Burkina Faso vs Suriname: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions

Burkina Faso
18,195 tonnes
in 2022
Suriname
19,512 tonnes
in 2022
Burkina Faso rank
122nd
Suriname rank
121st

Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Suriname
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How they compare

Suriname currently reports 19,512 tonnes against 18,195 tonnes in Burkina Faso, a difference of 1,317 tonnes.

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

The two have swapped places 9 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 122nd and Suriname ranks 121st of 220 countries.

Across the 28 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 22 and Suriname in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Suriname Difference Ahead
1750s 210.15 tonnes 2.92 tonnes 207.23 tonnes Burkina Faso
1760s 210.72 tonnes 3.16 tonnes 207.56 tonnes Burkina Faso
1770s 211.28 tonnes 3.41 tonnes 207.87 tonnes Burkina Faso
1780s 211.83 tonnes 3.69 tonnes 208.14 tonnes Burkina Faso
1790s 212.36 tonnes 3.98 tonnes 208.39 tonnes Burkina Faso
1800s 212.88 tonnes 4.29 tonnes 208.6 tonnes Burkina Faso
1810s 213.87 tonnes 4.57 tonnes 209.3 tonnes Burkina Faso
1820s 215.43 tonnes 4.83 tonnes 210.61 tonnes Burkina Faso
1830s 216.99 tonnes 5.08 tonnes 211.9 tonnes Burkina Faso
1840s 218.53 tonnes 5.35 tonnes 213.18 tonnes Burkina Faso
1850s 229.51 tonnes 5.63 tonnes 223.88 tonnes Burkina Faso
1860s 253.51 tonnes 5.56 tonnes 247.95 tonnes Burkina Faso
1870s 280.42 tonnes 6.75 tonnes 273.67 tonnes Burkina Faso
1880s 309.69 tonnes 7.76 tonnes 301.93 tonnes Burkina Faso
1890s 341.94 tonnes 8.09 tonnes 333.85 tonnes Burkina Faso
1900s 392.67 tonnes 8.76 tonnes 383.9 tonnes Burkina Faso
1910s 423.61 tonnes 9.98 tonnes 413.63 tonnes Burkina Faso
1920s 479.38 tonnes 14.73 tonnes 464.65 tonnes Burkina Faso
1930s 570.77 tonnes 17.25 tonnes 553.52 tonnes Burkina Faso
1940s 683.01 tonnes 22.21 tonnes 660.8 tonnes Burkina Faso
1950s 1,735 tonnes 410.83 tonnes 1,324 tonnes Burkina Faso
1960s 1,627 tonnes 1,021 tonnes 606.19 tonnes Burkina Faso
1970s 2,745 tonnes 2,989 tonnes 243.91 tonnes Suriname
1980s 4,476 tonnes 5,400 tonnes 923.64 tonnes Suriname
1990s 5,238 tonnes 17,234 tonnes 11,996 tonnes Suriname
2000s 9,285 tonnes 9,792 tonnes 507.14 tonnes Suriname
2010s 12,362 tonnes 19,616 tonnes 7,254 tonnes Suriname
2020s 16,378 tonnes 19,795 tonnes 3,417 tonnes Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions, Burkina Faso or Suriname?
Suriname, at 19,512 tonnes against 18,195 tonnes in Burkina Faso as of 2022.
What is the difference in coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions between Burkina Faso and Suriname?
1,317 tonnes, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Suriname?
273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
How do Burkina Faso and Suriname rank globally for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?
Burkina Faso ranks 122nd and Suriname ranks 121st 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.