Chile vs Poland: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions
Chile
410,897 tonnes
in 2022
Poland
376,349 tonnes
in 2022
Chile rank
30th
Poland rank
31st
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions over time
- Chile
- Poland
How they compare
Chile currently reports 410,897 tonnes against 376,349 tonnes in Poland, a difference of 34,548 tonnes.
That makes Chile's figure about 1.1 times Poland's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Poland ahead.
Chile ranks 30th and Poland ranks 31st of 220 countries.
Across the 28 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 4 and Poland in 24.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 101.94 tonnes | 7,609 tonnes | 7,507 tonnes | Poland |
| 1760s | 107.82 tonnes | 7,971 tonnes | 7,863 tonnes | Poland |
| 1770s | 113.92 tonnes | 8,351 tonnes | 8,237 tonnes | Poland |
| 1780s | 120.22 tonnes | 8,737 tonnes | 8,617 tonnes | Poland |
| 1790s | 126.69 tonnes | 9,118 tonnes | 8,991 tonnes | Poland |
| 1800s | 133.3 tonnes | 13,999 tonnes | 13,865 tonnes | Poland |
| 1810s | 142.22 tonnes | 15,820 tonnes | 15,678 tonnes | Poland |
| 1820s | 154.15 tonnes | 20,936 tonnes | 20,781 tonnes | Poland |
| 1830s | 6,365 tonnes | 22,697 tonnes | 16,332 tonnes | Poland |
| 1840s | 20,163 tonnes | 36,131 tonnes | 15,968 tonnes | Poland |
| 1850s | 36,108 tonnes | 62,998 tonnes | 26,890 tonnes | Poland |
| 1860s | 52,952 tonnes | 120,937 tonnes | 67,984 tonnes | Poland |
| 1870s | 64,112 tonnes | 226,346 tonnes | 162,233 tonnes | Poland |
| 1880s | 64,296 tonnes | 313,948 tonnes | 249,652 tonnes | Poland |
| 1890s | 53,133 tonnes | 481,178 tonnes | 428,045 tonnes | Poland |
| 1900s | 79,368 tonnes | 715,628 tonnes | 636,260 tonnes | Poland |
| 1910s | 150,455 tonnes | 880,998 tonnes | 730,543 tonnes | Poland |
| 1920s | 457,401 tonnes | 581,614 tonnes | 124,212 tonnes | Poland |
| 1930s | 561,742 tonnes | 465,399 tonnes | 96,342 tonnes | Chile |
| 1940s | 1.03 million tonnes | 1.22 million tonnes | 191,550 tonnes | Poland |
| 1950s | 931,018 tonnes | 1.25 million tonnes | 320,281 tonnes | Poland |
| 1960s | 1.31 million tonnes | 1.94 million tonnes | 635,028 tonnes | Poland |
| 1970s | 1.73 million tonnes | 2.98 million tonnes | 1.26 million tonnes | Poland |
| 1980s | 2.31 million tonnes | 3.52 million tonnes | 1.21 million tonnes | Poland |
| 1990s | 2.34 million tonnes | 2.10 million tonnes | 241,702 tonnes | Chile |
| 2000s | 1.36 million tonnes | 1.13 million tonnes | 227,286 tonnes | Chile |
| 2010s | 562,399 tonnes | 628,770 tonnes | 66,371 tonnes | Poland |
| 2020s | 453,584 tonnes | 385,609 tonnes | 67,976 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 Poland?
- Chile, at 410,897 tonnes against 376,349 tonnes in Poland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions between Chile and Poland?
- 34,548 tonnes, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Poland?
- 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
- How do Chile and Poland rank globally for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?
- Chile ranks 30th and Poland ranks 31st 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.