Congo vs Niger: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions

Congo
8,869 tonnes
in 2022
Niger
9,506 tonnes
in 2022
Congo rank
145th
Niger rank
143rd

Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions over time

  • Congo
  • Niger
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How they compare

Niger currently reports 9,506 tonnes against 8,869 tonnes in Congo, a difference of 636.56 tonnes.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 145th and Niger ranks 143rd of 220 countries.

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About this data

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

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.