Fiji vs Latvia: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions
Fiji
4,853 tonnes
in 2022
Latvia
4,349 tonnes
in 2022
Fiji rank
164th
Latvia rank
166th
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions over time
- Fiji
- Latvia
How they compare
Fiji currently reports 4,853 tonnes against 4,349 tonnes in Latvia, a difference of 504 tonnes.
That makes Fiji's figure about 1.1 times Latvia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Latvia ahead.
Fiji ranks 164th and Latvia ranks 166th of 220 countries.
Across the 28 decades both report, Fiji averaged higher in 1 and Latvia in 27.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 4.97 tonnes | 449 tonnes | 444.03 tonnes | Latvia |
| 1760s | 5.22 tonnes | 463.08 tonnes | 457.85 tonnes | Latvia |
| 1770s | 5.48 tonnes | 477.13 tonnes | 471.65 tonnes | Latvia |
| 1780s | 5.76 tonnes | 491.08 tonnes | 485.32 tonnes | Latvia |
| 1790s | 6.04 tonnes | 504.83 tonnes | 498.79 tonnes | Latvia |
| 1800s | 6.33 tonnes | 518.25 tonnes | 511.92 tonnes | Latvia |
| 1810s | 6.65 tonnes | 535.85 tonnes | 529.2 tonnes | Latvia |
| 1820s | 6.98 tonnes | 558.73 tonnes | 551.75 tonnes | Latvia |
| 1830s | 7.32 tonnes | 582.03 tonnes | 574.71 tonnes | Latvia |
| 1840s | 7.67 tonnes | 603.75 tonnes | 596.07 tonnes | Latvia |
| 1850s | 9.24 tonnes | 652.64 tonnes | 643.4 tonnes | Latvia |
| 1860s | 12.57 tonnes | 818.82 tonnes | 806.25 tonnes | Latvia |
| 1870s | 16.41 tonnes | 1,325 tonnes | 1,308 tonnes | Latvia |
| 1880s | 23.73 tonnes | 2,421 tonnes | 2,397 tonnes | Latvia |
| 1890s | 31.68 tonnes | 4,588 tonnes | 4,556 tonnes | Latvia |
| 1900s | 37.75 tonnes | 7,058 tonnes | 7,020 tonnes | Latvia |
| 1910s | 44.28 tonnes | 7,597 tonnes | 7,553 tonnes | Latvia |
| 1920s | 40.95 tonnes | 6,598 tonnes | 6,557 tonnes | Latvia |
| 1930s | 39.57 tonnes | 19,170 tonnes | 19,130 tonnes | Latvia |
| 1940s | 32.06 tonnes | 23,973 tonnes | 23,941 tonnes | Latvia |
| 1950s | 1,164 tonnes | 45,502 tonnes | 44,338 tonnes | Latvia |
| 1960s | 1,989 tonnes | 73,719 tonnes | 71,730 tonnes | Latvia |
| 1970s | 6,074 tonnes | 128,998 tonnes | 122,924 tonnes | Latvia |
| 1980s | 4,513 tonnes | 148,574 tonnes | 144,061 tonnes | Latvia |
| 1990s | 4,903 tonnes | 65,738 tonnes | 60,835 tonnes | Latvia |
| 2000s | 6,988 tonnes | 17,534 tonnes | 10,546 tonnes | Latvia |
| 2010s | 5,369 tonnes | 10,754 tonnes | 5,385 tonnes | Latvia |
| 2020s | 4,724 tonnes | 4,107 tonnes | 617.27 tonnes | Fiji |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions, Fiji or Latvia?
- Fiji, at 4,853 tonnes against 4,349 tonnes in Latvia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions between Fiji and Latvia?
- 504 tonnes, with Fiji ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Latvia?
- 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
- How do Fiji and Latvia rank globally for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?
- Fiji ranks 164th 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.