Chile vs Kuwait: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions
Chile
410,897 tonnes
in 2022
Kuwait
448,963 tonnes
in 2022
Chile rank
30th
Kuwait rank
29th
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions over time
- Chile
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 448,963 tonnes against 410,897 tonnes in Chile, a difference of 38,066 tonnes.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Chile's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 30th and Kuwait ranks 29th of 220 countries.
Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 28 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 101.94 tonnes | 2.87 tonnes | 99.08 tonnes | Chile |
| 1760s | 107.82 tonnes | 2.98 tonnes | 104.85 tonnes | Chile |
| 1770s | 113.92 tonnes | 3.09 tonnes | 110.83 tonnes | Chile |
| 1780s | 120.22 tonnes | 3.2 tonnes | 117.02 tonnes | Chile |
| 1790s | 126.69 tonnes | 3.31 tonnes | 123.38 tonnes | Chile |
| 1800s | 133.3 tonnes | 3.42 tonnes | 129.88 tonnes | Chile |
| 1810s | 142.22 tonnes | 3.53 tonnes | 138.69 tonnes | Chile |
| 1820s | 154.15 tonnes | 3.64 tonnes | 150.51 tonnes | Chile |
| 1830s | 6,365 tonnes | 3.74 tonnes | 6,361 tonnes | Chile |
| 1840s | 20,163 tonnes | 3.83 tonnes | 20,159 tonnes | Chile |
| 1850s | 36,108 tonnes | 3.92 tonnes | 36,104 tonnes | Chile |
| 1860s | 52,952 tonnes | 3.92 tonnes | 52,948 tonnes | Chile |
| 1870s | 64,112 tonnes | 3.82 tonnes | 64,108 tonnes | Chile |
| 1880s | 64,296 tonnes | 3.7 tonnes | 64,293 tonnes | Chile |
| 1890s | 53,133 tonnes | 3.56 tonnes | 53,130 tonnes | Chile |
| 1900s | 79,368 tonnes | 3.02 tonnes | 79,365 tonnes | Chile |
| 1910s | 150,455 tonnes | 2.1 tonnes | 150,453 tonnes | Chile |
| 1920s | 457,401 tonnes | 1.45 tonnes | 457,400 tonnes | Chile |
| 1930s | 561,742 tonnes | 1.02 tonnes | 561,741 tonnes | Chile |
| 1940s | 1.03 million tonnes | 1,203 tonnes | 1.03 million tonnes | Chile |
| 1950s | 931,018 tonnes | 25,262 tonnes | 905,756 tonnes | Chile |
| 1960s | 1.31 million tonnes | 31,743 tonnes | 1.27 million tonnes | Chile |
| 1970s | 1.73 million tonnes | 147,983 tonnes | 1.58 million tonnes | Chile |
| 1980s | 2.31 million tonnes | 253,604 tonnes | 2.06 million tonnes | Chile |
| 1990s | 2.34 million tonnes | 179,891 tonnes | 2.16 million tonnes | Chile |
| 2000s | 1.36 million tonnes | 480,231 tonnes | 880,801 tonnes | Chile |
| 2010s | 562,399 tonnes | 470,567 tonnes | 91,832 tonnes | Chile |
| 2020s | 453,584 tonnes | 417,125 tonnes | 36,460 tonnes | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions, Chile or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 448,963 tonnes against 410,897 tonnes in Chile as of 2022.
- What is the difference in coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions between Chile and Kuwait?
- 38,066 tonnes, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Kuwait?
- 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
- How do Chile and Kuwait rank globally for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?
- Chile ranks 30th and Kuwait ranks 29th 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.