El Salvador vs Papua New Guinea: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions
El Salvador
24,484 tonnes
in 2022
Papua New Guinea
26,406 tonnes
in 2022
El Salvador rank
112th
Papua New Guinea rank
110th
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions over time
- El Salvador
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 26,406 tonnes against 24,484 tonnes in El Salvador, a difference of 1,922 tonnes.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
El Salvador ranks 112th and Papua New Guinea ranks 110th of 220 countries.
Across the 28 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 9 and Papua New Guinea in 19.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 24.74 tonnes | 42.69 tonnes | 17.95 tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
| 1760s | 25.76 tonnes | 43.48 tonnes | 17.72 tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
| 1770s | 28.41 tonnes | 44.28 tonnes | 15.87 tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
| 1780s | 32.77 tonnes | 45.1 tonnes | 12.32 tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
| 1790s | 37.04 tonnes | 45.93 tonnes | 8.89 tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
| 1800s | 41.2 tonnes | 46.77 tonnes | 5.57 tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
| 1810s | 45.23 tonnes | 49.09 tonnes | 3.85 tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
| 1820s | 50.51 tonnes | 53.35 tonnes | 2.84 tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
| 1830s | 57.26 tonnes | 57.98 tonnes | 0.7152 tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
| 1840s | 63.75 tonnes | 63.01 tonnes | 0.7465 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1850s | 72.11 tonnes | 78.82 tonnes | 6.72 tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
| 1860s | 84.36 tonnes | 110.39 tonnes | 26.03 tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
| 1870s | 99.25 tonnes | 147.04 tonnes | 47.79 tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
| 1880s | 116.94 tonnes | 196.76 tonnes | 79.82 tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
| 1890s | 138.71 tonnes | 246.54 tonnes | 107.83 tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
| 1900s | 173.05 tonnes | 271.24 tonnes | 98.19 tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
| 1910s | 219.84 tonnes | 293.48 tonnes | 73.63 tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
| 1920s | 262.95 tonnes | 274.76 tonnes | 11.81 tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
| 1930s | 286.77 tonnes | 240.93 tonnes | 45.85 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1940s | 299.64 tonnes | 196.2 tonnes | 103.44 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1950s | 3,698 tonnes | 873.9 tonnes | 2,824 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 7,820 tonnes | 2,268 tonnes | 5,552 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 14,248 tonnes | 10,342 tonnes | 3,906 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 11,288 tonnes | 12,924 tonnes | 1,635 tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 25,805 tonnes | 13,558 tonnes | 12,247 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 43,529 tonnes | 25,667 tonnes | 17,862 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 36,384 tonnes | 26,437 tonnes | 9,947 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 24,118 tonnes | 25,814 tonnes | 1,696 tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions, El Salvador or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 26,406 tonnes against 24,484 tonnes in El Salvador as of 2022.
- What is the difference in coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions between El Salvador and Papua New Guinea?
- 1,922 tonnes, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Papua New Guinea?
- 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
- How do El Salvador and Papua New Guinea rank globally for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?
- El Salvador ranks 112th and Papua New Guinea ranks 110th 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.