Qatar vs Spain: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions

Qatar
195,356 tonnes
in 2022
Spain
236,196 tonnes
in 2022
Qatar rank
41st
Spain rank
38th

Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions over time

  • Qatar
  • Spain
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How they compare

Spain currently reports 236,196 tonnes against 195,356 tonnes in Qatar, a difference of 40,840 tonnes.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.2 times Qatar's.

Across all 273 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.

Qatar ranks 41st and Spain ranks 38th of 220 countries.

Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 28 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Qatar Spain Difference Ahead
1750s 0.4521 tonnes 3,089 tonnes 3,088 tonnes Spain
1760s 0.4676 tonnes 3,119 tonnes 3,119 tonnes Spain
1770s 0.4828 tonnes 3,149 tonnes 3,149 tonnes Spain
1780s 0.4976 tonnes 3,178 tonnes 3,178 tonnes Spain
1790s 0.5118 tonnes 3,207 tonnes 3,206 tonnes Spain
1800s 0.525 tonnes 3,234 tonnes 3,233 tonnes Spain
1810s 0.5373 tonnes 3,260 tonnes 3,260 tonnes Spain
1820s 0.5485 tonnes 3,345 tonnes 3,345 tonnes Spain
1830s 0.5577 tonnes 4,639 tonnes 4,638 tonnes Spain
1840s 0.5646 tonnes 9,317 tonnes 9,316 tonnes Spain
1850s 0.5685 tonnes 17,976 tonnes 17,976 tonnes Spain
1860s 0.5587 tonnes 35,140 tonnes 35,139 tonnes Spain
1870s 0.533 tonnes 56,987 tonnes 56,986 tonnes Spain
1880s 0.5038 tonnes 92,562 tonnes 92,562 tonnes Spain
1890s 0.4706 tonnes 145,344 tonnes 145,344 tonnes Spain
1900s 0.3848 tonnes 190,273 tonnes 190,273 tonnes Spain
1910s 0.256 tonnes 220,446 tonnes 220,446 tonnes Spain
1920s 0.1915 tonnes 227,294 tonnes 227,294 tonnes Spain
1930s 0.1802 tonnes 190,157 tonnes 190,157 tonnes Spain
1940s 140.32 tonnes 267,277 tonnes 267,136 tonnes Spain
1950s 2,742 tonnes 440,058 tonnes 437,315 tonnes Spain
1960s 3,139 tonnes 884,816 tonnes 881,677 tonnes Spain
1970s 14,339 tonnes 2.09 million tonnes 2.08 million tonnes Spain
1980s 74,820 tonnes 2.42 million tonnes 2.35 million tonnes Spain
1990s 183,957 tonnes 2.01 million tonnes 1.83 million tonnes Spain
2000s 365,646 tonnes 1.46 million tonnes 1.10 million tonnes Spain
2010s 324,109 tonnes 578,814 tonnes 254,704 tonnes Spain
2020s 189,623 tonnes 217,275 tonnes 27,652 tonnes Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions, Qatar or Spain?
Spain, at 236,196 tonnes against 195,356 tonnes in Qatar as of 2022.
What is the difference in coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions between Qatar and Spain?
40,840 tonnes, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Spain?
273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
How do Qatar and Spain rank globally for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?
Qatar ranks 41st and Spain ranks 38th 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

Indicator
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions
Unit
tonnes
Source
Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
Last refreshed

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.