Guinea-Bissau vs Luxembourg: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions
Guinea-Bissau
2,155 tonnes
in 2022
Luxembourg
1,708 tonnes
in 2022
Guinea-Bissau rank
181st
Luxembourg rank
182nd
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 2,155 tonnes against 1,708 tonnes in Luxembourg, a difference of 447 tonnes.
That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.3 times Luxembourg's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 181st and Luxembourg ranks 182nd of 220 countries.
Across the 28 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 1 and Luxembourg in 27.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 12.09 tonnes | 134.27 tonnes | 122.18 tonnes | Luxembourg |
| 1760s | 11.83 tonnes | 138.2 tonnes | 126.36 tonnes | Luxembourg |
| 1770s | 11.58 tonnes | 142.13 tonnes | 130.55 tonnes | Luxembourg |
| 1780s | 11.33 tonnes | 146.07 tonnes | 134.74 tonnes | Luxembourg |
| 1790s | 11.09 tonnes | 149.99 tonnes | 138.91 tonnes | Luxembourg |
| 1800s | 10.84 tonnes | 153.89 tonnes | 143.05 tonnes | Luxembourg |
| 1810s | 10.74 tonnes | 161.71 tonnes | 150.98 tonnes | Luxembourg |
| 1820s | 10.8 tonnes | 174.65 tonnes | 163.85 tonnes | Luxembourg |
| 1830s | 10.85 tonnes | 188.42 tonnes | 177.57 tonnes | Luxembourg |
| 1840s | 10.91 tonnes | 210.36 tonnes | 199.45 tonnes | Luxembourg |
| 1850s | 11.08 tonnes | 209.66 tonnes | 198.58 tonnes | Luxembourg |
| 1860s | 11.49 tonnes | 212.09 tonnes | 200.6 tonnes | Luxembourg |
| 1870s | 123.36 tonnes | 426.35 tonnes | 302.99 tonnes | Luxembourg |
| 1880s | 132.98 tonnes | 422.78 tonnes | 289.8 tonnes | Luxembourg |
| 1890s | 78.45 tonnes | 571.96 tonnes | 493.5 tonnes | Luxembourg |
| 1900s | 59.17 tonnes | 819.85 tonnes | 760.68 tonnes | Luxembourg |
| 1910s | 70.22 tonnes | 1,061 tonnes | 990.41 tonnes | Luxembourg |
| 1920s | 87.5 tonnes | 1,237 tonnes | 1,150 tonnes | Luxembourg |
| 1930s | 105.16 tonnes | 1,224 tonnes | 1,119 tonnes | Luxembourg |
| 1940s | 120.24 tonnes | 989.9 tonnes | 869.67 tonnes | Luxembourg |
| 1950s | 198.28 tonnes | 11,115 tonnes | 10,917 tonnes | Luxembourg |
| 1960s | 446.01 tonnes | 31,382 tonnes | 30,936 tonnes | Luxembourg |
| 1970s | 780.67 tonnes | 48,323 tonnes | 47,542 tonnes | Luxembourg |
| 1980s | 1,225 tonnes | 15,098 tonnes | 13,873 tonnes | Luxembourg |
| 1990s | 1,320 tonnes | 11,445 tonnes | 10,125 tonnes | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 1,307 tonnes | 3,187 tonnes | 1,881 tonnes | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 1,476 tonnes | 1,726 tonnes | 249.57 tonnes | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 1,920 tonnes | 1,475 tonnes | 445.34 tonnes | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions, Guinea-Bissau or Luxembourg?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 2,155 tonnes against 1,708 tonnes in Luxembourg as of 2022.
- What is the difference in coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions between Guinea-Bissau and Luxembourg?
- 447 tonnes, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Luxembourg?
- 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Luxembourg rank globally for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 181st and Luxembourg ranks 182nd 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.