Latvia vs Maldives: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions
Latvia
4,349 tonnes
in 2022
Maldives
4,956 tonnes
in 2022
Latvia rank
166th
Maldives rank
163rd
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions over time
- Latvia
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 4,956 tonnes against 4,349 tonnes in Latvia, a difference of 607 tonnes.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.1 times Latvia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Latvia ahead.
Latvia ranks 166th and Maldives ranks 163rd of 220 countries.
Across the 28 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 27 and Maldives in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 449 tonnes | 0.0071 tonnes | 449 tonnes | Latvia |
| 1760s | 463.08 tonnes | 0.0072 tonnes | 463.07 tonnes | Latvia |
| 1770s | 477.13 tonnes | 0.0073 tonnes | 477.12 tonnes | Latvia |
| 1780s | 491.08 tonnes | 0.0074 tonnes | 491.07 tonnes | Latvia |
| 1790s | 504.83 tonnes | 0.0075 tonnes | 504.82 tonnes | Latvia |
| 1800s | 518.25 tonnes | 0.0077 tonnes | 518.24 tonnes | Latvia |
| 1810s | 535.85 tonnes | 0.0079 tonnes | 535.84 tonnes | Latvia |
| 1820s | 558.73 tonnes | 0.0083 tonnes | 558.72 tonnes | Latvia |
| 1830s | 582.03 tonnes | 0.0087 tonnes | 582.02 tonnes | Latvia |
| 1840s | 603.75 tonnes | 0.0091 tonnes | 603.74 tonnes | Latvia |
| 1850s | 652.64 tonnes | 0.011 tonnes | 652.63 tonnes | Latvia |
| 1860s | 818.82 tonnes | 0.0156 tonnes | 818.81 tonnes | Latvia |
| 1870s | 1,325 tonnes | 0.022 tonnes | 1,324 tonnes | Latvia |
| 1880s | 2,421 tonnes | 0.0312 tonnes | 2,421 tonnes | Latvia |
| 1890s | 4,588 tonnes | 0.0413 tonnes | 4,588 tonnes | Latvia |
| 1900s | 7,058 tonnes | 0.6719 tonnes | 7,057 tonnes | Latvia |
| 1910s | 7,597 tonnes | 2.36 tonnes | 7,594 tonnes | Latvia |
| 1920s | 6,598 tonnes | 4.92 tonnes | 6,593 tonnes | Latvia |
| 1930s | 19,170 tonnes | 8.76 tonnes | 19,161 tonnes | Latvia |
| 1940s | 23,973 tonnes | 14.46 tonnes | 23,959 tonnes | Latvia |
| 1950s | 45,502 tonnes | 21.73 tonnes | 45,480 tonnes | Latvia |
| 1960s | 73,719 tonnes | 30.54 tonnes | 73,689 tonnes | Latvia |
| 1970s | 128,998 tonnes | 100.86 tonnes | 128,897 tonnes | Latvia |
| 1980s | 148,574 tonnes | 426.14 tonnes | 148,148 tonnes | Latvia |
| 1990s | 65,738 tonnes | 1,392 tonnes | 64,345 tonnes | Latvia |
| 2000s | 17,534 tonnes | 4,308 tonnes | 13,227 tonnes | Latvia |
| 2010s | 10,754 tonnes | 5,186 tonnes | 5,568 tonnes | Latvia |
| 2020s | 4,107 tonnes | 4,887 tonnes | 780.82 tonnes | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions, Latvia or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 4,956 tonnes against 4,349 tonnes in Latvia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions between Latvia and Maldives?
- 607 tonnes, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Maldives?
- 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
- How do Latvia and Maldives rank globally for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?
- Latvia ranks 166th and Maldives ranks 163rd 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.