Kyrgyzstan vs Portugal: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions
Kyrgyzstan
45,451 tonnes
in 2022
Portugal
48,646 tonnes
in 2022
Kyrgyzstan rank
91st
Portugal rank
88th
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions over time
- Kyrgyzstan
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 48,646 tonnes against 45,451 tonnes in Kyrgyzstan, a difference of 3,195 tonnes.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Kyrgyzstan's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Portugal ahead.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 91st and Portugal ranks 88th of 220 countries.
Across the 28 decades both report, Kyrgyzstan averaged higher in 4 and Portugal in 24.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kyrgyzstan | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 23.55 tonnes | 650.08 tonnes | 626.53 tonnes | Portugal |
| 1760s | 24.42 tonnes | 675.7 tonnes | 651.28 tonnes | Portugal |
| 1770s | 25.33 tonnes | 702.33 tonnes | 677 tonnes | Portugal |
| 1780s | 26.26 tonnes | 730.02 tonnes | 703.76 tonnes | Portugal |
| 1790s | 27.22 tonnes | 758.82 tonnes | 731.59 tonnes | Portugal |
| 1800s | 28.18 tonnes | 788.76 tonnes | 760.58 tonnes | Portugal |
| 1810s | 29.47 tonnes | 819.9 tonnes | 790.44 tonnes | Portugal |
| 1820s | 31.19 tonnes | 858.4 tonnes | 827.21 tonnes | Portugal |
| 1830s | 34.63 tonnes | 905.43 tonnes | 870.8 tonnes | Portugal |
| 1840s | 34.82 tonnes | 956.53 tonnes | 921.71 tonnes | Portugal |
| 1850s | 66.1 tonnes | 1,009 tonnes | 943.37 tonnes | Portugal |
| 1860s | 367.33 tonnes | 1,101 tonnes | 734.1 tonnes | Portugal |
| 1870s | 1,339 tonnes | 4,657 tonnes | 3,318 tonnes | Portugal |
| 1880s | 2,642 tonnes | 8,760 tonnes | 6,118 tonnes | Portugal |
| 1890s | 4,824 tonnes | 13,322 tonnes | 8,498 tonnes | Portugal |
| 1900s | 8,809 tonnes | 20,884 tonnes | 12,076 tonnes | Portugal |
| 1910s | 10,175 tonnes | 22,458 tonnes | 12,283 tonnes | Portugal |
| 1920s | 7,392 tonnes | 20,562 tonnes | 13,170 tonnes | Portugal |
| 1930s | 31,983 tonnes | 26,966 tonnes | 5,017 tonnes | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1940s | 49,899 tonnes | 27,355 tonnes | 22,544 tonnes | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1950s | 96,058 tonnes | 42,947 tonnes | 53,111 tonnes | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1960s | 88,954 tonnes | 85,852 tonnes | 3,102 tonnes | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1970s | 97,197 tonnes | 168,764 tonnes | 71,567 tonnes | Portugal |
| 1980s | 116,172 tonnes | 253,840 tonnes | 137,668 tonnes | Portugal |
| 1990s | 66,216 tonnes | 330,462 tonnes | 264,246 tonnes | Portugal |
| 2000s | 40,860 tonnes | 217,061 tonnes | 176,202 tonnes | Portugal |
| 2010s | 59,714 tonnes | 83,071 tonnes | 23,357 tonnes | Portugal |
| 2020s | 47,403 tonnes | 48,086 tonnes | 683.03 tonnes | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions, Kyrgyzstan or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 48,646 tonnes against 45,451 tonnes in Kyrgyzstan as of 2022.
- What is the difference in coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions between Kyrgyzstan and Portugal?
- 3,195 tonnes, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kyrgyzstan and Portugal?
- 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
- How do Kyrgyzstan and Portugal rank globally for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 91st and Portugal ranks 88th 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.