Canada vs Iraq: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions
Canada
629,055 tonnes
in 2022
Iraq
773,825 tonnes
in 2022
Canada rank
24th
Iraq rank
21st
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions over time
- Canada
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 773,825 tonnes against 629,055 tonnes in Canada, a difference of 144,770 tonnes.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.2 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 24th and Iraq ranks 21st of 220 countries.
Across the 28 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 27 and Iraq in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 228.33 tonnes | 53.99 tonnes | 174.34 tonnes | Canada |
| 1760s | 262.79 tonnes | 55.64 tonnes | 207.15 tonnes | Canada |
| 1770s | 303.7 tonnes | 57.3 tonnes | 246.4 tonnes | Canada |
| 1780s | 369.93 tonnes | 58.98 tonnes | 310.95 tonnes | Canada |
| 1790s | 447.2 tonnes | 60.66 tonnes | 386.53 tonnes | Canada |
| 1800s | 519.31 tonnes | 62.16 tonnes | 457.15 tonnes | Canada |
| 1810s | 654.96 tonnes | 63.9 tonnes | 591.05 tonnes | Canada |
| 1820s | 894.52 tonnes | 66.25 tonnes | 828.27 tonnes | Canada |
| 1830s | 1,228 tonnes | 68.65 tonnes | 1,160 tonnes | Canada |
| 1840s | 1,871 tonnes | 71.11 tonnes | 1,800 tonnes | Canada |
| 1850s | 4,087 tonnes | 74.13 tonnes | 4,013 tonnes | Canada |
| 1860s | 12,409 tonnes | 79.5 tonnes | 12,329 tonnes | Canada |
| 1870s | 23,449 tonnes | 88.27 tonnes | 23,360 tonnes | Canada |
| 1880s | 118,338 tonnes | 98.43 tonnes | 118,240 tonnes | Canada |
| 1890s | 216,463 tonnes | 109.08 tonnes | 216,354 tonnes | Canada |
| 1900s | 574,321 tonnes | 110.63 tonnes | 574,210 tonnes | Canada |
| 1910s | 1.09 million tonnes | 96.31 tonnes | 1.09 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1920s | 1.44 million tonnes | 520.74 tonnes | 1.44 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1930s | 2.03 million tonnes | 22,680 tonnes | 2.01 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1940s | 2.99 million tonnes | 57,469 tonnes | 2.93 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1950s | 3.23 million tonnes | 39,641 tonnes | 3.19 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1960s | 4.28 million tonnes | 61,840 tonnes | 4.22 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1970s | 5.26 million tonnes | 120,474 tonnes | 5.14 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1980s | 3.77 million tonnes | 316,698 tonnes | 3.45 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1990s | 2.68 million tonnes | 779,802 tonnes | 1.90 million tonnes | Canada |
| 2000s | 2.09 million tonnes | 624,289 tonnes | 1.46 million tonnes | Canada |
| 2010s | 1.11 million tonnes | 850,885 tonnes | 262,726 tonnes | Canada |
| 2020s | 654,951 tonnes | 754,909 tonnes | 99,957 tonnes | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions, Canada or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 773,825 tonnes against 629,055 tonnes in Canada as of 2022.
- What is the difference in coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions between Canada and Iraq?
- 144,770 tonnes, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Iraq?
- 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
- How do Canada and Iraq rank globally for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?
- Canada ranks 24th and Iraq ranks 21st 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.