Comoros vs Samoa: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions
Comoros
1,367 tonnes
in 2022
Samoa
1,224 tonnes
in 2022
Comoros rank
183rd
Samoa rank
184th
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions over time
- Comoros
- Samoa
How they compare
Comoros currently reports 1,367 tonnes against 1,224 tonnes in Samoa, a difference of 143 tonnes.
That makes Comoros's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Comoros ahead.
Comoros ranks 183rd and Samoa ranks 184th of 220 countries.
Across the 28 decades both report, Comoros averaged higher in 21 and Samoa in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Comoros | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 3.9 tonnes | 0.6421 tonnes | 3.26 tonnes | Comoros |
| 1760s | 3.91 tonnes | 0.6752 tonnes | 3.24 tonnes | Comoros |
| 1770s | 3.92 tonnes | 0.7098 tonnes | 3.21 tonnes | Comoros |
| 1780s | 3.93 tonnes | 0.7461 tonnes | 3.19 tonnes | Comoros |
| 1790s | 3.94 tonnes | 0.784 tonnes | 3.16 tonnes | Comoros |
| 1800s | 3.95 tonnes | 0.8236 tonnes | 3.13 tonnes | Comoros |
| 1810s | 3.97 tonnes | 0.8661 tonnes | 3.11 tonnes | Comoros |
| 1820s | 4 tonnes | 0.9117 tonnes | 3.09 tonnes | Comoros |
| 1830s | 4.03 tonnes | 0.9592 tonnes | 3.07 tonnes | Comoros |
| 1840s | 4.06 tonnes | 1.01 tonnes | 3.05 tonnes | Comoros |
| 1850s | 4.26 tonnes | 1.22 tonnes | 3.04 tonnes | Comoros |
| 1860s | 4.76 tonnes | 1.74 tonnes | 3.03 tonnes | Comoros |
| 1870s | 7.63 tonnes | 2.48 tonnes | 5.15 tonnes | Comoros |
| 1880s | 8.56 tonnes | 3.56 tonnes | 5 tonnes | Comoros |
| 1890s | 9.3 tonnes | 4.76 tonnes | 4.55 tonnes | Comoros |
| 1900s | 10.12 tonnes | 4.68 tonnes | 5.44 tonnes | Comoros |
| 1910s | 11.26 tonnes | 4.73 tonnes | 6.52 tonnes | Comoros |
| 1920s | 14.18 tonnes | 5.79 tonnes | 8.38 tonnes | Comoros |
| 1930s | 19.3 tonnes | 6.76 tonnes | 12.54 tonnes | Comoros |
| 1940s | 25.85 tonnes | 7.39 tonnes | 18.46 tonnes | Comoros |
| 1950s | 41.41 tonnes | 68.97 tonnes | 27.57 tonnes | Samoa |
| 1960s | 132.41 tonnes | 161.43 tonnes | 29.02 tonnes | Samoa |
| 1970s | 268.68 tonnes | 396.63 tonnes | 127.95 tonnes | Samoa |
| 1980s | 377.3 tonnes | 688.72 tonnes | 311.42 tonnes | Samoa |
| 1990s | 449.18 tonnes | 805.06 tonnes | 355.88 tonnes | Samoa |
| 2000s | 670.82 tonnes | 1,050 tonnes | 378.99 tonnes | Samoa |
| 2010s | 908.9 tonnes | 1,221 tonnes | 311.74 tonnes | Samoa |
| 2020s | 1,218 tonnes | 1,197 tonnes | 21.38 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 Samoa?
- Comoros, at 1,367 tonnes against 1,224 tonnes in Samoa as of 2022.
- What is the difference in coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions between Comoros and Samoa?
- 143 tonnes, with Comoros ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Samoa?
- 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
- How do Comoros and Samoa rank globally for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?
- Comoros ranks 183rd and Samoa ranks 184th 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.