Lithuania vs Suriname: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions
Lithuania
20,844 tonnes
in 2022
Suriname
19,512 tonnes
in 2022
Lithuania rank
119th
Suriname rank
121st
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions over time
- Lithuania
- Suriname
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 20,844 tonnes against 19,512 tonnes in Suriname, a difference of 1,332 tonnes.
That makes Lithuania's figure about 1.1 times Suriname's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Lithuania ahead.
Lithuania ranks 119th and Suriname ranks 121st of 220 countries.
Lithuania has averaged higher in every one of the 28 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lithuania | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 1,272 tonnes | 2.92 tonnes | 1,269 tonnes | Lithuania |
| 1760s | 1,317 tonnes | 3.16 tonnes | 1,314 tonnes | Lithuania |
| 1770s | 1,363 tonnes | 3.41 tonnes | 1,360 tonnes | Lithuania |
| 1780s | 1,410 tonnes | 3.69 tonnes | 1,406 tonnes | Lithuania |
| 1790s | 1,457 tonnes | 3.98 tonnes | 1,453 tonnes | Lithuania |
| 1800s | 1,505 tonnes | 4.29 tonnes | 1,500 tonnes | Lithuania |
| 1810s | 1,566 tonnes | 4.57 tonnes | 1,561 tonnes | Lithuania |
| 1820s | 1,645 tonnes | 4.83 tonnes | 1,640 tonnes | Lithuania |
| 1830s | 1,727 tonnes | 5.08 tonnes | 1,722 tonnes | Lithuania |
| 1840s | 1,810 tonnes | 5.35 tonnes | 1,804 tonnes | Lithuania |
| 1850s | 2,015 tonnes | 5.63 tonnes | 2,009 tonnes | Lithuania |
| 1860s | 2,423 tonnes | 5.56 tonnes | 2,417 tonnes | Lithuania |
| 1870s | 3,269 tonnes | 6.75 tonnes | 3,262 tonnes | Lithuania |
| 1880s | 5,103 tonnes | 7.76 tonnes | 5,095 tonnes | Lithuania |
| 1890s | 8,566 tonnes | 8.09 tonnes | 8,558 tonnes | Lithuania |
| 1900s | 11,917 tonnes | 8.76 tonnes | 11,908 tonnes | Lithuania |
| 1910s | 12,135 tonnes | 9.98 tonnes | 12,125 tonnes | Lithuania |
| 1920s | 9,965 tonnes | 14.73 tonnes | 9,950 tonnes | Lithuania |
| 1930s | 25,414 tonnes | 17.25 tonnes | 25,397 tonnes | Lithuania |
| 1940s | 30,757 tonnes | 22.21 tonnes | 30,735 tonnes | Lithuania |
| 1950s | 57,369 tonnes | 410.83 tonnes | 56,958 tonnes | Lithuania |
| 1960s | 102,920 tonnes | 1,021 tonnes | 101,899 tonnes | Lithuania |
| 1970s | 193,935 tonnes | 2,989 tonnes | 190,946 tonnes | Lithuania |
| 1980s | 240,220 tonnes | 5,400 tonnes | 234,820 tonnes | Lithuania |
| 1990s | 135,941 tonnes | 17,234 tonnes | 118,707 tonnes | Lithuania |
| 2000s | 38,481 tonnes | 9,792 tonnes | 28,688 tonnes | Lithuania |
| 2010s | 26,844 tonnes | 19,616 tonnes | 7,228 tonnes | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 20,395 tonnes | 19,795 tonnes | 599.8 tonnes | Lithuania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions, Lithuania or Suriname?
- Lithuania, at 20,844 tonnes against 19,512 tonnes in Suriname as of 2022.
- What is the difference in coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions between Lithuania and Suriname?
- 1,332 tonnes, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Suriname?
- 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
- How do Lithuania and Suriname rank globally for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?
- Lithuania ranks 119th and Suriname ranks 121st 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.