Canada vs Serbia: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions
Canada
629,055 tonnes
in 2022
Serbia
642,734 tonnes
in 2022
Canada rank
24th
Serbia rank
23rd
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions over time
- Canada
- Serbia
How they compare
Serbia currently reports 642,734 tonnes against 629,055 tonnes in Canada, a difference of 13,679 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 24th and Serbia ranks 23rd of 220 countries.
Across the 28 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 27 and Serbia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Serbia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 228.33 tonnes | 68.07 tonnes | 160.26 tonnes | Canada |
| 1760s | 262.79 tonnes | 70.61 tonnes | 192.18 tonnes | Canada |
| 1770s | 303.7 tonnes | 73.22 tonnes | 230.49 tonnes | Canada |
| 1780s | 369.93 tonnes | 75.9 tonnes | 294.04 tonnes | Canada |
| 1790s | 447.2 tonnes | 78.64 tonnes | 368.56 tonnes | Canada |
| 1800s | 519.31 tonnes | 81.44 tonnes | 437.87 tonnes | Canada |
| 1810s | 654.96 tonnes | 85.04 tonnes | 569.92 tonnes | Canada |
| 1820s | 894.52 tonnes | 89.65 tonnes | 804.87 tonnes | Canada |
| 1830s | 1,228 tonnes | 94.46 tonnes | 1,134 tonnes | Canada |
| 1840s | 1,871 tonnes | 99.45 tonnes | 1,771 tonnes | Canada |
| 1850s | 4,087 tonnes | 104.63 tonnes | 3,982 tonnes | Canada |
| 1860s | 12,409 tonnes | 112.27 tonnes | 12,296 tonnes | Canada |
| 1870s | 23,449 tonnes | 123.19 tonnes | 23,325 tonnes | Canada |
| 1880s | 118,338 tonnes | 179.63 tonnes | 118,159 tonnes | Canada |
| 1890s | 216,463 tonnes | 4,887 tonnes | 211,577 tonnes | Canada |
| 1900s | 574,321 tonnes | 15,527 tonnes | 558,793 tonnes | Canada |
| 1910s | 1.09 million tonnes | 15,913 tonnes | 1.07 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1920s | 1.44 million tonnes | 109,593 tonnes | 1.33 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1930s | 2.03 million tonnes | 191,892 tonnes | 1.84 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1940s | 2.99 million tonnes | 185,519 tonnes | 2.80 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1950s | 3.23 million tonnes | 316,330 tonnes | 2.92 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1960s | 4.28 million tonnes | 478,522 tonnes | 3.80 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1970s | 5.26 million tonnes | 849,752 tonnes | 4.41 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1980s | 3.77 million tonnes | 1.01 million tonnes | 2.76 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1990s | 2.68 million tonnes | 1.06 million tonnes | 1.61 million tonnes | Canada |
| 2000s | 2.09 million tonnes | 845,909 tonnes | 1.24 million tonnes | Canada |
| 2010s | 1.11 million tonnes | 742,909 tonnes | 370,703 tonnes | Canada |
| 2020s | 654,951 tonnes | 663,922 tonnes | 8,971 tonnes | Serbia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions, Canada or Serbia?
- Serbia, at 642,734 tonnes against 629,055 tonnes in Canada as of 2022.
- What is the difference in coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions between Canada and Serbia?
- 13,679 tonnes, with Serbia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Serbia?
- 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
- How do Canada and Serbia rank globally for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?
- Canada ranks 24th and Serbia ranks 23rd 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.