What is the difference in coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions between Barbados and Central African Republic?

503 tonnes, with Central African Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Central African Republic?

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.

Barbados vs Central African Republic: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions

Barbados

2,387 tonnes

in 2022

Central African Republic

2,890 tonnes

in 2022

Barbados rank

180th

Central African Republic rank

178th

Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions over time

Barbados
Central African Republic

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 2,890 tonnes against 2,387 tonnes in Barbados, a difference of 503 tonnes.

That makes Central African Republic's figure about 1.2 times Barbados's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Central African Republic ahead.

Barbados ranks 180th and Central African Republic ranks 178th of 220 countries.

Across the 28 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 5 and Central African Republic in 23.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Barbados	Central African Republic	Difference	Ahead
1750s	13.86 tonnes	41.65 tonnes	27.8 tonnes	Central African Republic
1760s	14.92 tonnes	41.68 tonnes	26.76 tonnes	Central African Republic
1770s	16.06 tonnes	41.7 tonnes	25.64 tonnes	Central African Republic
1780s	17.28 tonnes	41.71 tonnes	24.43 tonnes	Central African Republic
1790s	18.58 tonnes	41.7 tonnes	23.12 tonnes	Central African Republic
1800s	19.96 tonnes	41.68 tonnes	21.72 tonnes	Central African Republic
1810s	21.43 tonnes	41.74 tonnes	20.3 tonnes	Central African Republic
1820s	22.99 tonnes	41.89 tonnes	18.9 tonnes	Central African Republic
1830s	24.64 tonnes	42.03 tonnes	17.38 tonnes	Central African Republic
1840s	26.39 tonnes	42.14 tonnes	15.75 tonnes	Central African Republic
1850s	28.38 tonnes	44.96 tonnes	16.58 tonnes	Central African Republic
1860s	34.74 tonnes	51.59 tonnes	16.85 tonnes	Central African Republic
1870s	38.84 tonnes	59.08 tonnes	20.24 tonnes	Central African Republic
1880s	42.03 tonnes	67.6 tonnes	25.57 tonnes	Central African Republic
1890s	41.56 tonnes	77.4 tonnes	35.83 tonnes	Central African Republic
1900s	40.01 tonnes	88.79 tonnes	48.79 tonnes	Central African Republic
1910s	36.2 tonnes	102.15 tonnes	65.95 tonnes	Central African Republic
1920s	34.38 tonnes	130.71 tonnes	96.33 tonnes	Central African Republic
1930s	49.14 tonnes	160.05 tonnes	110.92 tonnes	Central African Republic
1940s	50.23 tonnes	198.78 tonnes	148.56 tonnes	Central African Republic
1950s	174.87 tonnes	709.5 tonnes	534.64 tonnes	Central African Republic
1960s	325.82 tonnes	962.11 tonnes	636.3 tonnes	Central African Republic
1970s	5,081 tonnes	1,388 tonnes	3,693 tonnes	Barbados
1980s	3,828 tonnes	1,646 tonnes	2,182 tonnes	Barbados
1990s	7,315 tonnes	1,734 tonnes	5,581 tonnes	Barbados
2000s	3,556 tonnes	2,109 tonnes	1,447 tonnes	Barbados
2010s	3,329 tonnes	2,193 tonnes	1,136 tonnes	Barbados
2020s	2,307 tonnes	2,603 tonnes	295.91 tonnes	Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions, Barbados or Central African Republic?: Central African Republic, at 2,890 tonnes against 2,387 tonnes in Barbados as of 2022.
What is the difference in coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions between Barbados and Central African Republic?: 503 tonnes, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Central African Republic?: 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
How do Barbados and Central African Republic rank globally for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?: Barbados ranks 180th and Central African Republic ranks 178th 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: 18 September 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.