Libya vs Panama: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions
Libya
95,896 tonnes
in 2022
Panama
87,929 tonnes
in 2022
Libya rank
64th
Panama rank
67th
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions over time
- Libya
- Panama
How they compare
Libya currently reports 95,896 tonnes against 87,929 tonnes in Panama, a difference of 7,967 tonnes.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Libya ahead.
Libya ranks 64th and Panama ranks 67th of 220 countries.
Across the 28 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 13 and Panama in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 25.75 tonnes | 13.07 tonnes | 12.67 tonnes | Libya |
| 1760s | 25.75 tonnes | 13.68 tonnes | 12.08 tonnes | Libya |
| 1770s | 25.75 tonnes | 14.3 tonnes | 11.45 tonnes | Libya |
| 1780s | 25.74 tonnes | 14.94 tonnes | 10.8 tonnes | Libya |
| 1790s | 25.72 tonnes | 15.6 tonnes | 10.12 tonnes | Libya |
| 1800s | 25.69 tonnes | 16.27 tonnes | 9.42 tonnes | Libya |
| 1810s | 25.71 tonnes | 17.44 tonnes | 8.26 tonnes | Libya |
| 1820s | 25.78 tonnes | 19.28 tonnes | 6.5 tonnes | Libya |
| 1830s | 25.84 tonnes | 21.29 tonnes | 4.56 tonnes | Libya |
| 1840s | 25.89 tonnes | 23.47 tonnes | 2.42 tonnes | Libya |
| 1850s | 25.91 tonnes | 26.28 tonnes | 0.3628 tonnes | Panama |
| 1860s | 26.06 tonnes | 30.14 tonnes | 4.08 tonnes | Panama |
| 1870s | 26.36 tonnes | 34.68 tonnes | 8.32 tonnes | Panama |
| 1880s | 26.64 tonnes | 40.07 tonnes | 13.43 tonnes | Panama |
| 1890s | 28.34 tonnes | 46.57 tonnes | 18.23 tonnes | Panama |
| 1900s | 28.15 tonnes | 58.63 tonnes | 30.48 tonnes | Panama |
| 1910s | 26.95 tonnes | 88.23 tonnes | 61.28 tonnes | Panama |
| 1920s | 37.89 tonnes | 127.41 tonnes | 89.51 tonnes | Panama |
| 1930s | 53.99 tonnes | 154.14 tonnes | 100.15 tonnes | Panama |
| 1940s | 76.42 tonnes | 200.93 tonnes | 124.51 tonnes | Panama |
| 1950s | 1,691 tonnes | 4,753 tonnes | 3,062 tonnes | Panama |
| 1960s | 10,434 tonnes | 10,913 tonnes | 478.88 tonnes | Panama |
| 1970s | 33,588 tonnes | 70,018 tonnes | 36,430 tonnes | Panama |
| 1980s | 113,969 tonnes | 91,598 tonnes | 22,371 tonnes | Libya |
| 1990s | 169,078 tonnes | 141,102 tonnes | 27,976 tonnes | Libya |
| 2000s | 190,499 tonnes | 189,934 tonnes | 565.1 tonnes | Libya |
| 2010s | 126,942 tonnes | 236,120 tonnes | 109,178 tonnes | Panama |
| 2020s | 80,646 tonnes | 85,280 tonnes | 4,633 tonnes | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions, Libya or Panama?
- Libya, at 95,896 tonnes against 87,929 tonnes in Panama as of 2022.
- What is the difference in coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions between Libya and Panama?
- 7,967 tonnes, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Panama?
- 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
- How do Libya and Panama rank globally for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?
- Libya ranks 64th and Panama ranks 67th 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.