What is the difference in coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions between Saint Pierre and Miquelon and Western Sahara?

30.66 tonnes, with Saint Pierre and Miquelon ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Saint Pierre and Miquelon and Western Sahara?

273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.

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.

Saint Pierre and Miquelon vs Western Sahara: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions

Saint Pierre and Miquelon

113.68 tonnes

in 2022

Western Sahara

83.02 tonnes

in 2022

Saint Pierre and Miquelon rank

209th

Western Sahara rank

212th

Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions over time

Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Western Sahara

How they compare

Saint Pierre and Miquelon currently reports 113.68 tonnes against 83.02 tonnes in Western Sahara, a difference of 30.66 tonnes.

That makes Saint Pierre and Miquelon's figure about 1.4 times Western Sahara's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Saint Pierre and Miquelon ahead.

Saint Pierre and Miquelon ranks 209th and Western Sahara ranks 212th of 220 countries.

Across the 28 decades both report, Saint Pierre and Miquelon averaged higher in 21 and Western Sahara in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Saint Pierre and Miquelon	Western Sahara	Difference	Ahead
1750s	0.1017 tonnes	0.0761 tonnes	0.0256 tonnes	Saint Pierre and Miquelon
1760s	0.1054 tonnes	0.0763 tonnes	0.0291 tonnes	Saint Pierre and Miquelon
1770s	0.109 tonnes	0.0764 tonnes	0.0326 tonnes	Saint Pierre and Miquelon
1780s	0.1125 tonnes	0.0765 tonnes	0.0359 tonnes	Saint Pierre and Miquelon
1790s	0.1158 tonnes	0.0766 tonnes	0.0392 tonnes	Saint Pierre and Miquelon
1800s	0.1188 tonnes	0.0766 tonnes	0.0422 tonnes	Saint Pierre and Miquelon
1810s	0.1191 tonnes	0.0768 tonnes	0.0423 tonnes	Saint Pierre and Miquelon
1820s	0.1161 tonnes	0.077 tonnes	0.039 tonnes	Saint Pierre and Miquelon
1830s	0.1127 tonnes	0.0772 tonnes	0.0355 tonnes	Saint Pierre and Miquelon
1840s	0.109 tonnes	0.0772 tonnes	0.0317 tonnes	Saint Pierre and Miquelon
1850s	0.1048 tonnes	0.0769 tonnes	0.0279 tonnes	Saint Pierre and Miquelon
1860s	0.1004 tonnes	0.0788 tonnes	0.0216 tonnes	Saint Pierre and Miquelon
1870s	0.0956 tonnes	0.0897 tonnes	0.0059 tonnes	Saint Pierre and Miquelon
1880s	0.0903 tonnes	0.0904 tonnes	0 tonnes	Western Sahara
1890s	0.0846 tonnes	0.0902 tonnes	0.0056 tonnes	Western Sahara
1900s	0.0894 tonnes	0.091 tonnes	0.0015 tonnes	Western Sahara
1910s	0.1042 tonnes	0.1348 tonnes	0.0306 tonnes	Western Sahara
1920s	0.1175 tonnes	0.3623 tonnes	0.2449 tonnes	Western Sahara
1930s	0.1359 tonnes	1.05 tonnes	0.91 tonnes	Western Sahara
1940s	0.1936 tonnes	2.38 tonnes	2.19 tonnes	Western Sahara
1950s	9.35 tonnes	5.51 tonnes	3.84 tonnes	Saint Pierre and Miquelon
1960s	23.86 tonnes	13.22 tonnes	10.64 tonnes	Saint Pierre and Miquelon
1970s	1,275 tonnes	21.69 tonnes	1,253 tonnes	Saint Pierre and Miquelon
1980s	629 tonnes	45.81 tonnes	583.18 tonnes	Saint Pierre and Miquelon
1990s	685.48 tonnes	60.65 tonnes	624.83 tonnes	Saint Pierre and Miquelon
2000s	204.89 tonnes	91.14 tonnes	113.75 tonnes	Saint Pierre and Miquelon
2010s	152.18 tonnes	93.08 tonnes	59.1 tonnes	Saint Pierre and Miquelon
2020s	110.2 tonnes	83.04 tonnes	27.17 tonnes	Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions, Saint Pierre and Miquelon or Western Sahara?: Saint Pierre and Miquelon, at 113.68 tonnes against 83.02 tonnes in Western Sahara as of 2022.
What is the difference in coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions between Saint Pierre and Miquelon and Western Sahara?: 30.66 tonnes, with Saint Pierre and Miquelon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saint Pierre and Miquelon and Western Sahara?: 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
How do Saint Pierre and Miquelon and Western Sahara rank globally for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?: Saint Pierre and Miquelon ranks 209th and Western Sahara ranks 212th 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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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: 28 August 2026

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.