Cape Verde vs Macao: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions
Cape Verde
3,763 tonnes
in 2022
Macao
3,830 tonnes
in 2022
Cape Verde rank
170th
Macao rank
169th
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions over time
- Cape Verde
- Macao
How they compare
Macao currently reports 3,830 tonnes against 3,763 tonnes in Cape Verde, a difference of 67 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 170th and Macao ranks 169th of 220 countries.
Across the 28 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 15 and Macao in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Macao | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 9.71 tonnes | 3.26 tonnes | 6.45 tonnes | Cape Verde |
| 1760s | 9.72 tonnes | 3.4 tonnes | 6.33 tonnes | Cape Verde |
| 1770s | 9.73 tonnes | 3.54 tonnes | 6.19 tonnes | Cape Verde |
| 1780s | 9.74 tonnes | 3.69 tonnes | 6.05 tonnes | Cape Verde |
| 1790s | 9.74 tonnes | 3.84 tonnes | 5.9 tonnes | Cape Verde |
| 1800s | 9.74 tonnes | 4 tonnes | 5.74 tonnes | Cape Verde |
| 1810s | 9.76 tonnes | 4.09 tonnes | 5.67 tonnes | Cape Verde |
| 1820s | 9.8 tonnes | 4.61 tonnes | 5.19 tonnes | Cape Verde |
| 1830s | 9.84 tonnes | 5.76 tonnes | 4.08 tonnes | Cape Verde |
| 1840s | 9.87 tonnes | 6.91 tonnes | 2.96 tonnes | Cape Verde |
| 1850s | 9.78 tonnes | 8.07 tonnes | 1.71 tonnes | Cape Verde |
| 1860s | 8.91 tonnes | 9.28 tonnes | 0.37 tonnes | Macao |
| 1870s | 9.87 tonnes | 10.5 tonnes | 0.6399 tonnes | Macao |
| 1880s | 11.27 tonnes | 11.74 tonnes | 0.4712 tonnes | Macao |
| 1890s | 12.41 tonnes | 12.99 tonnes | 0.5774 tonnes | Macao |
| 1900s | 14.55 tonnes | 14.39 tonnes | 0.164 tonnes | Cape Verde |
| 1910s | 14.19 tonnes | 15.95 tonnes | 1.76 tonnes | Macao |
| 1920s | 15.48 tonnes | 16.55 tonnes | 1.07 tonnes | Macao |
| 1930s | 19.38 tonnes | 16.46 tonnes | 2.92 tonnes | Cape Verde |
| 1940s | 25.62 tonnes | 16.29 tonnes | 9.33 tonnes | Cape Verde |
| 1950s | 111.91 tonnes | 164.5 tonnes | 52.59 tonnes | Macao |
| 1960s | 179.24 tonnes | 832.79 tonnes | 653.54 tonnes | Macao |
| 1970s | 5,971 tonnes | 1,963 tonnes | 4,008 tonnes | Cape Verde |
| 1980s | 719.2 tonnes | 4,323 tonnes | 3,604 tonnes | Macao |
| 1990s | 611.57 tonnes | 7,336 tonnes | 6,724 tonnes | Macao |
| 2000s | 1,428 tonnes | 9,150 tonnes | 7,722 tonnes | Macao |
| 2010s | 2,768 tonnes | 3,887 tonnes | 1,119 tonnes | Macao |
| 2020s | 3,271 tonnes | 3,756 tonnes | 485 tonnes | Macao |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions, Cape Verde or Macao?
- Macao, at 3,830 tonnes against 3,763 tonnes in Cape Verde as of 2022.
- What is the difference in coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions between Cape Verde and Macao?
- 67 tonnes, with Macao ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Macao?
- 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
- How do Cape Verde and Macao rank globally for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?
- Cape Verde ranks 170th and Macao ranks 169th 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.