Cuba vs Zambia: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions
Cuba
268,354 tonnes
in 2022
Zambia
239,970 tonnes
in 2022
Cuba rank
34th
Zambia rank
37th
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions over time
- Cuba
- Zambia
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 268,354 tonnes against 239,970 tonnes in Zambia, a difference of 28,384 tonnes.
That makes Cuba's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 34th and Zambia ranks 37th of 220 countries.
Across the 28 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 19 and Zambia in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 1,462 tonnes | 50.3 tonnes | 1,412 tonnes | Cuba |
| 1760s | 1,566 tonnes | 50.38 tonnes | 1,516 tonnes | Cuba |
| 1770s | 1,677 tonnes | 50.46 tonnes | 1,627 tonnes | Cuba |
| 1780s | 1,796 tonnes | 50.52 tonnes | 1,745 tonnes | Cuba |
| 1790s | 1,923 tonnes | 50.58 tonnes | 1,873 tonnes | Cuba |
| 1800s | 2,059 tonnes | 50.62 tonnes | 2,009 tonnes | Cuba |
| 1810s | 2,205 tonnes | 50.76 tonnes | 2,154 tonnes | Cuba |
| 1820s | 2,550 tonnes | 51.04 tonnes | 2,499 tonnes | Cuba |
| 1830s | 3,190 tonnes | 51.3 tonnes | 3,139 tonnes | Cuba |
| 1840s | 3,985 tonnes | 51.54 tonnes | 3,933 tonnes | Cuba |
| 1850s | 3,819 tonnes | 51.86 tonnes | 3,767 tonnes | Cuba |
| 1860s | 261.66 tonnes | 55.96 tonnes | 205.7 tonnes | Cuba |
| 1870s | 325.09 tonnes | 72.96 tonnes | 252.13 tonnes | Cuba |
| 1880s | 428.8 tonnes | 96.26 tonnes | 332.54 tonnes | Cuba |
| 1890s | 602.54 tonnes | 127.02 tonnes | 475.52 tonnes | Cuba |
| 1900s | 2,503 tonnes | 167.73 tonnes | 2,335 tonnes | Cuba |
| 1910s | 15,371 tonnes | 221.6 tonnes | 15,150 tonnes | Cuba |
| 1920s | 3,366 tonnes | 7,245 tonnes | 3,879 tonnes | Zambia |
| 1930s | 2,151 tonnes | 316,419 tonnes | 314,268 tonnes | Zambia |
| 1940s | 9,013 tonnes | 562,758 tonnes | 553,745 tonnes | Zambia |
| 1950s | 115,442 tonnes | 864,111 tonnes | 748,669 tonnes | Zambia |
| 1960s | 197,333 tonnes | 1.67 million tonnes | 1.48 million tonnes | Zambia |
| 1970s | 301,678 tonnes | 1.78 million tonnes | 1.48 million tonnes | Zambia |
| 1980s | 380,374 tonnes | 1.28 million tonnes | 897,735 tonnes | Zambia |
| 1990s | 338,142 tonnes | 679,579 tonnes | 341,437 tonnes | Zambia |
| 2000s | 366,202 tonnes | 419,080 tonnes | 52,878 tonnes | Zambia |
| 2010s | 363,030 tonnes | 299,783 tonnes | 63,247 tonnes | Cuba |
| 2020s | 272,307 tonnes | 173,848 tonnes | 98,459 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 Zambia?
- Cuba, at 268,354 tonnes against 239,970 tonnes in Zambia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions between Cuba and Zambia?
- 28,384 tonnes, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Zambia?
- 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
- How do Cuba and Zambia rank globally for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?
- Cuba ranks 34th and Zambia ranks 37th 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.