Cameroon vs Tajikistan: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions
Cameroon
27,967 tonnes
in 2022
Tajikistan
26,981 tonnes
in 2022
Cameroon rank
107th
Tajikistan rank
109th
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions over time
- Cameroon
- Tajikistan
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 27,967 tonnes against 26,981 tonnes in Tajikistan, a difference of 986 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 107th and Tajikistan ranks 109th of 220 countries.
Across the 28 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 15 and Tajikistan in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Tajikistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 109.68 tonnes | 26.36 tonnes | 83.32 tonnes | Cameroon |
| 1760s | 109.9 tonnes | 27.33 tonnes | 82.57 tonnes | Cameroon |
| 1770s | 110.11 tonnes | 28.34 tonnes | 81.76 tonnes | Cameroon |
| 1780s | 110.3 tonnes | 29.39 tonnes | 80.91 tonnes | Cameroon |
| 1790s | 110.48 tonnes | 30.48 tonnes | 80 tonnes | Cameroon |
| 1800s | 110.63 tonnes | 31.56 tonnes | 79.07 tonnes | Cameroon |
| 1810s | 111.02 tonnes | 32.28 tonnes | 78.74 tonnes | Cameroon |
| 1820s | 111.7 tonnes | 32.57 tonnes | 79.12 tonnes | Cameroon |
| 1830s | 112.35 tonnes | 33.13 tonnes | 79.22 tonnes | Cameroon |
| 1840s | 112.98 tonnes | 33.06 tonnes | 79.92 tonnes | Cameroon |
| 1850s | 113.75 tonnes | 37.83 tonnes | 75.92 tonnes | Cameroon |
| 1860s | 115.49 tonnes | 85.64 tonnes | 29.85 tonnes | Cameroon |
| 1870s | 247.04 tonnes | 335.08 tonnes | 88.04 tonnes | Tajikistan |
| 1880s | 296.65 tonnes | 631.32 tonnes | 334.67 tonnes | Tajikistan |
| 1890s | 342.88 tonnes | 1,175 tonnes | 832.25 tonnes | Tajikistan |
| 1900s | 414.32 tonnes | 1,928 tonnes | 1,513 tonnes | Tajikistan |
| 1910s | 509.29 tonnes | 2,064 tonnes | 1,554 tonnes | Tajikistan |
| 1920s | 672.08 tonnes | 1,568 tonnes | 896.01 tonnes | Tajikistan |
| 1930s | 862.88 tonnes | 5,977 tonnes | 5,114 tonnes | Tajikistan |
| 1940s | 1,047 tonnes | 8,505 tonnes | 7,458 tonnes | Tajikistan |
| 1950s | 2,158 tonnes | 18,528 tonnes | 16,370 tonnes | Tajikistan |
| 1960s | 3,318 tonnes | 30,916 tonnes | 27,598 tonnes | Tajikistan |
| 1970s | 7,517 tonnes | 62,940 tonnes | 55,424 tonnes | Tajikistan |
| 1980s | 13,281 tonnes | 80,611 tonnes | 67,329 tonnes | Tajikistan |
| 1990s | 14,485 tonnes | 33,122 tonnes | 18,638 tonnes | Tajikistan |
| 2000s | 19,283 tonnes | 14,893 tonnes | 4,389 tonnes | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 27,928 tonnes | 24,860 tonnes | 3,069 tonnes | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 27,120 tonnes | 25,589 tonnes | 1,530 tonnes | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions, Cameroon or Tajikistan?
- Cameroon, at 27,967 tonnes against 26,981 tonnes in Tajikistan as of 2022.
- What is the difference in coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions between Cameroon and Tajikistan?
- 986 tonnes, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Tajikistan?
- 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
- How do Cameroon and Tajikistan rank globally for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?
- Cameroon ranks 107th and Tajikistan ranks 109th 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.