Cape Verde vs Gambia: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions
Cape Verde
3,763 tonnes
in 2022
Gambia
3,438 tonnes
in 2022
Cape Verde rank
170th
Gambia rank
173rd
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions over time
- Cape Verde
- Gambia
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 3,763 tonnes against 3,438 tonnes in Gambia, a difference of 325 tonnes.
That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Gambia ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 170th and Gambia ranks 173rd of 220 countries.
Across the 28 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 18 and Gambia in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 9.71 tonnes | 10.64 tonnes | 0.9283 tonnes | Gambia |
| 1760s | 9.72 tonnes | 9.59 tonnes | 0.1313 tonnes | Cape Verde |
| 1770s | 9.73 tonnes | 8.64 tonnes | 1.09 tonnes | Cape Verde |
| 1780s | 9.74 tonnes | 7.79 tonnes | 1.95 tonnes | Cape Verde |
| 1790s | 9.74 tonnes | 7.02 tonnes | 2.72 tonnes | Cape Verde |
| 1800s | 9.74 tonnes | 6.32 tonnes | 3.42 tonnes | Cape Verde |
| 1810s | 9.76 tonnes | 5.97 tonnes | 3.78 tonnes | Cape Verde |
| 1820s | 9.8 tonnes | 6 tonnes | 3.79 tonnes | Cape Verde |
| 1830s | 9.84 tonnes | 6.04 tonnes | 3.8 tonnes | Cape Verde |
| 1840s | 9.87 tonnes | 6.06 tonnes | 3.81 tonnes | Cape Verde |
| 1850s | 9.78 tonnes | 6.09 tonnes | 3.69 tonnes | Cape Verde |
| 1860s | 8.91 tonnes | 6.15 tonnes | 2.76 tonnes | Cape Verde |
| 1870s | 9.87 tonnes | 6.29 tonnes | 3.57 tonnes | Cape Verde |
| 1880s | 11.27 tonnes | 6.84 tonnes | 4.43 tonnes | Cape Verde |
| 1890s | 12.41 tonnes | 10.12 tonnes | 2.3 tonnes | Cape Verde |
| 1900s | 14.55 tonnes | 14.34 tonnes | 0.2104 tonnes | Cape Verde |
| 1910s | 14.19 tonnes | 19.68 tonnes | 5.48 tonnes | Gambia |
| 1920s | 15.48 tonnes | 25.94 tonnes | 10.45 tonnes | Gambia |
| 1930s | 19.38 tonnes | 29.78 tonnes | 10.4 tonnes | Gambia |
| 1940s | 25.62 tonnes | 38.52 tonnes | 12.91 tonnes | Gambia |
| 1950s | 111.91 tonnes | 155.41 tonnes | 43.5 tonnes | Gambia |
| 1960s | 179.24 tonnes | 260.47 tonnes | 81.23 tonnes | Gambia |
| 1970s | 5,971 tonnes | 657.77 tonnes | 5,313 tonnes | Cape Verde |
| 1980s | 719.2 tonnes | 994.83 tonnes | 275.64 tonnes | Gambia |
| 1990s | 611.57 tonnes | 1,081 tonnes | 469.15 tonnes | Gambia |
| 2000s | 1,428 tonnes | 1,831 tonnes | 402.76 tonnes | Gambia |
| 2010s | 2,768 tonnes | 2,238 tonnes | 529.9 tonnes | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 3,271 tonnes | 3,051 tonnes | 220.2 tonnes | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions, Cape Verde or Gambia?
- Cape Verde, at 3,763 tonnes against 3,438 tonnes in Gambia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions between Cape Verde and Gambia?
- 325 tonnes, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Gambia?
- 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
- How do Cape Verde and Gambia rank globally for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?
- Cape Verde ranks 170th and Gambia ranks 173rd 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.