,427 tonnes | 23,354 tonnes | Bahamas |
| 1980s | 14,415 tonnes | 2,633 tonnes | 11,782 tonnes | Bahamas |
| 1990s | 14,111 tonnes | 2,084 tonnes | 12,027 tonnes | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 6,315 tonnes | 3,128 tonnes | 3,186 tonnes | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 5,358 tonnes | 3,239 tonnes | 2,118 tonnes | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 3,517 tonnes | 3,263 tonnes | 254.52 tonnes | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions, Bahamas or Chad?
- Bahamas, at 3,657 tonnes against 3,394 tonnes in Chad as of 2022.
- What is the difference in coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions between Bahamas and Chad?
- 263 tonnes, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Chad?
- 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
- How do Bahamas and Chad rank globally for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?
- Bahamas ranks 172nd and Chad ranks 174th 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.