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
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
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.