What is the difference in coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions between East Timor and United States Virgin Islands?

72.23 tonnes, with East Timor ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for East Timor and United States Virgin Islands?

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.

East Timor vs United States Virgin Islands: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions

East Timor

1,038 tonnes

in 2022

United States Virgin Islands

965.77 tonnes

in 2022

East Timor rank

188th

United States Virgin Islands rank

189th

Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions over time

East Timor
United States Virgin Islands

How they compare

East Timor currently reports 1,038 tonnes against 965.77 tonnes in United States Virgin Islands, a difference of 72.23 tonnes.

That makes East Timor's figure about 1.1 times United States Virgin Islands's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was East Timor ahead.

East Timor ranks 188th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 189th of 220 countries.

Across the 28 decades both report, East Timor averaged higher in 19 and United States Virgin Islands in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade	East Timor	United States Virgin Islands	Difference	Ahead
1750s	10.12 tonnes	0.1455 tonnes	9.97 tonnes	East Timor
1760s	10.29 tonnes	0.1558 tonnes	10.13 tonnes	East Timor
1770s	10.46 tonnes	0.1667 tonnes	10.29 tonnes	East Timor
1780s	10.63 tonnes	0.178 tonnes	10.46 tonnes	East Timor
1790s	10.81 tonnes	0.1899 tonnes	10.62 tonnes	East Timor
1800s	10.98 tonnes	0.2241 tonnes	10.76 tonnes	East Timor
1810s	11.5 tonnes	0.2419 tonnes	11.25 tonnes	East Timor
1820s	12.46 tonnes	0.2612 tonnes	12.2 tonnes	East Timor
1830s	13.5 tonnes	0.3409 tonnes	13.16 tonnes	East Timor
1840s	14.62 tonnes	0.489 tonnes	14.14 tonnes	East Timor
1850s	18.23 tonnes	0.873 tonnes	17.36 tonnes	East Timor
1860s	25.43 tonnes	1.36 tonnes	24.07 tonnes	East Timor
1870s	33.73 tonnes	2.45 tonnes	31.28 tonnes	East Timor
1880s	44.92 tonnes	4.14 tonnes	40.78 tonnes	East Timor
1890s	56 tonnes	6.25 tonnes	49.75 tonnes	East Timor
1900s	61.57 tonnes	10.8 tonnes	50.77 tonnes	East Timor
1910s	66.87 tonnes	20.49 tonnes	46.38 tonnes	East Timor
1920s	62.76 tonnes	48.09 tonnes	14.67 tonnes	East Timor
1930s	55.06 tonnes	66.42 tonnes	11.36 tonnes	United States Virgin Islands
1940s	44.68 tonnes	126.98 tonnes	82.3 tonnes	United States Virgin Islands
1950s	33.62 tonnes	201.8 tonnes	168.19 tonnes	United States Virgin Islands
1960s	34.48 tonnes	375.7 tonnes	341.22 tonnes	United States Virgin Islands
1970s	38.28 tonnes	1,203 tonnes	1,165 tonnes	United States Virgin Islands
1980s	45.47 tonnes	1,461 tonnes	1,415 tonnes	United States Virgin Islands
1990s	96.12 tonnes	6,111 tonnes	6,015 tonnes	United States Virgin Islands
2000s	950.5 tonnes	3,109 tonnes	2,158 tonnes	United States Virgin Islands
2010s	1,046 tonnes	1,660 tonnes	613.49 tonnes	United States Virgin Islands
2020s	1,017 tonnes	949.04 tonnes	67.59 tonnes	East Timor

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions, East Timor or United States Virgin Islands?: East Timor, at 1,038 tonnes against 965.77 tonnes in United States Virgin Islands as of 2022.
What is the difference in coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions between East Timor and United States Virgin Islands?: 72.23 tonnes, with East Timor ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Timor and United States Virgin Islands?: 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
How do East Timor and United States Virgin Islands rank globally for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?: East Timor ranks 188th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 189th 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: 18 September 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.