What is the difference in coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions between Democratic Republic of Congo and Norway?

2,547 tonnes, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Norway?

273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.

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.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Norway: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions

Democratic Republic of Congo

19,691 tonnes

in 2022

Norway

17,144 tonnes

in 2022

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

120th

Norway rank

123rd

Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Norway

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 19,691 tonnes against 17,144 tonnes in Norway, a difference of 2,547 tonnes.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 120th and Norway ranks 123rd of 220 countries.

Across the 28 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 14 and Norway in 14.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Norway	Difference	Ahead
1750s	379.16 tonnes	258.96 tonnes	120.19 tonnes	Democratic Republic of Congo
1760s	379.24 tonnes	270.04 tonnes	109.2 tonnes	Democratic Republic of Congo
1770s	379.21 tonnes	281.53 tonnes	97.68 tonnes	Democratic Republic of Congo
1780s	379.05 tonnes	293.45 tonnes	85.6 tonnes	Democratic Republic of Congo
1790s	378.75 tonnes	305.81 tonnes	72.93 tonnes	Democratic Republic of Congo
1800s	378.29 tonnes	318.64 tonnes	59.65 tonnes	Democratic Republic of Congo
1810s	378.51 tonnes	337.36 tonnes	41.15 tonnes	Democratic Republic of Congo
1820s	379.6 tonnes	378.09 tonnes	1.51 tonnes	Democratic Republic of Congo
1830s	380.47 tonnes	526.99 tonnes	146.52 tonnes	Norway
1840s	381.11 tonnes	1,058 tonnes	676.7 tonnes	Norway
1850s	409.6 tonnes	2,109 tonnes	1,700 tonnes	Norway
1860s	478.91 tonnes	3,717 tonnes	3,238 tonnes	Norway
1870s	560.41 tonnes	6,401 tonnes	5,840 tonnes	Norway
1880s	656.63 tonnes	11,851 tonnes	11,195 tonnes	Norway
1890s	769.62 tonnes	21,759 tonnes	20,990 tonnes	Norway
1900s	903.47 tonnes	38,455 tonnes	37,551 tonnes	Norway
1910s	1,063 tonnes	77,252 tonnes	76,188 tonnes	Norway
1920s	64,502 tonnes	83,894 tonnes	19,392 tonnes	Norway
1930s	88,077 tonnes	103,860 tonnes	15,784 tonnes	Norway
1940s	132,964 tonnes	68,979 tonnes	63,985 tonnes	Democratic Republic of Congo
1950s	249,532 tonnes	124,897 tonnes	124,635 tonnes	Democratic Republic of Congo
1960s	319,294 tonnes	209,046 tonnes	110,249 tonnes	Democratic Republic of Congo
1970s	360,680 tonnes	170,022 tonnes	190,658 tonnes	Democratic Republic of Congo
1980s	383,721 tonnes	102,330 tonnes	281,392 tonnes	Democratic Republic of Congo
1990s	58,531 tonnes	62,934 tonnes	4,403 tonnes	Norway
2000s	16,999 tonnes	43,099 tonnes	26,100 tonnes	Norway
2010s	22,802 tonnes	25,699 tonnes	2,897 tonnes	Norway
2020s	19,556 tonnes	17,053 tonnes	2,503 tonnes	Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions, Democratic Republic of Congo or Norway?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 19,691 tonnes against 17,144 tonnes in Norway as of 2022.
What is the difference in coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions between Democratic Republic of Congo and Norway?: 2,547 tonnes, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Norway?: 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Norway rank globally for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 120th and Norway ranks 123rd 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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Indicator: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions
Unit: tonnes
Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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.