Italy vs Morocco: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions
Italy
118,215 tonnes
in 2022
Morocco
115,647 tonnes
in 2022
Italy rank
58th
Morocco rank
61st
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions over time
- Italy
- Morocco
How they compare
Italy currently reports 118,215 tonnes against 115,647 tonnes in Morocco, a difference of 2,568 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 58th and Morocco ranks 61st of 220 countries.
Across the 28 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 26 and Morocco in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Morocco | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 3,853 tonnes | 181.15 tonnes | 3,672 tonnes | Italy |
| 1760s | 3,917 tonnes | 186.87 tonnes | 3,730 tonnes | Italy |
| 1770s | 3,981 tonnes | 192.46 tonnes | 3,788 tonnes | Italy |
| 1780s | 4,044 tonnes | 197.9 tonnes | 3,846 tonnes | Italy |
| 1790s | 4,107 tonnes | 203.17 tonnes | 3,904 tonnes | Italy |
| 1800s | 4,170 tonnes | 208.26 tonnes | 3,962 tonnes | Italy |
| 1810s | 4,232 tonnes | 213.13 tonnes | 4,019 tonnes | Italy |
| 1820s | 4,354 tonnes | 232.28 tonnes | 4,121 tonnes | Italy |
| 1830s | 4,551 tonnes | 268.55 tonnes | 4,282 tonnes | Italy |
| 1840s | 4,755 tonnes | 303.93 tonnes | 4,451 tonnes | Italy |
| 1850s | 4,958 tonnes | 337.12 tonnes | 4,621 tonnes | Italy |
| 1860s | 9,729 tonnes | 377.3 tonnes | 9,352 tonnes | Italy |
| 1870s | 18,450 tonnes | 460.84 tonnes | 17,989 tonnes | Italy |
| 1880s | 40,941 tonnes | 497.37 tonnes | 40,444 tonnes | Italy |
| 1890s | 58,803 tonnes | 530.36 tonnes | 58,272 tonnes | Italy |
| 1900s | 80,493 tonnes | 580.86 tonnes | 79,912 tonnes | Italy |
| 1910s | 109,865 tonnes | 662.11 tonnes | 109,203 tonnes | Italy |
| 1920s | 134,699 tonnes | 781.74 tonnes | 133,917 tonnes | Italy |
| 1930s | 189,147 tonnes | 2,320 tonnes | 186,827 tonnes | Italy |
| 1940s | 159,141 tonnes | 6,084 tonnes | 153,057 tonnes | Italy |
| 1950s | 541,591 tonnes | 32,935 tonnes | 508,656 tonnes | Italy |
| 1960s | 2.10 million tonnes | 38,102 tonnes | 2.06 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1970s | 3.00 million tonnes | 93,034 tonnes | 2.91 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1980s | 2.56 million tonnes | 171,357 tonnes | 2.39 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1990s | 1.39 million tonnes | 217,937 tonnes | 1.17 million tonnes | Italy |
| 2000s | 582,624 tonnes | 262,843 tonnes | 319,782 tonnes | Italy |
| 2010s | 259,638 tonnes | 260,416 tonnes | 778.3 tonnes | Morocco |
| 2020s | 114,584 tonnes | 225,507 tonnes | 110,923 tonnes | Morocco |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions, Italy or Morocco?
- Italy, at 118,215 tonnes against 115,647 tonnes in Morocco as of 2022.
- What is the difference in coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions between Italy and Morocco?
- 2,568 tonnes, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Morocco?
- 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
- How do Italy and Morocco rank globally for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?
- Italy ranks 58th and Morocco ranks 61st 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.