Brazil vs Peru: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions
Brazil
1.13 million tonnes
in 2022
Peru
1.11 million tonnes
in 2022
Brazil rank
13th
Peru rank
14th
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions over time
- Brazil
- Peru
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 1.13 million tonnes against 1.11 million tonnes in Peru, a difference of 25,760 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 13th and Peru ranks 14th of 220 countries.
Across the 28 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 22 and Peru in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 360.36 tonnes | 129.7 tonnes | 230.66 tonnes | Brazil |
| 1760s | 391.45 tonnes | 135.58 tonnes | 255.87 tonnes | Brazil |
| 1770s | 425.83 tonnes | 141.63 tonnes | 284.2 tonnes | Brazil |
| 1780s | 464.04 tonnes | 147.83 tonnes | 316.21 tonnes | Brazil |
| 1790s | 506.77 tonnes | 154.16 tonnes | 352.61 tonnes | Brazil |
| 1800s | 586.46 tonnes | 160.6 tonnes | 425.86 tonnes | Brazil |
| 1810s | 716.97 tonnes | 167.13 tonnes | 549.84 tonnes | Brazil |
| 1820s | 886.96 tonnes | 182.14 tonnes | 704.82 tonnes | Brazil |
| 1830s | 1,089 tonnes | 207.13 tonnes | 882.35 tonnes | Brazil |
| 1840s | 1,288 tonnes | 233.04 tonnes | 1,055 tonnes | Brazil |
| 1850s | 1,501 tonnes | 265.66 tonnes | 1,235 tonnes | Brazil |
| 1860s | 1,745 tonnes | 306.99 tonnes | 1,438 tonnes | Brazil |
| 1870s | 2,054 tonnes | 354.92 tonnes | 1,699 tonnes | Brazil |
| 1880s | 2,470 tonnes | 1,950 tonnes | 519.4 tonnes | Brazil |
| 1890s | 3,014 tonnes | 5,759 tonnes | 2,745 tonnes | Peru |
| 1900s | 39,259 tonnes | 31,357 tonnes | 7,903 tonnes | Brazil |
| 1910s | 54,629 tonnes | 78,385 tonnes | 23,756 tonnes | Peru |
| 1920s | 63,120 tonnes | 120,807 tonnes | 57,686 tonnes | Peru |
| 1930s | 61,439 tonnes | 115,857 tonnes | 54,419 tonnes | Peru |
| 1940s | 73,103 tonnes | 107,769 tonnes | 34,667 tonnes | Peru |
| 1950s | 203,000 tonnes | 131,176 tonnes | 71,823 tonnes | Brazil |
| 1960s | 369,618 tonnes | 499,135 tonnes | 129,517 tonnes | Peru |
| 1970s | 958,663 tonnes | 698,139 tonnes | 260,524 tonnes | Brazil |
| 1980s | 1.25 million tonnes | 891,442 tonnes | 353,880 tonnes | Brazil |
| 1990s | 1.58 million tonnes | 1.03 million tonnes | 551,755 tonnes | Brazil |
| 2000s | 1.61 million tonnes | 1.12 million tonnes | 496,490 tonnes | Brazil |
| 2010s | 1.51 million tonnes | 1.10 million tonnes | 410,972 tonnes | Brazil |
| 2020s | 1.18 million tonnes | 1.12 million tonnes | 59,957 tonnes | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions, Brazil or Peru?
- Brazil, at 1.13 million tonnes against 1.11 million tonnes in Peru as of 2022.
- What is the difference in coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions between Brazil and Peru?
- 25,760 tonnes, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Peru?
- 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
- How do Brazil and Peru rank globally for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?
- Brazil ranks 13th and Peru ranks 14th 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.