Greenland vs Wallis and Futuna: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions
Greenland
2.15 tonnes
in 2022
Wallis and Futuna
98.55 tonnes
in 2022
Greenland rank
215th
Wallis and Futuna rank
211th
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions over time
- Greenland
- Wallis and Futuna
How they compare
Wallis and Futuna currently reports 98.55 tonnes against 2.15 tonnes in Greenland, a difference of 96.4 tonnes.
That makes Wallis and Futuna's figure about 45.8 times Greenland's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Wallis and Futuna ahead.
Greenland ranks 215th and Wallis and Futuna ranks 211th of 220 countries.
Across the 28 decades both report, Greenland averaged higher in 2 and Wallis and Futuna in 26.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greenland | Wallis and Futuna | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 0.1043 tonnes | 0.1479 tonnes | 0.0436 tonnes | Wallis and Futuna |
| 1760s | 0.113 tonnes | 0.1557 tonnes | 0.0428 tonnes | Wallis and Futuna |
| 1770s | 0.1222 tonnes | 0.1639 tonnes | 0.0417 tonnes | Wallis and Futuna |
| 1780s | 0.1319 tonnes | 0.1725 tonnes | 0.0406 tonnes | Wallis and Futuna |
| 1790s | 0.1422 tonnes | 0.1816 tonnes | 0.0394 tonnes | Wallis and Futuna |
| 1800s | 0.1529 tonnes | 0.1912 tonnes | 0.0382 tonnes | Wallis and Futuna |
| 1810s | 0.1642 tonnes | 0.2015 tonnes | 0.0373 tonnes | Wallis and Futuna |
| 1820s | 0.1758 tonnes | 0.2127 tonnes | 0.0368 tonnes | Wallis and Futuna |
| 1830s | 0.1879 tonnes | 0.2245 tonnes | 0.0366 tonnes | Wallis and Futuna |
| 1840s | 0.2001 tonnes | 0.237 tonnes | 0.0368 tonnes | Wallis and Futuna |
| 1850s | 0.2125 tonnes | 0.2501 tonnes | 0.0376 tonnes | Wallis and Futuna |
| 1860s | 0.2249 tonnes | 0.2616 tonnes | 0.0367 tonnes | Wallis and Futuna |
| 1870s | 0.2371 tonnes | 0.2706 tonnes | 0.0335 tonnes | Wallis and Futuna |
| 1880s | 0.2488 tonnes | 0.2799 tonnes | 0.0312 tonnes | Wallis and Futuna |
| 1890s | 0.2597 tonnes | 0.2896 tonnes | 0.0299 tonnes | Wallis and Futuna |
| 1900s | 0.3276 tonnes | 0.4299 tonnes | 0.1023 tonnes | Wallis and Futuna |
| 1910s | 0.4776 tonnes | 0.735 tonnes | 0.2574 tonnes | Wallis and Futuna |
| 1920s | 0.646 tonnes | 1.08 tonnes | 0.4365 tonnes | Wallis and Futuna |
| 1930s | 0.8333 tonnes | 1.52 tonnes | 0.6873 tonnes | Wallis and Futuna |
| 1940s | 1.06 tonnes | 2.09 tonnes | 1.03 tonnes | Wallis and Futuna |
| 1950s | 1.46 tonnes | 2.95 tonnes | 1.5 tonnes | Wallis and Futuna |
| 1960s | 3.03 tonnes | 3.83 tonnes | 0.8007 tonnes | Wallis and Futuna |
| 1970s | 4.76 tonnes | 3.36 tonnes | 1.39 tonnes | Greenland |
| 1980s | 4.07 tonnes | 3.56 tonnes | 0.5107 tonnes | Greenland |
| 1990s | 3.19 tonnes | 3.43 tonnes | 0.2415 tonnes | Wallis and Futuna |
| 2000s | 2.15 tonnes | 131.48 tonnes | 129.33 tonnes | Wallis and Futuna |
| 2010s | 2.13 tonnes | 104.28 tonnes | 102.15 tonnes | Wallis and Futuna |
| 2020s | 2.15 tonnes | 96.52 tonnes | 94.37 tonnes | Wallis and Futuna |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions, Greenland or Wallis and Futuna?
- Wallis and Futuna, at 98.55 tonnes against 2.15 tonnes in Greenland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions between Greenland and Wallis and Futuna?
- 96.4 tonnes, with Wallis and Futuna ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Wallis and Futuna?
- 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
- How do Greenland and Wallis and Futuna rank globally for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?
- Greenland ranks 215th and Wallis and Futuna ranks 211th 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.