Greece vs Italy: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions
Greece
117,652 tonnes
in 2022
Italy
118,215 tonnes
in 2022
Greece rank
59th
Italy rank
58th
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions over time
- Greece
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 118,215 tonnes against 117,652 tonnes in Greece, a difference of 563 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Italy ahead.
Greece ranks 59th and Italy ranks 58th of 220 countries.
Across the 28 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 1 and Italy in 27.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 494.33 tonnes | 3,853 tonnes | 3,359 tonnes | Italy |
| 1760s | 505.82 tonnes | 3,917 tonnes | 3,411 tonnes | Italy |
| 1770s | 516.87 tonnes | 3,981 tonnes | 3,464 tonnes | Italy |
| 1780s | 527.48 tonnes | 4,044 tonnes | 3,517 tonnes | Italy |
| 1790s | 537.63 tonnes | 4,107 tonnes | 3,569 tonnes | Italy |
| 1800s | 547.34 tonnes | 4,170 tonnes | 3,622 tonnes | Italy |
| 1810s | 556.6 tonnes | 4,232 tonnes | 3,675 tonnes | Italy |
| 1820s | 582.13 tonnes | 4,354 tonnes | 3,771 tonnes | Italy |
| 1830s | 629.25 tonnes | 4,551 tonnes | 3,921 tonnes | Italy |
| 1840s | 787.93 tonnes | 4,755 tonnes | 3,967 tonnes | Italy |
| 1850s | 1,201 tonnes | 4,958 tonnes | 3,758 tonnes | Italy |
| 1860s | 1,828 tonnes | 9,729 tonnes | 7,902 tonnes | Italy |
| 1870s | 2,721 tonnes | 18,450 tonnes | 15,728 tonnes | Italy |
| 1880s | 1,963 tonnes | 40,941 tonnes | 38,978 tonnes | Italy |
| 1890s | 5,508 tonnes | 58,803 tonnes | 53,294 tonnes | Italy |
| 1900s | 26,098 tonnes | 80,493 tonnes | 54,395 tonnes | Italy |
| 1910s | 24,955 tonnes | 109,865 tonnes | 84,911 tonnes | Italy |
| 1920s | 85,179 tonnes | 134,699 tonnes | 49,520 tonnes | Italy |
| 1930s | 93,435 tonnes | 189,147 tonnes | 95,712 tonnes | Italy |
| 1940s | 27,998 tonnes | 159,141 tonnes | 131,142 tonnes | Italy |
| 1950s | 214,455 tonnes | 541,591 tonnes | 327,136 tonnes | Italy |
| 1960s | 322,231 tonnes | 2.10 million tonnes | 1.78 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1970s | 455,688 tonnes | 3.00 million tonnes | 2.55 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1980s | 529,497 tonnes | 2.56 million tonnes | 2.03 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1990s | 711,731 tonnes | 1.39 million tonnes | 674,776 tonnes | Italy |
| 2000s | 710,974 tonnes | 582,624 tonnes | 128,349 tonnes | Greece |
| 2010s | 254,823 tonnes | 259,638 tonnes | 4,816 tonnes | Italy |
| 2020s | 112,770 tonnes | 114,584 tonnes | 1,814 tonnes | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions, Greece or Italy?
- Italy, at 118,215 tonnes against 117,652 tonnes in Greece as of 2022.
- What is the difference in coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions between Greece and Italy?
- 563 tonnes, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Italy?
- 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
- How do Greece and Italy rank globally for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?
- Greece ranks 59th and Italy ranks 58th 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.