Bangladesh vs Canada: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions
Bangladesh
646,979 tonnes
in 2022
Canada
629,055 tonnes
in 2022
Bangladesh rank
22nd
Canada rank
24th
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions over time
- Bangladesh
- Canada
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 646,979 tonnes against 629,055 tonnes in Canada, a difference of 17,924 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 22nd and Canada ranks 24th of 220 countries.
Across the 28 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 11 and Canada in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 3,970 tonnes | 228.33 tonnes | 3,742 tonnes | Bangladesh |
| 1760s | 4,041 tonnes | 262.79 tonnes | 3,778 tonnes | Bangladesh |
| 1770s | 4,113 tonnes | 303.7 tonnes | 3,809 tonnes | Bangladesh |
| 1780s | 4,186 tonnes | 369.93 tonnes | 3,816 tonnes | Bangladesh |
| 1790s | 4,259 tonnes | 447.2 tonnes | 3,812 tonnes | Bangladesh |
| 1800s | 4,334 tonnes | 519.31 tonnes | 3,815 tonnes | Bangladesh |
| 1810s | 4,544 tonnes | 654.96 tonnes | 3,889 tonnes | Bangladesh |
| 1820s | 4,933 tonnes | 894.52 tonnes | 4,039 tonnes | Bangladesh |
| 1830s | 5,355 tonnes | 1,228 tonnes | 4,127 tonnes | Bangladesh |
| 1840s | 5,812 tonnes | 1,871 tonnes | 3,942 tonnes | Bangladesh |
| 1850s | 6,394 tonnes | 4,087 tonnes | 2,307 tonnes | Bangladesh |
| 1860s | 7,020 tonnes | 12,409 tonnes | 5,389 tonnes | Canada |
| 1870s | 10,071 tonnes | 23,449 tonnes | 13,378 tonnes | Canada |
| 1880s | 11,004 tonnes | 118,338 tonnes | 107,335 tonnes | Canada |
| 1890s | 11,969 tonnes | 216,463 tonnes | 204,494 tonnes | Canada |
| 1900s | 13,180 tonnes | 574,321 tonnes | 561,141 tonnes | Canada |
| 1910s | 14,331 tonnes | 1.09 million tonnes | 1.08 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1920s | 14,723 tonnes | 1.44 million tonnes | 1.43 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1930s | 14,961 tonnes | 2.03 million tonnes | 2.02 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1940s | 13,802 tonnes | 2.99 million tonnes | 2.97 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1950s | 33,011 tonnes | 3.23 million tonnes | 3.20 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1960s | 55,339 tonnes | 4.28 million tonnes | 4.23 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1970s | 67,460 tonnes | 5.26 million tonnes | 5.19 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1980s | 78,329 tonnes | 3.77 million tonnes | 3.69 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1990s | 83,348 tonnes | 2.68 million tonnes | 2.59 million tonnes | Canada |
| 2000s | 97,079 tonnes | 2.09 million tonnes | 1.99 million tonnes | Canada |
| 2010s | 295,857 tonnes | 1.11 million tonnes | 817,754 tonnes | Canada |
| 2020s | 548,824 tonnes | 654,951 tonnes | 106,127 tonnes | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions, Bangladesh or Canada?
- Bangladesh, at 646,979 tonnes against 629,055 tonnes in Canada as of 2022.
- What is the difference in coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions between Bangladesh and Canada?
- 17,924 tonnes, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Canada?
- 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
- How do Bangladesh and Canada rank globally for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?
- Bangladesh ranks 22nd and Canada ranks 24th 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.