Sao Tome and Principe vs Vanuatu: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions

Sao Tome and Principe
841.57 tonnes
in 2022
Vanuatu
766.69 tonnes
in 2022
Sao Tome and Principe rank
192nd
Vanuatu rank
195th

Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions over time

  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • Vanuatu
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How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 841.57 tonnes against 766.69 tonnes in Vanuatu, a difference of 74.88 tonnes.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times Vanuatu's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Vanuatu ahead.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 192nd and Vanuatu ranks 195th of 220 countries.

Across the 28 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 3 and Vanuatu in 25.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sao Tome and Principe Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1750s 0.8364 tonnes 1.21 tonnes 0.3739 tonnes Vanuatu
1760s 0.913 tonnes 1.27 tonnes 0.3604 tonnes Vanuatu
1770s 0.9973 tonnes 1.34 tonnes 0.3424 tonnes Vanuatu
1780s 1.09 tonnes 1.41 tonnes 0.3191 tonnes Vanuatu
1790s 1.19 tonnes 1.48 tonnes 0.2899 tonnes Vanuatu
1800s 1.3 tonnes 1.56 tonnes 0.254 tonnes Vanuatu
1810s 1.43 tonnes 1.64 tonnes 0.2127 tonnes Vanuatu
1820s 1.56 tonnes 1.73 tonnes 0.1656 tonnes Vanuatu
1830s 1.71 tonnes 1.82 tonnes 0.1095 tonnes Vanuatu
1840s 1.88 tonnes 1.92 tonnes 0.0434 tonnes Vanuatu
1850s 2.05 tonnes 2.33 tonnes 0.2759 tonnes Vanuatu
1860s 2.3 tonnes 3.19 tonnes 0.8905 tonnes Vanuatu
1870s 2.86 tonnes 4.21 tonnes 1.35 tonnes Vanuatu
1880s 3.15 tonnes 5.56 tonnes 2.41 tonnes Vanuatu
1890s 3.46 tonnes 6.89 tonnes 3.43 tonnes Vanuatu
1900s 3.84 tonnes 7.51 tonnes 3.68 tonnes Vanuatu
1910s 4.33 tonnes 8.06 tonnes 3.73 tonnes Vanuatu
1920s 5.9 tonnes 7.44 tonnes 1.54 tonnes Vanuatu
1930s 8.79 tonnes 6.43 tonnes 2.36 tonnes Sao Tome and Principe
1940s 11.95 tonnes 5.15 tonnes 6.8 tonnes Sao Tome and Principe
1950s 45.96 tonnes 4.15 tonnes 41.81 tonnes Sao Tome and Principe
1960s 84.1 tonnes 198.65 tonnes 114.55 tonnes Vanuatu
1970s 148.53 tonnes 664.29 tonnes 515.77 tonnes Vanuatu
1980s 264.88 tonnes 516.55 tonnes 251.67 tonnes Vanuatu
1990s 231.82 tonnes 470.31 tonnes 238.49 tonnes Vanuatu
2000s 418.04 tonnes 523.25 tonnes 105.21 tonnes Vanuatu
2010s 564.52 tonnes 759 tonnes 194.48 tonnes Vanuatu
2020s 738.96 tonnes 749.91 tonnes 10.94 tonnes Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions, Sao Tome and Principe or Vanuatu?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 841.57 tonnes against 766.69 tonnes in Vanuatu as of 2022.
What is the difference in coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions between Sao Tome and Principe and Vanuatu?
74.88 tonnes, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Vanuatu?
273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and Vanuatu rank globally for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 192nd and Vanuatu ranks 195th 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
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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.