Equatorial Guinea vs Latvia: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions
Equatorial Guinea
4,507 tonnes
in 2022
Latvia
4,349 tonnes
in 2022
Equatorial Guinea rank
165th
Latvia rank
166th
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Latvia
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 4,507 tonnes against 4,349 tonnes in Latvia, a difference of 158 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Latvia ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 165th and Latvia ranks 166th of 220 countries.
Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 28 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 53.27 tonnes | 449 tonnes | 395.73 tonnes | Latvia |
| 1760s | 53.31 tonnes | 463.08 tonnes | 409.77 tonnes | Latvia |
| 1770s | 53.33 tonnes | 477.13 tonnes | 423.8 tonnes | Latvia |
| 1780s | 53.34 tonnes | 491.08 tonnes | 437.74 tonnes | Latvia |
| 1790s | 53.33 tonnes | 504.83 tonnes | 451.49 tonnes | Latvia |
| 1800s | 53.3 tonnes | 518.25 tonnes | 464.95 tonnes | Latvia |
| 1810s | 53.38 tonnes | 535.85 tonnes | 482.47 tonnes | Latvia |
| 1820s | 53.57 tonnes | 558.73 tonnes | 505.16 tonnes | Latvia |
| 1830s | 53.75 tonnes | 582.03 tonnes | 528.28 tonnes | Latvia |
| 1840s | 53.89 tonnes | 603.75 tonnes | 549.86 tonnes | Latvia |
| 1850s | 51.23 tonnes | 652.64 tonnes | 601.41 tonnes | Latvia |
| 1860s | 45.56 tonnes | 818.82 tonnes | 773.26 tonnes | Latvia |
| 1870s | 41.62 tonnes | 1,325 tonnes | 1,283 tonnes | Latvia |
| 1880s | 37.18 tonnes | 2,421 tonnes | 2,384 tonnes | Latvia |
| 1890s | 33.08 tonnes | 4,588 tonnes | 4,555 tonnes | Latvia |
| 1900s | 29.43 tonnes | 7,058 tonnes | 7,028 tonnes | Latvia |
| 1910s | 26.05 tonnes | 7,597 tonnes | 7,571 tonnes | Latvia |
| 1920s | 23.47 tonnes | 6,598 tonnes | 6,575 tonnes | Latvia |
| 1930s | 27.05 tonnes | 19,170 tonnes | 19,143 tonnes | Latvia |
| 1940s | 35.12 tonnes | 23,973 tonnes | 23,938 tonnes | Latvia |
| 1950s | 218.73 tonnes | 45,502 tonnes | 45,283 tonnes | Latvia |
| 1960s | 219.26 tonnes | 73,719 tonnes | 73,500 tonnes | Latvia |
| 1970s | 422.5 tonnes | 128,998 tonnes | 128,576 tonnes | Latvia |
| 1980s | 476.24 tonnes | 148,574 tonnes | 148,098 tonnes | Latvia |
| 1990s | 854.52 tonnes | 65,738 tonnes | 64,883 tonnes | Latvia |
| 2000s | 3,853 tonnes | 17,534 tonnes | 13,681 tonnes | Latvia |
| 2010s | 3,017 tonnes | 10,754 tonnes | 7,737 tonnes | Latvia |
| 2020s | 3,982 tonnes | 4,107 tonnes | 124.24 tonnes | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions, Equatorial Guinea or Latvia?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 4,507 tonnes against 4,349 tonnes in Latvia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions between Equatorial Guinea and Latvia?
- 158 tonnes, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Latvia?
- 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Latvia rank globally for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 165th and Latvia ranks 166th 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.