Luxembourg vs Palau: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions
Luxembourg
1,708 tonnes
in 2022
Palau
1,165 tonnes
in 2022
Luxembourg rank
182nd
Palau rank
185th
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions over time
- Luxembourg
- Palau
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 1,708 tonnes against 1,165 tonnes in Palau, a difference of 543 tonnes.
That makes Luxembourg's figure about 1.5 times Palau's.
Across all 273 years both countries report, Luxembourg has been ahead every year.
Luxembourg ranks 182nd and Palau ranks 185th of 220 countries.
Luxembourg has averaged higher in every one of the 28 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 134.27 tonnes | 0.1856 tonnes | 134.08 tonnes | Luxembourg |
| 1760s | 138.2 tonnes | 0.1947 tonnes | 138 tonnes | Luxembourg |
| 1770s | 142.13 tonnes | 0.2042 tonnes | 141.93 tonnes | Luxembourg |
| 1780s | 146.07 tonnes | 0.2139 tonnes | 145.86 tonnes | Luxembourg |
| 1790s | 149.99 tonnes | 0.224 tonnes | 149.77 tonnes | Luxembourg |
| 1800s | 153.89 tonnes | 0.2343 tonnes | 153.65 tonnes | Luxembourg |
| 1810s | 161.71 tonnes | 0.2451 tonnes | 161.47 tonnes | Luxembourg |
| 1820s | 174.65 tonnes | 0.2564 tonnes | 174.39 tonnes | Luxembourg |
| 1830s | 188.42 tonnes | 0.2678 tonnes | 188.15 tonnes | Luxembourg |
| 1840s | 210.36 tonnes | 0.2793 tonnes | 210.08 tonnes | Luxembourg |
| 1850s | 209.66 tonnes | 0.3341 tonnes | 209.33 tonnes | Luxembourg |
| 1860s | 212.09 tonnes | 0.4514 tonnes | 211.64 tonnes | Luxembourg |
| 1870s | 426.35 tonnes | 0.5841 tonnes | 425.76 tonnes | Luxembourg |
| 1880s | 422.78 tonnes | 0.7563 tonnes | 422.02 tonnes | Luxembourg |
| 1890s | 571.96 tonnes | 0.9136 tonnes | 571.04 tonnes | Luxembourg |
| 1900s | 819.85 tonnes | 0.9518 tonnes | 818.9 tonnes | Luxembourg |
| 1910s | 1,061 tonnes | 0.9517 tonnes | 1,060 tonnes | Luxembourg |
| 1920s | 1,237 tonnes | 0.8356 tonnes | 1,236 tonnes | Luxembourg |
| 1930s | 1,224 tonnes | 0.7116 tonnes | 1,223 tonnes | Luxembourg |
| 1940s | 989.9 tonnes | 0.5675 tonnes | 989.33 tonnes | Luxembourg |
| 1950s | 11,115 tonnes | 42.71 tonnes | 11,072 tonnes | Luxembourg |
| 1960s | 31,382 tonnes | 415.12 tonnes | 30,967 tonnes | Luxembourg |
| 1970s | 48,323 tonnes | 1,234 tonnes | 47,089 tonnes | Luxembourg |
| 1980s | 15,098 tonnes | 1,061 tonnes | 14,037 tonnes | Luxembourg |
| 1990s | 11,445 tonnes | 954.78 tonnes | 10,490 tonnes | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 3,187 tonnes | 1,265 tonnes | 1,923 tonnes | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 1,726 tonnes | 1,199 tonnes | 526.62 tonnes | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 1,475 tonnes | 1,136 tonnes | 338.53 tonnes | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions, Luxembourg or Palau?
- Luxembourg, at 1,708 tonnes against 1,165 tonnes in Palau as of 2022.
- What is the difference in coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions between Luxembourg and Palau?
- 543 tonnes, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Palau?
- 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
- How do Luxembourg and Palau rank globally for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?
- Luxembourg ranks 182nd and Palau ranks 185th 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.