Palau vs East Timor: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions
Palau
1,165 tonnes
in 2022
East Timor
1,038 tonnes
in 2022
Palau rank
185th
East Timor rank
188th
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions over time
- Palau
- East Timor
How they compare
Palau currently reports 1,165 tonnes against 1,038 tonnes in East Timor, a difference of 127 tonnes.
That makes Palau's figure about 1.1 times East Timor's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was East Timor ahead.
Palau ranks 185th and East Timor ranks 188th of 220 countries.
Across the 28 decades both report, Palau averaged higher in 8 and East Timor in 20.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Palau | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 0.1856 tonnes | 10.12 tonnes | 9.93 tonnes | East Timor |
| 1760s | 0.1947 tonnes | 10.29 tonnes | 10.09 tonnes | East Timor |
| 1770s | 0.2042 tonnes | 10.46 tonnes | 10.26 tonnes | East Timor |
| 1780s | 0.2139 tonnes | 10.63 tonnes | 10.42 tonnes | East Timor |
| 1790s | 0.224 tonnes | 10.81 tonnes | 10.58 tonnes | East Timor |
| 1800s | 0.2343 tonnes | 10.98 tonnes | 10.75 tonnes | East Timor |
| 1810s | 0.2451 tonnes | 11.5 tonnes | 11.25 tonnes | East Timor |
| 1820s | 0.2564 tonnes | 12.46 tonnes | 12.2 tonnes | East Timor |
| 1830s | 0.2678 tonnes | 13.5 tonnes | 13.23 tonnes | East Timor |
| 1840s | 0.2793 tonnes | 14.62 tonnes | 14.35 tonnes | East Timor |
| 1850s | 0.3341 tonnes | 18.23 tonnes | 17.9 tonnes | East Timor |
| 1860s | 0.4514 tonnes | 25.43 tonnes | 24.98 tonnes | East Timor |
| 1870s | 0.5841 tonnes | 33.73 tonnes | 33.14 tonnes | East Timor |
| 1880s | 0.7563 tonnes | 44.92 tonnes | 44.16 tonnes | East Timor |
| 1890s | 0.9136 tonnes | 56 tonnes | 55.09 tonnes | East Timor |
| 1900s | 0.9518 tonnes | 61.57 tonnes | 60.61 tonnes | East Timor |
| 1910s | 0.9517 tonnes | 66.87 tonnes | 65.92 tonnes | East Timor |
| 1920s | 0.8356 tonnes | 62.76 tonnes | 61.92 tonnes | East Timor |
| 1930s | 0.7116 tonnes | 55.06 tonnes | 54.35 tonnes | East Timor |
| 1940s | 0.5675 tonnes | 44.68 tonnes | 44.11 tonnes | East Timor |
| 1950s | 42.71 tonnes | 33.62 tonnes | 9.09 tonnes | Palau |
| 1960s | 415.12 tonnes | 34.48 tonnes | 380.64 tonnes | Palau |
| 1970s | 1,234 tonnes | 38.28 tonnes | 1,196 tonnes | Palau |
| 1980s | 1,061 tonnes | 45.47 tonnes | 1,015 tonnes | Palau |
| 1990s | 954.78 tonnes | 96.12 tonnes | 858.66 tonnes | Palau |
| 2000s | 1,265 tonnes | 950.5 tonnes | 314.21 tonnes | Palau |
| 2010s | 1,199 tonnes | 1,046 tonnes | 152.91 tonnes | Palau |
| 2020s | 1,136 tonnes | 1,017 tonnes | 119.55 tonnes | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions, Palau or East Timor?
- Palau, at 1,165 tonnes against 1,038 tonnes in East Timor as of 2022.
- What is the difference in coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions between Palau and East Timor?
- 127 tonnes, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and East Timor?
- 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
- How do Palau and East Timor rank globally for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?
- Palau ranks 185th and East Timor ranks 188th 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.