Cuba vs Germany: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions

Cuba
268,354 tonnes
in 2022
Germany
281,794 tonnes
in 2022
Cuba rank
34th
Germany rank
33rd

Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions over time

  • Cuba
  • Germany
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How they compare

Germany currently reports 281,794 tonnes against 268,354 tonnes in Cuba, a difference of 13,440 tonnes.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Cuba's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Germany ahead.

Cuba ranks 34th and Germany ranks 33rd of 220 countries.

Across the 28 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 1 and Germany in 27.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba Germany Difference Ahead
1750s 1,462 tonnes 12,029 tonnes 10,566 tonnes Germany
1760s 1,566 tonnes 12,145 tonnes 10,579 tonnes Germany
1770s 1,677 tonnes 12,230 tonnes 10,553 tonnes Germany
1780s 1,796 tonnes 12,283 tonnes 10,487 tonnes Germany
1790s 1,923 tonnes 17,408 tonnes 15,485 tonnes Germany
1800s 2,059 tonnes 25,048 tonnes 22,988 tonnes Germany
1810s 2,205 tonnes 34,249 tonnes 32,044 tonnes Germany
1820s 2,550 tonnes 54,135 tonnes 51,586 tonnes Germany
1830s 3,190 tonnes 74,188 tonnes 70,998 tonnes Germany
1840s 3,985 tonnes 139,327 tonnes 135,342 tonnes Germany
1850s 3,819 tonnes 277,859 tonnes 274,040 tonnes Germany
1860s 261.66 tonnes 557,549 tonnes 557,288 tonnes Germany
1870s 325.09 tonnes 933,915 tonnes 933,590 tonnes Germany
1880s 428.8 tonnes 1.46 million tonnes 1.46 million tonnes Germany
1890s 602.54 tonnes 2.33 million tonnes 2.33 million tonnes Germany
1900s 2,503 tonnes 3.56 million tonnes 3.56 million tonnes Germany
1910s 15,371 tonnes 4.47 million tonnes 4.46 million tonnes Germany
1920s 3,366 tonnes 4.26 million tonnes 4.25 million tonnes Germany
1930s 2,151 tonnes 4.44 million tonnes 4.43 million tonnes Germany
1940s 9,013 tonnes 4.68 million tonnes 4.67 million tonnes Germany
1950s 115,442 tonnes 5.65 million tonnes 5.54 million tonnes Germany
1960s 197,333 tonnes 7.36 million tonnes 7.16 million tonnes Germany
1970s 301,678 tonnes 8.19 million tonnes 7.88 million tonnes Germany
1980s 380,374 tonnes 7.19 million tonnes 6.81 million tonnes Germany
1990s 338,142 tonnes 2.53 million tonnes 2.20 million tonnes Germany
2000s 366,202 tonnes 637,918 tonnes 271,716 tonnes Germany
2010s 363,030 tonnes 431,351 tonnes 68,321 tonnes Germany
2020s 272,307 tonnes 271,784 tonnes 522.67 tonnes Cuba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions, Cuba or Germany?
Germany, at 281,794 tonnes against 268,354 tonnes in Cuba as of 2022.
What is the difference in coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions between Cuba and Germany?
13,440 tonnes, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Germany?
273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
How do Cuba and Germany rank globally for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?
Cuba ranks 34th and Germany ranks 33rd 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

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.