Guinea vs Tanzania: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions
Guinea
21,902 tonnes
in 2022
Tanzania
23,190 tonnes
in 2022
Guinea rank
116th
Tanzania rank
114th
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions over time
- Guinea
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 23,190 tonnes against 21,902 tonnes in Guinea, a difference of 1,288 tonnes.
That makes Tanzania'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 Tanzania ranks 114th of 220 countries.
Across the 28 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 3 and Tanzania in 25.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 280.09 tonnes | 249.48 tonnes | 30.61 tonnes | Guinea |
| 1760s | 269.48 tonnes | 250.16 tonnes | 19.32 tonnes | Guinea |
| 1770s | 259.24 tonnes | 250.83 tonnes | 8.41 tonnes | Guinea |
| 1780s | 249.37 tonnes | 251.48 tonnes | 2.11 tonnes | Tanzania |
| 1790s | 239.85 tonnes | 252.12 tonnes | 12.26 tonnes | Tanzania |
| 1800s | 230.67 tonnes | 252.74 tonnes | 22.06 tonnes | Tanzania |
| 1810s | 226.43 tonnes | 253.91 tonnes | 27.49 tonnes | Tanzania |
| 1820s | 227.97 tonnes | 255.77 tonnes | 27.8 tonnes | Tanzania |
| 1830s | 229.5 tonnes | 257.62 tonnes | 28.12 tonnes | Tanzania |
| 1840s | 230.99 tonnes | 259.45 tonnes | 28.46 tonnes | Tanzania |
| 1850s | 238.16 tonnes | 288.87 tonnes | 50.72 tonnes | Tanzania |
| 1860s | 252.82 tonnes | 361.92 tonnes | 109.11 tonnes | Tanzania |
| 1870s | 268.38 tonnes | 453.41 tonnes | 185.04 tonnes | Tanzania |
| 1880s | 284.9 tonnes | 567.99 tonnes | 283.1 tonnes | Tanzania |
| 1890s | 302.43 tonnes | 711.5 tonnes | 409.06 tonnes | Tanzania |
| 1900s | 321.34 tonnes | 959.12 tonnes | 637.78 tonnes | Tanzania |
| 1910s | 335.81 tonnes | 1,304 tonnes | 967.79 tonnes | Tanzania |
| 1920s | 386.13 tonnes | 1,398 tonnes | 1,012 tonnes | Tanzania |
| 1930s | 429.01 tonnes | 1,462 tonnes | 1,033 tonnes | Tanzania |
| 1940s | 491.98 tonnes | 1,431 tonnes | 939.27 tonnes | Tanzania |
| 1950s | 1,532 tonnes | 3,165 tonnes | 1,633 tonnes | Tanzania |
| 1960s | 4,890 tonnes | 5,311 tonnes | 420.77 tonnes | Tanzania |
| 1970s | 6,359 tonnes | 10,631 tonnes | 4,272 tonnes | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 6,314 tonnes | 12,459 tonnes | 6,145 tonnes | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 6,219 tonnes | 17,408 tonnes | 11,188 tonnes | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 8,610 tonnes | 29,084 tonnes | 20,475 tonnes | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 14,340 tonnes | 29,739 tonnes | 15,399 tonnes | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 19,480 tonnes | 21,557 tonnes | 2,077 tonnes | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions, Guinea or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 23,190 tonnes against 21,902 tonnes in Guinea as of 2022.
- What is the difference in coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions between Guinea and Tanzania?
- 1,288 tonnes, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Tanzania?
- 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
- How do Guinea and Tanzania rank globally for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?
- Guinea ranks 116th and Tanzania ranks 114th 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.