French Guiana vs Samoa: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions
French Guiana
1,080 tonnes
in 2022
Samoa
1,224 tonnes
in 2022
French Guiana rank
186th
Samoa rank
184th
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions over time
- French Guiana
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 1,224 tonnes against 1,080 tonnes in French Guiana, a difference of 144 tonnes.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times French Guiana's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was French Guiana ahead.
French Guiana ranks 186th and Samoa ranks 184th of 220 countries.
Across the 28 decades both report, French Guiana averaged higher in 17 and Samoa in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | French Guiana | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 0.7008 tonnes | 0.6421 tonnes | 0.0587 tonnes | French Guiana |
| 1760s | 0.7836 tonnes | 0.6752 tonnes | 0.1084 tonnes | French Guiana |
| 1770s | 0.8755 tonnes | 0.7098 tonnes | 0.1656 tonnes | French Guiana |
| 1780s | 0.9771 tonnes | 0.7461 tonnes | 0.231 tonnes | French Guiana |
| 1790s | 1.09 tonnes | 0.784 tonnes | 0.3052 tonnes | French Guiana |
| 1800s | 1.21 tonnes | 0.8236 tonnes | 0.389 tonnes | French Guiana |
| 1810s | 1.35 tonnes | 0.8661 tonnes | 0.482 tonnes | French Guiana |
| 1820s | 1.5 tonnes | 0.9117 tonnes | 0.5843 tonnes | French Guiana |
| 1830s | 1.66 tonnes | 0.9592 tonnes | 0.6978 tonnes | French Guiana |
| 1840s | 1.83 tonnes | 1.01 tonnes | 0.8226 tonnes | French Guiana |
| 1850s | 1.91 tonnes | 1.22 tonnes | 0.6941 tonnes | French Guiana |
| 1860s | 2.56 tonnes | 1.74 tonnes | 0.8247 tonnes | French Guiana |
| 1870s | 2.83 tonnes | 2.48 tonnes | 0.3529 tonnes | French Guiana |
| 1880s | 3 tonnes | 3.56 tonnes | 0.5519 tonnes | Samoa |
| 1890s | 3.35 tonnes | 4.76 tonnes | 1.41 tonnes | Samoa |
| 1900s | 2.97 tonnes | 4.68 tonnes | 1.71 tonnes | Samoa |
| 1910s | 2.89 tonnes | 4.73 tonnes | 1.84 tonnes | Samoa |
| 1920s | 2.93 tonnes | 5.79 tonnes | 2.87 tonnes | Samoa |
| 1930s | 2.68 tonnes | 6.76 tonnes | 4.08 tonnes | Samoa |
| 1940s | 3 tonnes | 7.39 tonnes | 4.39 tonnes | Samoa |
| 1950s | 19.13 tonnes | 68.97 tonnes | 49.84 tonnes | Samoa |
| 1960s | 52.22 tonnes | 161.43 tonnes | 109.21 tonnes | Samoa |
| 1970s | 259.11 tonnes | 396.63 tonnes | 137.52 tonnes | Samoa |
| 1980s | 749.36 tonnes | 688.72 tonnes | 60.64 tonnes | French Guiana |
| 1990s | 6,138 tonnes | 805.06 tonnes | 5,333 tonnes | French Guiana |
| 2000s | 1,964 tonnes | 1,050 tonnes | 914.52 tonnes | French Guiana |
| 2010s | 1,353 tonnes | 1,221 tonnes | 132.6 tonnes | French Guiana |
| 2020s | 1,053 tonnes | 1,197 tonnes | 143.98 tonnes | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions, French Guiana or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 1,224 tonnes against 1,080 tonnes in French Guiana as of 2022.
- What is the difference in coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions between French Guiana and Samoa?
- 144 tonnes, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for French Guiana and Samoa?
- 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
- How do French Guiana and Samoa rank globally for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?
- French Guiana ranks 186th and Samoa ranks 184th 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.