El Salvador vs Nicaragua: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions
El Salvador
24,484 tonnes
in 2022
Nicaragua
23,957 tonnes
in 2022
El Salvador rank
112th
Nicaragua rank
113th
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions over time
- El Salvador
- Nicaragua
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 24,484 tonnes against 23,957 tonnes in Nicaragua, a difference of 527 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 112th and Nicaragua ranks 113th of 220 countries.
Across the 28 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 26 and Nicaragua in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 24.74 tonnes | 23.6 tonnes | 1.14 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1760s | 25.76 tonnes | 25.14 tonnes | 0.6193 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1770s | 28.41 tonnes | 26.76 tonnes | 1.65 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1780s | 32.77 tonnes | 28.46 tonnes | 4.31 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1790s | 37.04 tonnes | 30.25 tonnes | 6.79 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1800s | 41.2 tonnes | 32.13 tonnes | 9.07 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1810s | 45.23 tonnes | 34.09 tonnes | 11.14 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1820s | 50.51 tonnes | 37.92 tonnes | 12.58 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1830s | 57.26 tonnes | 44.07 tonnes | 13.2 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1840s | 63.75 tonnes | 50.73 tonnes | 13.02 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1850s | 72.11 tonnes | 56.19 tonnes | 15.92 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1860s | 84.36 tonnes | 60.01 tonnes | 24.35 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1870s | 99.25 tonnes | 66.08 tonnes | 33.17 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1880s | 116.94 tonnes | 75.52 tonnes | 41.42 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1890s | 138.71 tonnes | 87.13 tonnes | 51.58 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1900s | 173.05 tonnes | 104.99 tonnes | 68.07 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1910s | 219.84 tonnes | 126.18 tonnes | 93.66 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1920s | 262.95 tonnes | 145.47 tonnes | 117.48 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1930s | 286.77 tonnes | 162.89 tonnes | 123.88 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1940s | 299.64 tonnes | 220.96 tonnes | 78.68 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1950s | 3,698 tonnes | 2,685 tonnes | 1,013 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 7,820 tonnes | 6,349 tonnes | 1,471 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 14,248 tonnes | 14,297 tonnes | 49.59 tonnes | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 11,288 tonnes | 15,431 tonnes | 4,142 tonnes | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 25,805 tonnes | 22,065 tonnes | 3,740 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 43,529 tonnes | 36,978 tonnes | 6,551 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 36,384 tonnes | 34,317 tonnes | 2,067 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 24,118 tonnes | 23,484 tonnes | 633.73 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 Nicaragua?
- El Salvador, at 24,484 tonnes against 23,957 tonnes in Nicaragua as of 2022.
- What is the difference in coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions between El Salvador and Nicaragua?
- 527 tonnes, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Nicaragua?
- 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
- How do El Salvador and Nicaragua rank globally for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?
- El Salvador ranks 112th and Nicaragua ranks 113th 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.