Greece vs Morocco: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions
Greece
117,652 tonnes
in 2022
Morocco
115,647 tonnes
in 2022
Greece rank
59th
Morocco rank
61st
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions over time
- Greece
- Morocco
How they compare
Greece currently reports 117,652 tonnes against 115,647 tonnes in Morocco, a difference of 2,005 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 59th and Morocco ranks 61st of 220 countries.
Across the 28 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 26 and Morocco in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Morocco | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 494.33 tonnes | 181.15 tonnes | 313.17 tonnes | Greece |
| 1760s | 505.82 tonnes | 186.87 tonnes | 318.95 tonnes | Greece |
| 1770s | 516.87 tonnes | 192.46 tonnes | 324.41 tonnes | Greece |
| 1780s | 527.48 tonnes | 197.9 tonnes | 329.58 tonnes | Greece |
| 1790s | 537.63 tonnes | 203.17 tonnes | 334.46 tonnes | Greece |
| 1800s | 547.34 tonnes | 208.26 tonnes | 339.08 tonnes | Greece |
| 1810s | 556.6 tonnes | 213.13 tonnes | 343.46 tonnes | Greece |
| 1820s | 582.13 tonnes | 232.28 tonnes | 349.85 tonnes | Greece |
| 1830s | 629.25 tonnes | 268.55 tonnes | 360.71 tonnes | Greece |
| 1840s | 787.93 tonnes | 303.93 tonnes | 484.01 tonnes | Greece |
| 1850s | 1,201 tonnes | 337.12 tonnes | 863.69 tonnes | Greece |
| 1860s | 1,828 tonnes | 377.3 tonnes | 1,450 tonnes | Greece |
| 1870s | 2,721 tonnes | 460.84 tonnes | 2,260 tonnes | Greece |
| 1880s | 1,963 tonnes | 497.37 tonnes | 1,465 tonnes | Greece |
| 1890s | 5,508 tonnes | 530.36 tonnes | 4,978 tonnes | Greece |
| 1900s | 26,098 tonnes | 580.86 tonnes | 25,517 tonnes | Greece |
| 1910s | 24,955 tonnes | 662.11 tonnes | 24,292 tonnes | Greece |
| 1920s | 85,179 tonnes | 781.74 tonnes | 84,397 tonnes | Greece |
| 1930s | 93,435 tonnes | 2,320 tonnes | 91,115 tonnes | Greece |
| 1940s | 27,998 tonnes | 6,084 tonnes | 21,915 tonnes | Greece |
| 1950s | 214,455 tonnes | 32,935 tonnes | 181,519 tonnes | Greece |
| 1960s | 322,231 tonnes | 38,102 tonnes | 284,129 tonnes | Greece |
| 1970s | 455,688 tonnes | 93,034 tonnes | 362,654 tonnes | Greece |
| 1980s | 529,497 tonnes | 171,357 tonnes | 358,140 tonnes | Greece |
| 1990s | 711,731 tonnes | 217,937 tonnes | 493,794 tonnes | Greece |
| 2000s | 710,974 tonnes | 262,843 tonnes | 448,131 tonnes | Greece |
| 2010s | 254,823 tonnes | 260,416 tonnes | 5,594 tonnes | Morocco |
| 2020s | 112,770 tonnes | 225,507 tonnes | 112,737 tonnes | Morocco |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions, Greece or Morocco?
- Greece, at 117,652 tonnes against 115,647 tonnes in Morocco as of 2022.
- What is the difference in coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions between Greece and Morocco?
- 2,005 tonnes, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Morocco?
- 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
- How do Greece and Morocco rank globally for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?
- Greece ranks 59th and Morocco ranks 61st 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.