Kyrgyzstan vs Tunisia: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions
Kyrgyzstan
45,451 tonnes
in 2022
Tunisia
42,951 tonnes
in 2022
Kyrgyzstan rank
91st
Tunisia rank
93rd
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions over time
- Kyrgyzstan
- Tunisia
How they compare
Kyrgyzstan currently reports 45,451 tonnes against 42,951 tonnes in Tunisia, a difference of 2,500 tonnes.
That makes Kyrgyzstan's figure about 1.1 times Tunisia's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Tunisia ahead.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 91st and Tunisia ranks 93rd of 220 countries.
Across the 28 decades both report, Kyrgyzstan averaged higher in 15 and Tunisia in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kyrgyzstan | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 23.55 tonnes | 81.34 tonnes | 57.79 tonnes | Tunisia |
| 1760s | 24.42 tonnes | 80.99 tonnes | 56.57 tonnes | Tunisia |
| 1770s | 25.33 tonnes | 80.6 tonnes | 55.27 tonnes | Tunisia |
| 1780s | 26.26 tonnes | 80.16 tonnes | 53.89 tonnes | Tunisia |
| 1790s | 27.22 tonnes | 79.67 tonnes | 52.44 tonnes | Tunisia |
| 1800s | 28.18 tonnes | 79.12 tonnes | 50.94 tonnes | Tunisia |
| 1810s | 29.47 tonnes | 80.34 tonnes | 50.87 tonnes | Tunisia |
| 1820s | 31.19 tonnes | 83.76 tonnes | 52.57 tonnes | Tunisia |
| 1830s | 34.63 tonnes | 87.23 tonnes | 52.6 tonnes | Tunisia |
| 1840s | 34.82 tonnes | 90.75 tonnes | 55.93 tonnes | Tunisia |
| 1850s | 66.1 tonnes | 97.67 tonnes | 31.56 tonnes | Tunisia |
| 1860s | 367.33 tonnes | 109.33 tonnes | 258 tonnes | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1870s | 1,339 tonnes | 134.92 tonnes | 1,204 tonnes | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1880s | 2,642 tonnes | 150.78 tonnes | 2,491 tonnes | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1890s | 4,824 tonnes | 168.33 tonnes | 4,656 tonnes | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1900s | 8,809 tonnes | 172.45 tonnes | 8,636 tonnes | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1910s | 10,175 tonnes | 187.97 tonnes | 9,987 tonnes | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1920s | 7,392 tonnes | 1,282 tonnes | 6,109 tonnes | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1930s | 31,983 tonnes | 6,156 tonnes | 25,827 tonnes | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1940s | 49,899 tonnes | 5,389 tonnes | 44,511 tonnes | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1950s | 96,058 tonnes | 18,024 tonnes | 78,033 tonnes | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1960s | 88,954 tonnes | 22,983 tonnes | 65,971 tonnes | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1970s | 97,197 tonnes | 44,355 tonnes | 52,842 tonnes | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1980s | 116,172 tonnes | 72,592 tonnes | 43,580 tonnes | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1990s | 66,216 tonnes | 78,593 tonnes | 12,377 tonnes | Tunisia |
| 2000s | 40,860 tonnes | 72,921 tonnes | 32,061 tonnes | Tunisia |
| 2010s | 59,714 tonnes | 48,369 tonnes | 11,345 tonnes | Kyrgyzstan |
| 2020s | 47,403 tonnes | 37,263 tonnes | 10,140 tonnes | Kyrgyzstan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions, Kyrgyzstan or Tunisia?
- Kyrgyzstan, at 45,451 tonnes against 42,951 tonnes in Tunisia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions between Kyrgyzstan and Tunisia?
- 2,500 tonnes, with Kyrgyzstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kyrgyzstan and Tunisia?
- 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
- How do Kyrgyzstan and Tunisia rank globally for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 91st and Tunisia ranks 93rd 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.