Bahamas vs Sint Maarten (Dutch part): Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions
Bahamas
3,657 tonnes
in 2022
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
3,666 tonnes
in 2022
Bahamas rank
172nd
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) rank
171st
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions over time
- Bahamas
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
How they compare
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) currently reports 3,666 tonnes against 3,657 tonnes in Bahamas, a difference of 9 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 172nd and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 171st of 220 countries.
Across the 28 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 23 and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 1.22 tonnes | 0.0281 tonnes | 1.2 tonnes | Bahamas |
| 1760s | 1.31 tonnes | 0.0304 tonnes | 1.28 tonnes | Bahamas |
| 1770s | 1.39 tonnes | 0.0329 tonnes | 1.36 tonnes | Bahamas |
| 1780s | 1.48 tonnes | 0.0356 tonnes | 1.44 tonnes | Bahamas |
| 1790s | 1.57 tonnes | 0.0385 tonnes | 1.53 tonnes | Bahamas |
| 1800s | 1.66 tonnes | 0.0417 tonnes | 1.62 tonnes | Bahamas |
| 1810s | 1.71 tonnes | 0.0442 tonnes | 1.67 tonnes | Bahamas |
| 1820s | 1.72 tonnes | 0.0456 tonnes | 1.68 tonnes | Bahamas |
| 1830s | 1.73 tonnes | 0.0472 tonnes | 1.68 tonnes | Bahamas |
| 1840s | 1.72 tonnes | 0.0487 tonnes | 1.67 tonnes | Bahamas |
| 1850s | 1.66 tonnes | 0.0529 tonnes | 1.61 tonnes | Bahamas |
| 1860s | 1.94 tonnes | 0.0683 tonnes | 1.88 tonnes | Bahamas |
| 1870s | 2.1 tonnes | 0.0761 tonnes | 2.03 tonnes | Bahamas |
| 1880s | 2.25 tonnes | 0.0852 tonnes | 2.16 tonnes | Bahamas |
| 1890s | 2.48 tonnes | 0.0955 tonnes | 2.38 tonnes | Bahamas |
| 1900s | 2.72 tonnes | 0.1017 tonnes | 2.62 tonnes | Bahamas |
| 1910s | 3.16 tonnes | 0.1028 tonnes | 3.06 tonnes | Bahamas |
| 1920s | 3.67 tonnes | 125.71 tonnes | 122.03 tonnes | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) |
| 1930s | 4.67 tonnes | 726.47 tonnes | 721.8 tonnes | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) |
| 1940s | 6.48 tonnes | 1,046 tonnes | 1,040 tonnes | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) |
| 1950s | 138.14 tonnes | 200.59 tonnes | 62.45 tonnes | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) |
| 1960s | 1,011 tonnes | 374.91 tonnes | 636.04 tonnes | Bahamas |
| 1970s | 25,781 tonnes | 4,683 tonnes | 21,097 tonnes | Bahamas |
| 1980s | 14,415 tonnes | 5,172 tonnes | 9,243 tonnes | Bahamas |
| 1990s | 14,111 tonnes | 8,908 tonnes | 5,203 tonnes | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 6,315 tonnes | 6,198 tonnes | 116.66 tonnes | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 5,358 tonnes | 6,247 tonnes | 889.55 tonnes | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) |
| 2020s | 3,517 tonnes | 3,455 tonnes | 62.24 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 Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part), at 3,666 tonnes against 3,657 tonnes in Bahamas as of 2022.
- What is the difference in coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions between Bahamas and Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- 9 tonnes, with Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
- How do Bahamas and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) rank globally for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?
- Bahamas ranks 172nd and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 171st 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.