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
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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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.