What is the difference in coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions between Falkland Islands and Western Sahara?

27.7 tonnes, with Western Sahara ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Falkland Islands and Western Sahara?

273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.

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.

Falkland Islands vs Western Sahara: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions

Falkland Islands

55.32 tonnes

in 2022

Western Sahara

83.02 tonnes

in 2022

Falkland Islands rank

213th

Western Sahara rank

212th

Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions over time

Falkland Islands
Western Sahara

How they compare

Western Sahara currently reports 83.02 tonnes against 55.32 tonnes in Falkland Islands, a difference of 27.7 tonnes.

That makes Western Sahara's figure about 1.5 times Falkland Islands's.

The two have swapped places 17 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Falkland Islands ahead.

Falkland Islands ranks 213th and Western Sahara ranks 212th of 220 countries.

Across the 28 decades both report, Falkland Islands averaged higher in 22 and Western Sahara in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Falkland Islands	Western Sahara	Difference	Ahead
1750s	0.137 tonnes	0.0761 tonnes	0.0608 tonnes	Falkland Islands
1760s	0.1472 tonnes	0.0763 tonnes	0.0709 tonnes	Falkland Islands
1770s	0.1583 tonnes	0.0764 tonnes	0.0818 tonnes	Falkland Islands
1780s	0.1701 tonnes	0.0765 tonnes	0.0936 tonnes	Falkland Islands
1790s	0.1828 tonnes	0.0766 tonnes	0.1062 tonnes	Falkland Islands
1800s	0.1965 tonnes	0.0766 tonnes	0.1199 tonnes	Falkland Islands
1810s	0.2067 tonnes	0.0768 tonnes	0.13 tonnes	Falkland Islands
1820s	0.2122 tonnes	0.077 tonnes	0.1352 tonnes	Falkland Islands
1830s	0.2178 tonnes	0.0772 tonnes	0.1406 tonnes	Falkland Islands
1840s	0.2235 tonnes	0.0772 tonnes	0.1462 tonnes	Falkland Islands
1850s	0.2233 tonnes	0.0769 tonnes	0.1463 tonnes	Falkland Islands
1860s	0.2591 tonnes	0.0788 tonnes	0.1803 tonnes	Falkland Islands
1870s	0.266 tonnes	0.0897 tonnes	0.1763 tonnes	Falkland Islands
1880s	0.2716 tonnes	0.0904 tonnes	0.1812 tonnes	Falkland Islands
1890s	0.2895 tonnes	0.0902 tonnes	0.1994 tonnes	Falkland Islands
1900s	0.2887 tonnes	0.091 tonnes	0.1977 tonnes	Falkland Islands
1910s	0.2639 tonnes	0.1348 tonnes	0.129 tonnes	Falkland Islands
1920s	0.2269 tonnes	0.3623 tonnes	0.1355 tonnes	Western Sahara
1930s	0.2111 tonnes	1.05 tonnes	0.8348 tonnes	Western Sahara
1940s	0.2035 tonnes	2.38 tonnes	2.18 tonnes	Western Sahara
1950s	284.06 tonnes	5.51 tonnes	278.55 tonnes	Falkland Islands
1960s	52.78 tonnes	13.22 tonnes	39.56 tonnes	Falkland Islands
1970s	50.15 tonnes	21.69 tonnes	28.47 tonnes	Falkland Islands
1980s	45.08 tonnes	45.81 tonnes	0.7373 tonnes	Western Sahara
1990s	200.16 tonnes	60.65 tonnes	139.52 tonnes	Falkland Islands
2000s	109.92 tonnes	91.14 tonnes	18.78 tonnes	Falkland Islands
2010s	68.34 tonnes	93.08 tonnes	24.74 tonnes	Western Sahara
2020s	54.7 tonnes	83.04 tonnes	28.34 tonnes	Western Sahara

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions, Falkland Islands or Western Sahara?: Western Sahara, at 83.02 tonnes against 55.32 tonnes in Falkland Islands as of 2022.
What is the difference in coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions between Falkland Islands and Western Sahara?: 27.7 tonnes, with Western Sahara ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Falkland Islands and Western Sahara?: 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
How do Falkland Islands and Western Sahara rank globally for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?: Falkland Islands ranks 213th and Western Sahara ranks 212th 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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Indicator: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions
Unit: tonnes
Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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.