Guadeloupe vs Martinique: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions
Guadeloupe
2,767 tonnes
in 2022
Martinique
3,202 tonnes
in 2022
Guadeloupe rank
179th
Martinique rank
176th
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions over time
- Guadeloupe
- Martinique
How they compare
Martinique currently reports 3,202 tonnes against 2,767 tonnes in Guadeloupe, a difference of 435 tonnes.
That makes Martinique's figure about 1.2 times Guadeloupe's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Guadeloupe ahead.
Guadeloupe ranks 179th and Martinique ranks 176th of 220 countries.
Across the 28 decades both report, Guadeloupe averaged higher in 19 and Martinique in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guadeloupe | Martinique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 17.11 tonnes | 8.12 tonnes | 8.98 tonnes | Guadeloupe |
| 1760s | 18.42 tonnes | 8.77 tonnes | 9.65 tonnes | Guadeloupe |
| 1770s | 19.82 tonnes | 9.45 tonnes | 10.36 tonnes | Guadeloupe |
| 1780s | 21.31 tonnes | 10.2 tonnes | 11.12 tonnes | Guadeloupe |
| 1790s | 22.9 tonnes | 10.99 tonnes | 11.91 tonnes | Guadeloupe |
| 1800s | 24.6 tonnes | 11.84 tonnes | 12.75 tonnes | Guadeloupe |
| 1810s | 25.84 tonnes | 12.49 tonnes | 13.35 tonnes | Guadeloupe |
| 1820s | 26.46 tonnes | 12.84 tonnes | 13.62 tonnes | Guadeloupe |
| 1830s | 27.07 tonnes | 13.19 tonnes | 13.88 tonnes | Guadeloupe |
| 1840s | 27.66 tonnes | 13.55 tonnes | 14.11 tonnes | Guadeloupe |
| 1850s | 28.96 tonnes | 15.6 tonnes | 13.36 tonnes | Guadeloupe |
| 1860s | 36.66 tonnes | 19.56 tonnes | 17.1 tonnes | Guadeloupe |
| 1870s | 41.67 tonnes | 23.3 tonnes | 18.38 tonnes | Guadeloupe |
| 1880s | 40.75 tonnes | 21.22 tonnes | 19.52 tonnes | Guadeloupe |
| 1890s | 40 tonnes | 18.93 tonnes | 21.07 tonnes | Guadeloupe |
| 1900s | 40.27 tonnes | 24.01 tonnes | 16.26 tonnes | Guadeloupe |
| 1910s | 38.28 tonnes | 29.05 tonnes | 9.23 tonnes | Guadeloupe |
| 1920s | 34.8 tonnes | 37.39 tonnes | 2.59 tonnes | Martinique |
| 1930s | 37.49 tonnes | 47.88 tonnes | 10.39 tonnes | Martinique |
| 1940s | 37.68 tonnes | 53.38 tonnes | 15.7 tonnes | Martinique |
| 1950s | 135.06 tonnes | 182.14 tonnes | 47.08 tonnes | Martinique |
| 1960s | 279.61 tonnes | 323.22 tonnes | 43.6 tonnes | Martinique |
| 1970s | 562.52 tonnes | 1,910 tonnes | 1,347 tonnes | Martinique |
| 1980s | 2,155 tonnes | 1,980 tonnes | 175.54 tonnes | Guadeloupe |
| 1990s | 10,481 tonnes | 13,962 tonnes | 3,481 tonnes | Martinique |
| 2000s | 6,067 tonnes | 6,087 tonnes | 20.26 tonnes | Martinique |
| 2010s | 3,683 tonnes | 3,643 tonnes | 40.03 tonnes | Guadeloupe |
| 2020s | 2,683 tonnes | 3,147 tonnes | 464.31 tonnes | Martinique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions, Guadeloupe or Martinique?
- Martinique, at 3,202 tonnes against 2,767 tonnes in Guadeloupe as of 2022.
- What is the difference in coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions between Guadeloupe and Martinique?
- 435 tonnes, with Martinique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guadeloupe and Martinique?
- 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
- How do Guadeloupe and Martinique rank globally for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?
- Guadeloupe ranks 179th and Martinique ranks 176th 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.