Iraq vs Serbia: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions
Iraq
773,825 tonnes
in 2022
Serbia
642,734 tonnes
in 2022
Iraq rank
21st
Serbia rank
23rd
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions over time
- Iraq
- Serbia
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 773,825 tonnes against 642,734 tonnes in Serbia, a difference of 131,091 tonnes.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.2 times Serbia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Serbia ahead.
Iraq ranks 21st and Serbia ranks 23rd of 220 countries.
Across the 28 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 2 and Serbia in 26.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Serbia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 53.99 tonnes | 68.07 tonnes | 14.09 tonnes | Serbia |
| 1760s | 55.64 tonnes | 70.61 tonnes | 14.97 tonnes | Serbia |
| 1770s | 57.3 tonnes | 73.22 tonnes | 15.92 tonnes | Serbia |
| 1780s | 58.98 tonnes | 75.9 tonnes | 16.92 tonnes | Serbia |
| 1790s | 60.66 tonnes | 78.64 tonnes | 17.97 tonnes | Serbia |
| 1800s | 62.16 tonnes | 81.44 tonnes | 19.28 tonnes | Serbia |
| 1810s | 63.9 tonnes | 85.04 tonnes | 21.14 tonnes | Serbia |
| 1820s | 66.25 tonnes | 89.65 tonnes | 23.4 tonnes | Serbia |
| 1830s | 68.65 tonnes | 94.46 tonnes | 25.8 tonnes | Serbia |
| 1840s | 71.11 tonnes | 99.45 tonnes | 28.34 tonnes | Serbia |
| 1850s | 74.13 tonnes | 104.63 tonnes | 30.5 tonnes | Serbia |
| 1860s | 79.5 tonnes | 112.27 tonnes | 32.77 tonnes | Serbia |
| 1870s | 88.27 tonnes | 123.19 tonnes | 34.92 tonnes | Serbia |
| 1880s | 98.43 tonnes | 179.63 tonnes | 81.19 tonnes | Serbia |
| 1890s | 109.08 tonnes | 4,887 tonnes | 4,778 tonnes | Serbia |
| 1900s | 110.63 tonnes | 15,527 tonnes | 15,417 tonnes | Serbia |
| 1910s | 96.31 tonnes | 15,913 tonnes | 15,817 tonnes | Serbia |
| 1920s | 520.74 tonnes | 109,593 tonnes | 109,072 tonnes | Serbia |
| 1930s | 22,680 tonnes | 191,892 tonnes | 169,212 tonnes | Serbia |
| 1940s | 57,469 tonnes | 185,519 tonnes | 128,050 tonnes | Serbia |
| 1950s | 39,641 tonnes | 316,330 tonnes | 276,689 tonnes | Serbia |
| 1960s | 61,840 tonnes | 478,522 tonnes | 416,682 tonnes | Serbia |
| 1970s | 120,474 tonnes | 849,752 tonnes | 729,278 tonnes | Serbia |
| 1980s | 316,698 tonnes | 1.01 million tonnes | 698,043 tonnes | Serbia |
| 1990s | 779,802 tonnes | 1.06 million tonnes | 285,114 tonnes | Serbia |
| 2000s | 624,289 tonnes | 845,909 tonnes | 221,619 tonnes | Serbia |
| 2010s | 850,885 tonnes | 742,909 tonnes | 107,977 tonnes | Iraq |
| 2020s | 754,909 tonnes | 663,922 tonnes | 90,986 tonnes | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions, Iraq or Serbia?
- Iraq, at 773,825 tonnes against 642,734 tonnes in Serbia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions between Iraq and Serbia?
- 131,091 tonnes, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Serbia?
- 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
- How do Iraq and Serbia rank globally for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?
- Iraq ranks 21st and Serbia ranks 23rd 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.