Samoa vs Solomon Islands: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions
Samoa
1,224 tonnes
in 2022
Solomon Islands
1,042 tonnes
in 2022
Samoa rank
184th
Solomon Islands rank
187th
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions over time
- Samoa
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 1,224 tonnes against 1,042 tonnes in Solomon Islands, a difference of 182 tonnes.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.2 times Solomon Islands's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Solomon Islands ahead.
Samoa ranks 184th and Solomon Islands ranks 187th of 220 countries.
Across the 28 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 4 and Solomon Islands in 24.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Solomon Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 0.6421 tonnes | 1.65 tonnes | 1.01 tonnes | Solomon Islands |
| 1760s | 0.6752 tonnes | 1.74 tonnes | 1.06 tonnes | Solomon Islands |
| 1770s | 0.7098 tonnes | 1.83 tonnes | 1.12 tonnes | Solomon Islands |
| 1780s | 0.7461 tonnes | 1.92 tonnes | 1.18 tonnes | Solomon Islands |
| 1790s | 0.784 tonnes | 2.02 tonnes | 1.24 tonnes | Solomon Islands |
| 1800s | 0.8236 tonnes | 2.13 tonnes | 1.3 tonnes | Solomon Islands |
| 1810s | 0.8661 tonnes | 2.24 tonnes | 1.37 tonnes | Solomon Islands |
| 1820s | 0.9117 tonnes | 2.36 tonnes | 1.45 tonnes | Solomon Islands |
| 1830s | 0.9592 tonnes | 2.48 tonnes | 1.52 tonnes | Solomon Islands |
| 1840s | 1.01 tonnes | 2.62 tonnes | 1.61 tonnes | Solomon Islands |
| 1850s | 1.22 tonnes | 3.17 tonnes | 1.95 tonnes | Solomon Islands |
| 1860s | 1.74 tonnes | 4.34 tonnes | 2.6 tonnes | Solomon Islands |
| 1870s | 2.48 tonnes | 5.71 tonnes | 3.23 tonnes | Solomon Islands |
| 1880s | 3.56 tonnes | 7.54 tonnes | 3.99 tonnes | Solomon Islands |
| 1890s | 4.76 tonnes | 9.33 tonnes | 4.57 tonnes | Solomon Islands |
| 1900s | 4.68 tonnes | 10.2 tonnes | 5.51 tonnes | Solomon Islands |
| 1910s | 4.73 tonnes | 11.43 tonnes | 6.7 tonnes | Solomon Islands |
| 1920s | 5.79 tonnes | 11.48 tonnes | 5.68 tonnes | Solomon Islands |
| 1930s | 6.76 tonnes | 10.73 tonnes | 3.97 tonnes | Solomon Islands |
| 1940s | 7.39 tonnes | 9.21 tonnes | 1.82 tonnes | Solomon Islands |
| 1950s | 68.97 tonnes | 50.07 tonnes | 18.9 tonnes | Samoa |
| 1960s | 161.43 tonnes | 155.93 tonnes | 5.5 tonnes | Samoa |
| 1970s | 396.63 tonnes | 495.49 tonnes | 98.86 tonnes | Solomon Islands |
| 1980s | 688.72 tonnes | 898.1 tonnes | 209.38 tonnes | Solomon Islands |
| 1990s | 805.06 tonnes | 1,016 tonnes | 210.65 tonnes | Solomon Islands |
| 2000s | 1,050 tonnes | 1,171 tonnes | 121.09 tonnes | Solomon Islands |
| 2010s | 1,221 tonnes | 1,057 tonnes | 163.27 tonnes | Samoa |
| 2020s | 1,197 tonnes | 1,018 tonnes | 179.22 tonnes | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions, Samoa or Solomon Islands?
- Samoa, at 1,224 tonnes against 1,042 tonnes in Solomon Islands as of 2022.
- What is the difference in coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions between Samoa and Solomon Islands?
- 182 tonnes, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Solomon Islands?
- 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
- How do Samoa and Solomon Islands rank globally for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?
- Samoa ranks 184th and Solomon Islands ranks 187th 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.