Cameroon vs Finland: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions
Cameroon
27,967 tonnes
in 2022
Finland
28,952 tonnes
in 2022
Cameroon rank
107th
Finland rank
106th
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions over time
- Cameroon
- Finland
How they compare
Finland currently reports 28,952 tonnes against 27,967 tonnes in Cameroon, a difference of 985 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 107th and Finland ranks 106th of 220 countries.
Across the 28 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 13 and Finland in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 109.68 tonnes | 26.69 tonnes | 82.99 tonnes | Cameroon |
| 1760s | 109.9 tonnes | 29.02 tonnes | 80.88 tonnes | Cameroon |
| 1770s | 110.11 tonnes | 31.56 tonnes | 78.54 tonnes | Cameroon |
| 1780s | 110.3 tonnes | 34.32 tonnes | 75.98 tonnes | Cameroon |
| 1790s | 110.48 tonnes | 37.32 tonnes | 73.15 tonnes | Cameroon |
| 1800s | 110.63 tonnes | 40.59 tonnes | 70.05 tonnes | Cameroon |
| 1810s | 111.02 tonnes | 44.13 tonnes | 66.89 tonnes | Cameroon |
| 1820s | 111.7 tonnes | 49.5 tonnes | 62.19 tonnes | Cameroon |
| 1830s | 112.35 tonnes | 54.95 tonnes | 57.4 tonnes | Cameroon |
| 1840s | 112.98 tonnes | 62.83 tonnes | 50.15 tonnes | Cameroon |
| 1850s | 113.75 tonnes | 81.12 tonnes | 32.63 tonnes | Cameroon |
| 1860s | 115.49 tonnes | 94.01 tonnes | 21.48 tonnes | Cameroon |
| 1870s | 247.04 tonnes | 161.23 tonnes | 85.81 tonnes | Cameroon |
| 1880s | 296.65 tonnes | 355.21 tonnes | 58.56 tonnes | Finland |
| 1890s | 342.88 tonnes | 942.44 tonnes | 599.56 tonnes | Finland |
| 1900s | 414.32 tonnes | 4,021 tonnes | 3,607 tonnes | Finland |
| 1910s | 509.29 tonnes | 11,258 tonnes | 10,749 tonnes | Finland |
| 1920s | 672.08 tonnes | 24,321 tonnes | 23,648 tonnes | Finland |
| 1930s | 862.88 tonnes | 55,564 tonnes | 54,701 tonnes | Finland |
| 1940s | 1,047 tonnes | 93,566 tonnes | 92,520 tonnes | Finland |
| 1950s | 2,158 tonnes | 129,813 tonnes | 127,655 tonnes | Finland |
| 1960s | 3,318 tonnes | 205,494 tonnes | 202,175 tonnes | Finland |
| 1970s | 7,517 tonnes | 365,257 tonnes | 357,741 tonnes | Finland |
| 1980s | 13,281 tonnes | 543,059 tonnes | 529,778 tonnes | Finland |
| 1990s | 14,485 tonnes | 160,788 tonnes | 146,303 tonnes | Finland |
| 2000s | 19,283 tonnes | 109,539 tonnes | 90,256 tonnes | Finland |
| 2010s | 27,928 tonnes | 56,487 tonnes | 28,559 tonnes | Finland |
| 2020s | 27,120 tonnes | 28,550 tonnes | 1,430 tonnes | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions, Cameroon or Finland?
- Finland, at 28,952 tonnes against 27,967 tonnes in Cameroon as of 2022.
- What is the difference in coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions between Cameroon and Finland?
- 985 tonnes, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Finland?
- 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
- How do Cameroon and Finland rank globally for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?
- Cameroon ranks 107th and Finland ranks 106th 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.