Comoros vs Palau: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions
Comoros
1,367 tonnes
in 2022
Palau
1,165 tonnes
in 2022
Comoros rank
183rd
Palau rank
185th
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions over time
- Comoros
- Palau
How they compare
Comoros currently reports 1,367 tonnes against 1,165 tonnes in Palau, a difference of 202 tonnes.
That makes Comoros's figure about 1.2 times Palau's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Comoros ahead.
Comoros ranks 183rd and Palau ranks 185th of 220 countries.
Across the 28 decades both report, Comoros averaged higher in 21 and Palau in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Comoros | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 3.9 tonnes | 0.1856 tonnes | 3.72 tonnes | Comoros |
| 1760s | 3.91 tonnes | 0.1947 tonnes | 3.72 tonnes | Comoros |
| 1770s | 3.92 tonnes | 0.2042 tonnes | 3.72 tonnes | Comoros |
| 1780s | 3.93 tonnes | 0.2139 tonnes | 3.72 tonnes | Comoros |
| 1790s | 3.94 tonnes | 0.224 tonnes | 3.72 tonnes | Comoros |
| 1800s | 3.95 tonnes | 0.2343 tonnes | 3.72 tonnes | Comoros |
| 1810s | 3.97 tonnes | 0.2451 tonnes | 3.73 tonnes | Comoros |
| 1820s | 4 tonnes | 0.2564 tonnes | 3.75 tonnes | Comoros |
| 1830s | 4.03 tonnes | 0.2678 tonnes | 3.76 tonnes | Comoros |
| 1840s | 4.06 tonnes | 0.2793 tonnes | 3.78 tonnes | Comoros |
| 1850s | 4.26 tonnes | 0.3341 tonnes | 3.93 tonnes | Comoros |
| 1860s | 4.76 tonnes | 0.4514 tonnes | 4.31 tonnes | Comoros |
| 1870s | 7.63 tonnes | 0.5841 tonnes | 7.05 tonnes | Comoros |
| 1880s | 8.56 tonnes | 0.7563 tonnes | 7.8 tonnes | Comoros |
| 1890s | 9.3 tonnes | 0.9136 tonnes | 8.39 tonnes | Comoros |
| 1900s | 10.12 tonnes | 0.9518 tonnes | 9.17 tonnes | Comoros |
| 1910s | 11.26 tonnes | 0.9517 tonnes | 10.31 tonnes | Comoros |
| 1920s | 14.18 tonnes | 0.8356 tonnes | 13.34 tonnes | Comoros |
| 1930s | 19.3 tonnes | 0.7116 tonnes | 18.59 tonnes | Comoros |
| 1940s | 25.85 tonnes | 0.5675 tonnes | 25.28 tonnes | Comoros |
| 1950s | 41.41 tonnes | 42.71 tonnes | 1.3 tonnes | Palau |
| 1960s | 132.41 tonnes | 415.12 tonnes | 282.72 tonnes | Palau |
| 1970s | 268.68 tonnes | 1,234 tonnes | 965.31 tonnes | Palau |
| 1980s | 377.3 tonnes | 1,061 tonnes | 683.41 tonnes | Palau |
| 1990s | 449.18 tonnes | 954.78 tonnes | 505.6 tonnes | Palau |
| 2000s | 670.82 tonnes | 1,265 tonnes | 593.89 tonnes | Palau |
| 2010s | 908.9 tonnes | 1,199 tonnes | 290.5 tonnes | Palau |
| 2020s | 1,218 tonnes | 1,136 tonnes | 82.19 tonnes | Comoros |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions, Comoros or Palau?
- Comoros, at 1,367 tonnes against 1,165 tonnes in Palau as of 2022.
- What is the difference in coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions between Comoros and Palau?
- 202 tonnes, with Comoros ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Palau?
- 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
- How do Comoros and Palau rank globally for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?
- Comoros ranks 183rd and Palau ranks 185th 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.