Kiribati vs Marshall Islands: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions
Kiribati
335.93 tonnes
in 2022
Marshall Islands
384.82 tonnes
in 2022
Kiribati rank
203rd
Marshall Islands rank
201st
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions over time
- Kiribati
- Marshall Islands
How they compare
Marshall Islands currently reports 384.82 tonnes against 335.93 tonnes in Kiribati, a difference of 48.89 tonnes.
That makes Marshall Islands's figure about 1.1 times Kiribati's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Kiribati ahead.
Kiribati ranks 203rd and Marshall Islands ranks 201st of 220 countries.
Across the 28 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 23 and Marshall Islands in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Marshall Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 0.6606 tonnes | 0.2579 tonnes | 0.4027 tonnes | Kiribati |
| 1760s | 0.6947 tonnes | 0.2699 tonnes | 0.4248 tonnes | Kiribati |
| 1770s | 0.7304 tonnes | 0.2821 tonnes | 0.4483 tonnes | Kiribati |
| 1780s | 0.7679 tonnes | 0.2946 tonnes | 0.4733 tonnes | Kiribati |
| 1790s | 0.8071 tonnes | 0.3071 tonnes | 0.5 tonnes | Kiribati |
| 1800s | 0.8481 tonnes | 0.3196 tonnes | 0.5284 tonnes | Kiribati |
| 1810s | 0.892 tonnes | 0.3324 tonnes | 0.5596 tonnes | Kiribati |
| 1820s | 0.9393 tonnes | 0.3454 tonnes | 0.5939 tonnes | Kiribati |
| 1830s | 0.9887 tonnes | 0.3578 tonnes | 0.6309 tonnes | Kiribati |
| 1840s | 1.04 tonnes | 0.3693 tonnes | 0.6708 tonnes | Kiribati |
| 1850s | 1.26 tonnes | 0.3796 tonnes | 0.8785 tonnes | Kiribati |
| 1860s | 1.72 tonnes | 0.3844 tonnes | 1.34 tonnes | Kiribati |
| 1870s | 2.26 tonnes | 0.3825 tonnes | 1.88 tonnes | Kiribati |
| 1880s | 2.98 tonnes | 0.3775 tonnes | 2.6 tonnes | Kiribati |
| 1890s | 3.68 tonnes | 0.3684 tonnes | 3.31 tonnes | Kiribati |
| 1900s | 4.12 tonnes | 0.4909 tonnes | 3.63 tonnes | Kiribati |
| 1910s | 4.66 tonnes | 0.7783 tonnes | 3.88 tonnes | Kiribati |
| 1920s | 4.54 tonnes | 1.18 tonnes | 3.36 tonnes | Kiribati |
| 1930s | 4.16 tonnes | 1.75 tonnes | 2.41 tonnes | Kiribati |
| 1940s | 3.54 tonnes | 2.48 tonnes | 1.06 tonnes | Kiribati |
| 1950s | 2.87 tonnes | 3.43 tonnes | 0.5584 tonnes | Marshall Islands |
| 1960s | 93.71 tonnes | 4.47 tonnes | 89.24 tonnes | Kiribati |
| 1970s | 202.99 tonnes | 5.23 tonnes | 197.76 tonnes | Kiribati |
| 1980s | 147.24 tonnes | 6.29 tonnes | 140.95 tonnes | Kiribati |
| 1990s | 167.17 tonnes | 332.11 tonnes | 164.94 tonnes | Marshall Islands |
| 2000s | 311.76 tonnes | 483.5 tonnes | 171.74 tonnes | Marshall Islands |
| 2010s | 344.03 tonnes | 395.17 tonnes | 51.14 tonnes | Marshall Islands |
| 2020s | 328.02 tonnes | 377.5 tonnes | 49.49 tonnes | Marshall Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions, Kiribati or Marshall Islands?
- Marshall Islands, at 384.82 tonnes against 335.93 tonnes in Kiribati as of 2022.
- What is the difference in coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions between Kiribati and Marshall Islands?
- 48.89 tonnes, with Marshall Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Marshall Islands?
- 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
- How do Kiribati and Marshall Islands rank globally for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?
- Kiribati ranks 203rd and Marshall Islands ranks 201st 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.