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
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
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.