Malawi vs Niger: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions
Malawi
10,657 tonnes
in 2022
Niger
9,506 tonnes
in 2022
Malawi rank
140th
Niger rank
143rd
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions over time
- Malawi
- Niger
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 10,657 tonnes against 9,506 tonnes in Niger, a difference of 1,151 tonnes.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 140th and Niger ranks 143rd of 220 countries.
Across the 28 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 27 and Niger in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 62.01 tonnes | 49.4 tonnes | 12.6 tonnes | Malawi |
| 1760s | 62.18 tonnes | 49.53 tonnes | 12.65 tonnes | Malawi |
| 1770s | 62.35 tonnes | 49.65 tonnes | 12.7 tonnes | Malawi |
| 1780s | 62.51 tonnes | 49.77 tonnes | 12.74 tonnes | Malawi |
| 1790s | 62.68 tonnes | 49.89 tonnes | 12.79 tonnes | Malawi |
| 1800s | 62.83 tonnes | 50 tonnes | 12.84 tonnes | Malawi |
| 1810s | 63.13 tonnes | 50.21 tonnes | 12.92 tonnes | Malawi |
| 1820s | 63.6 tonnes | 50.57 tonnes | 13.03 tonnes | Malawi |
| 1830s | 64.06 tonnes | 50.91 tonnes | 13.15 tonnes | Malawi |
| 1840s | 64.52 tonnes | 51.26 tonnes | 13.27 tonnes | Malawi |
| 1850s | 65.39 tonnes | 51.6 tonnes | 13.79 tonnes | Malawi |
| 1860s | 75.95 tonnes | 52.21 tonnes | 23.74 tonnes | Malawi |
| 1870s | 104.78 tonnes | 53.44 tonnes | 51.35 tonnes | Malawi |
| 1880s | 133.12 tonnes | 56.38 tonnes | 76.74 tonnes | Malawi |
| 1890s | 164.46 tonnes | 68.37 tonnes | 96.09 tonnes | Malawi |
| 1900s | 230.64 tonnes | 84.3 tonnes | 146.33 tonnes | Malawi |
| 1910s | 283.14 tonnes | 107.93 tonnes | 175.21 tonnes | Malawi |
| 1920s | 328.11 tonnes | 121.97 tonnes | 206.14 tonnes | Malawi |
| 1930s | 422.53 tonnes | 168.89 tonnes | 253.64 tonnes | Malawi |
| 1940s | 537.04 tonnes | 196.49 tonnes | 340.55 tonnes | Malawi |
| 1950s | 2,169 tonnes | 525.12 tonnes | 1,644 tonnes | Malawi |
| 1960s | 3,081 tonnes | 623.43 tonnes | 2,458 tonnes | Malawi |
| 1970s | 4,796 tonnes | 1,364 tonnes | 3,432 tonnes | Malawi |
| 1980s | 4,820 tonnes | 4,262 tonnes | 557.76 tonnes | Malawi |
| 1990s | 13,423 tonnes | 5,144 tonnes | 8,278 tonnes | Malawi |
| 2000s | 7,845 tonnes | 5,776 tonnes | 2,068 tonnes | Malawi |
| 2010s | 7,581 tonnes | 8,825 tonnes | 1,245 tonnes | Niger |
| 2020s | 9,502 tonnes | 9,088 tonnes | 414.27 tonnes | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions, Malawi or Niger?
- Malawi, at 10,657 tonnes against 9,506 tonnes in Niger as of 2022.
- What is the difference in coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions between Malawi and Niger?
- 1,151 tonnes, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Niger?
- 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
- How do Malawi and Niger rank globally for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?
- Malawi ranks 140th and Niger ranks 143rd 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.