Burkina Faso vs Estonia: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions

Burkina Faso
18,195 tonnes
in 2022
Estonia
16,806 tonnes
in 2022
Burkina Faso rank
122nd
Estonia rank
124th

Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Estonia
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How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 18,195 tonnes against 16,806 tonnes in Estonia, a difference of 1,389 tonnes.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Estonia's.

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

Burkina Faso ranks 122nd and Estonia ranks 124th of 220 countries.

Across the 28 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 12 and Estonia in 16.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Estonia Difference Ahead
1750s 210.15 tonnes 50.17 tonnes 159.98 tonnes Burkina Faso
1760s 210.72 tonnes 51.76 tonnes 158.96 tonnes Burkina Faso
1770s 211.28 tonnes 53.35 tonnes 157.93 tonnes Burkina Faso
1780s 211.83 tonnes 54.94 tonnes 156.89 tonnes Burkina Faso
1790s 212.36 tonnes 56.51 tonnes 155.86 tonnes Burkina Faso
1800s 212.88 tonnes 58.04 tonnes 154.84 tonnes Burkina Faso
1810s 213.87 tonnes 60.05 tonnes 153.82 tonnes Burkina Faso
1820s 215.43 tonnes 62.66 tonnes 152.77 tonnes Burkina Faso
1830s 216.99 tonnes 67.72 tonnes 149.27 tonnes Burkina Faso
1840s 218.53 tonnes 67.83 tonnes 150.69 tonnes Burkina Faso
1850s 229.51 tonnes 115.69 tonnes 113.82 tonnes Burkina Faso
1860s 253.51 tonnes 555.61 tonnes 302.09 tonnes Estonia
1870s 280.42 tonnes 1,931 tonnes 1,651 tonnes Estonia
1880s 309.69 tonnes 3,837 tonnes 3,527 tonnes Estonia
1890s 341.94 tonnes 7,019 tonnes 6,677 tonnes Estonia
1900s 392.67 tonnes 12,062 tonnes 11,669 tonnes Estonia
1910s 423.61 tonnes 12,973 tonnes 12,550 tonnes Estonia
1920s 479.38 tonnes 8,900 tonnes 8,421 tonnes Estonia
1930s 570.77 tonnes 35,154 tonnes 34,583 tonnes Estonia
1940s 683.01 tonnes 50,009 tonnes 49,326 tonnes Estonia
1950s 1,735 tonnes 105,458 tonnes 103,723 tonnes Estonia
1960s 1,627 tonnes 142,902 tonnes 141,275 tonnes Estonia
1970s 2,745 tonnes 203,243 tonnes 200,498 tonnes Estonia
1980s 4,476 tonnes 205,697 tonnes 201,221 tonnes Estonia
1990s 5,238 tonnes 161,729 tonnes 156,490 tonnes Estonia
2000s 9,285 tonnes 89,090 tonnes 79,805 tonnes Estonia
2010s 12,362 tonnes 57,648 tonnes 45,286 tonnes Estonia
2020s 16,378 tonnes 15,832 tonnes 545.9 tonnes Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions, Burkina Faso or Estonia?
Burkina Faso, at 18,195 tonnes against 16,806 tonnes in Estonia as of 2022.
What is the difference in coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions between Burkina Faso and Estonia?
1,389 tonnes, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Estonia?
273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
How do Burkina Faso and Estonia rank globally for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?
Burkina Faso ranks 122nd and Estonia ranks 124th 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
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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.