Spain vs Zambia: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions
Spain
236,196 tonnes
in 2022
Zambia
239,970 tonnes
in 2022
Spain rank
38th
Zambia rank
37th
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions over time
- Spain
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 239,970 tonnes against 236,196 tonnes in Spain, a difference of 3,774 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Spain ahead.
Spain ranks 38th and Zambia ranks 37th of 220 countries.
Across the 28 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 24 and Zambia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 3,089 tonnes | 50.3 tonnes | 3,038 tonnes | Spain |
| 1760s | 3,119 tonnes | 50.38 tonnes | 3,069 tonnes | Spain |
| 1770s | 3,149 tonnes | 50.46 tonnes | 3,099 tonnes | Spain |
| 1780s | 3,178 tonnes | 50.52 tonnes | 3,128 tonnes | Spain |
| 1790s | 3,207 tonnes | 50.58 tonnes | 3,156 tonnes | Spain |
| 1800s | 3,234 tonnes | 50.62 tonnes | 3,183 tonnes | Spain |
| 1810s | 3,260 tonnes | 50.76 tonnes | 3,210 tonnes | Spain |
| 1820s | 3,345 tonnes | 51.04 tonnes | 3,294 tonnes | Spain |
| 1830s | 4,639 tonnes | 51.3 tonnes | 4,587 tonnes | Spain |
| 1840s | 9,317 tonnes | 51.54 tonnes | 9,265 tonnes | Spain |
| 1850s | 17,976 tonnes | 51.86 tonnes | 17,924 tonnes | Spain |
| 1860s | 35,140 tonnes | 55.96 tonnes | 35,084 tonnes | Spain |
| 1870s | 56,987 tonnes | 72.96 tonnes | 56,914 tonnes | Spain |
| 1880s | 92,562 tonnes | 96.26 tonnes | 92,466 tonnes | Spain |
| 1890s | 145,344 tonnes | 127.02 tonnes | 145,217 tonnes | Spain |
| 1900s | 190,273 tonnes | 167.73 tonnes | 190,105 tonnes | Spain |
| 1910s | 220,446 tonnes | 221.6 tonnes | 220,225 tonnes | Spain |
| 1920s | 227,294 tonnes | 7,245 tonnes | 220,049 tonnes | Spain |
| 1930s | 190,157 tonnes | 316,419 tonnes | 126,262 tonnes | Zambia |
| 1940s | 267,277 tonnes | 562,758 tonnes | 295,481 tonnes | Zambia |
| 1950s | 440,058 tonnes | 864,111 tonnes | 424,053 tonnes | Zambia |
| 1960s | 884,816 tonnes | 1.67 million tonnes | 787,875 tonnes | Zambia |
| 1970s | 2.09 million tonnes | 1.78 million tonnes | 310,847 tonnes | Spain |
| 1980s | 2.42 million tonnes | 1.28 million tonnes | 1.15 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1990s | 2.01 million tonnes | 679,579 tonnes | 1.33 million tonnes | Spain |
| 2000s | 1.46 million tonnes | 419,080 tonnes | 1.04 million tonnes | Spain |
| 2010s | 578,814 tonnes | 299,783 tonnes | 279,031 tonnes | Spain |
| 2020s | 217,275 tonnes | 173,848 tonnes | 43,427 tonnes | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions, Spain or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 239,970 tonnes against 236,196 tonnes in Spain as of 2022.
- What is the difference in coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions between Spain and Zambia?
- 3,774 tonnes, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Zambia?
- 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
- How do Spain and Zambia rank globally for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?
- Spain ranks 38th and Zambia ranks 37th 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.