Palau vs Samoa: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions
Palau
1,165 tonnes
in 2022
Samoa
1,224 tonnes
in 2022
Palau rank
185th
Samoa rank
184th
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions over time
- Palau
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 1,224 tonnes against 1,165 tonnes in Palau, a difference of 59 tonnes.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Palau's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Samoa ahead.
Palau ranks 185th and Samoa ranks 184th of 220 countries.
Across the 28 decades both report, Palau averaged higher in 5 and Samoa in 23.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Palau | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 0.1856 tonnes | 0.6421 tonnes | 0.4565 tonnes | Samoa |
| 1760s | 0.1947 tonnes | 0.6752 tonnes | 0.4804 tonnes | Samoa |
| 1770s | 0.2042 tonnes | 0.7098 tonnes | 0.5056 tonnes | Samoa |
| 1780s | 0.2139 tonnes | 0.7461 tonnes | 0.5322 tonnes | Samoa |
| 1790s | 0.224 tonnes | 0.784 tonnes | 0.56 tonnes | Samoa |
| 1800s | 0.2343 tonnes | 0.8236 tonnes | 0.5894 tonnes | Samoa |
| 1810s | 0.2451 tonnes | 0.8661 tonnes | 0.621 tonnes | Samoa |
| 1820s | 0.2564 tonnes | 0.9117 tonnes | 0.6553 tonnes | Samoa |
| 1830s | 0.2678 tonnes | 0.9592 tonnes | 0.6914 tonnes | Samoa |
| 1840s | 0.2793 tonnes | 1.01 tonnes | 0.7295 tonnes | Samoa |
| 1850s | 0.3341 tonnes | 1.22 tonnes | 0.8853 tonnes | Samoa |
| 1860s | 0.4514 tonnes | 1.74 tonnes | 1.29 tonnes | Samoa |
| 1870s | 0.5841 tonnes | 2.48 tonnes | 1.9 tonnes | Samoa |
| 1880s | 0.7563 tonnes | 3.56 tonnes | 2.8 tonnes | Samoa |
| 1890s | 0.9136 tonnes | 4.76 tonnes | 3.84 tonnes | Samoa |
| 1900s | 0.9518 tonnes | 4.68 tonnes | 3.73 tonnes | Samoa |
| 1910s | 0.9517 tonnes | 4.73 tonnes | 3.78 tonnes | Samoa |
| 1920s | 0.8356 tonnes | 5.79 tonnes | 4.96 tonnes | Samoa |
| 1930s | 0.7116 tonnes | 6.76 tonnes | 6.05 tonnes | Samoa |
| 1940s | 0.5675 tonnes | 7.39 tonnes | 6.82 tonnes | Samoa |
| 1950s | 42.71 tonnes | 68.97 tonnes | 26.27 tonnes | Samoa |
| 1960s | 415.12 tonnes | 161.43 tonnes | 253.69 tonnes | Palau |
| 1970s | 1,234 tonnes | 396.63 tonnes | 837.36 tonnes | Palau |
| 1980s | 1,061 tonnes | 688.72 tonnes | 371.99 tonnes | Palau |
| 1990s | 954.78 tonnes | 805.06 tonnes | 149.72 tonnes | Palau |
| 2000s | 1,265 tonnes | 1,050 tonnes | 214.9 tonnes | Palau |
| 2010s | 1,199 tonnes | 1,221 tonnes | 21.25 tonnes | Samoa |
| 2020s | 1,136 tonnes | 1,197 tonnes | 60.81 tonnes | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions, Palau or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 1,224 tonnes against 1,165 tonnes in Palau as of 2022.
- What is the difference in coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions between Palau and Samoa?
- 59 tonnes, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Samoa?
- 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
- How do Palau and Samoa rank globally for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?
- Palau ranks 185th and Samoa ranks 184th 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.