Guinea vs Nicaragua: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions
Guinea
21,902 tonnes
in 2022
Nicaragua
23,957 tonnes
in 2022
Guinea rank
116th
Nicaragua rank
113th
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions over time
- Guinea
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 23,957 tonnes against 21,902 tonnes in Guinea, a difference of 2,055 tonnes.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Guinea ahead.
Guinea ranks 116th and Nicaragua ranks 113th of 220 countries.
Across the 28 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 20 and Nicaragua in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 280.09 tonnes | 23.6 tonnes | 256.49 tonnes | Guinea |
| 1760s | 269.48 tonnes | 25.14 tonnes | 244.34 tonnes | Guinea |
| 1770s | 259.24 tonnes | 26.76 tonnes | 232.48 tonnes | Guinea |
| 1780s | 249.37 tonnes | 28.46 tonnes | 220.91 tonnes | Guinea |
| 1790s | 239.85 tonnes | 30.25 tonnes | 209.6 tonnes | Guinea |
| 1800s | 230.67 tonnes | 32.13 tonnes | 198.54 tonnes | Guinea |
| 1810s | 226.43 tonnes | 34.09 tonnes | 192.33 tonnes | Guinea |
| 1820s | 227.97 tonnes | 37.92 tonnes | 190.05 tonnes | Guinea |
| 1830s | 229.5 tonnes | 44.07 tonnes | 185.43 tonnes | Guinea |
| 1840s | 230.99 tonnes | 50.73 tonnes | 180.26 tonnes | Guinea |
| 1850s | 238.16 tonnes | 56.19 tonnes | 181.97 tonnes | Guinea |
| 1860s | 252.82 tonnes | 60.01 tonnes | 192.81 tonnes | Guinea |
| 1870s | 268.38 tonnes | 66.08 tonnes | 202.3 tonnes | Guinea |
| 1880s | 284.9 tonnes | 75.52 tonnes | 209.38 tonnes | Guinea |
| 1890s | 302.43 tonnes | 87.13 tonnes | 215.31 tonnes | Guinea |
| 1900s | 321.34 tonnes | 104.99 tonnes | 216.36 tonnes | Guinea |
| 1910s | 335.81 tonnes | 126.18 tonnes | 209.63 tonnes | Guinea |
| 1920s | 386.13 tonnes | 145.47 tonnes | 240.66 tonnes | Guinea |
| 1930s | 429.01 tonnes | 162.89 tonnes | 266.11 tonnes | Guinea |
| 1940s | 491.98 tonnes | 220.96 tonnes | 271.02 tonnes | Guinea |
| 1950s | 1,532 tonnes | 2,685 tonnes | 1,154 tonnes | Nicaragua |
| 1960s | 4,890 tonnes | 6,349 tonnes | 1,459 tonnes | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 6,359 tonnes | 14,297 tonnes | 7,938 tonnes | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 6,314 tonnes | 15,431 tonnes | 9,117 tonnes | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 6,219 tonnes | 22,065 tonnes | 15,846 tonnes | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 8,610 tonnes | 36,978 tonnes | 28,368 tonnes | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 14,340 tonnes | 34,317 tonnes | 19,977 tonnes | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 19,480 tonnes | 23,484 tonnes | 4,004 tonnes | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions, Guinea or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 23,957 tonnes against 21,902 tonnes in Guinea as of 2022.
- What is the difference in coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions between Guinea and Nicaragua?
- 2,055 tonnes, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Nicaragua?
- 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
- How do Guinea and Nicaragua rank globally for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?
- Guinea ranks 116th and Nicaragua ranks 113th 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.