El Salvador vs New Caledonia: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions
El Salvador
24,484 tonnes
in 2022
New Caledonia
23,163 tonnes
in 2022
El Salvador rank
112th
New Caledonia rank
115th
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions over time
- El Salvador
- New Caledonia
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 24,484 tonnes against 23,163 tonnes in New Caledonia, a difference of 1,321 tonnes.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times New Caledonia's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 112th and New Caledonia ranks 115th of 220 countries.
Across the 28 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 26 and New Caledonia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | New Caledonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 24.74 tonnes | 1.64 tonnes | 23.11 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1760s | 25.76 tonnes | 1.72 tonnes | 24.04 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1770s | 28.41 tonnes | 1.81 tonnes | 26.6 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1780s | 32.77 tonnes | 1.9 tonnes | 30.88 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1790s | 37.04 tonnes | 1.99 tonnes | 35.05 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1800s | 41.2 tonnes | 2.09 tonnes | 39.11 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1810s | 45.23 tonnes | 2.2 tonnes | 43.04 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1820s | 50.51 tonnes | 2.31 tonnes | 48.2 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1830s | 57.26 tonnes | 2.43 tonnes | 54.83 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1840s | 63.75 tonnes | 2.55 tonnes | 61.2 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1850s | 72.11 tonnes | 3.07 tonnes | 69.03 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1860s | 84.36 tonnes | 4.2 tonnes | 80.17 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1870s | 99.25 tonnes | 5.49 tonnes | 93.75 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1880s | 116.94 tonnes | 7.22 tonnes | 109.72 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1890s | 138.71 tonnes | 8.87 tonnes | 129.84 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1900s | 173.05 tonnes | 9.53 tonnes | 163.53 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1910s | 219.84 tonnes | 10 tonnes | 209.84 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1920s | 262.95 tonnes | 9.21 tonnes | 253.74 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1930s | 286.77 tonnes | 8.19 tonnes | 278.58 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1940s | 299.64 tonnes | 6.9 tonnes | 292.74 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1950s | 3,698 tonnes | 4,017 tonnes | 318.81 tonnes | New Caledonia |
| 1960s | 7,820 tonnes | 6,185 tonnes | 1,635 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 14,248 tonnes | 14,642 tonnes | 394.25 tonnes | New Caledonia |
| 1980s | 11,288 tonnes | 8,863 tonnes | 2,426 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 25,805 tonnes | 10,708 tonnes | 15,097 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 43,529 tonnes | 15,134 tonnes | 28,394 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 36,384 tonnes | 20,526 tonnes | 15,857 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 24,118 tonnes | 22,946 tonnes | 1,172 tonnes | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions, El Salvador or New Caledonia?
- El Salvador, at 24,484 tonnes against 23,163 tonnes in New Caledonia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions between El Salvador and New Caledonia?
- 1,321 tonnes, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and New Caledonia?
- 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
- How do El Salvador and New Caledonia rank globally for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?
- El Salvador ranks 112th and New Caledonia ranks 115th 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.