What is the difference in coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions between Wallis and Futuna and Western Sahara?

15.53 tonnes, with Wallis and Futuna ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Wallis and Futuna 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.

Wallis and Futuna vs Western Sahara: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions

Wallis and Futuna

98.55 tonnes

in 2022

Western Sahara

83.02 tonnes

in 2022

Wallis and Futuna rank

211th

Western Sahara rank

212th

Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions over time

Wallis and Futuna
Western Sahara

How they compare

Wallis and Futuna currently reports 98.55 tonnes against 83.02 tonnes in Western Sahara, a difference of 15.53 tonnes.

That makes Wallis and Futuna's figure about 1.2 times Western Sahara's.

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

Wallis and Futuna ranks 211th and Western Sahara ranks 212th of 220 countries.

Across the 28 decades both report, Wallis and Futuna averaged higher in 22 and Western Sahara in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Wallis and Futuna	Western Sahara	Difference	Ahead
1750s	0.1479 tonnes	0.0761 tonnes	0.0718 tonnes	Wallis and Futuna
1760s	0.1557 tonnes	0.0763 tonnes	0.0794 tonnes	Wallis and Futuna
1770s	0.1639 tonnes	0.0764 tonnes	0.0875 tonnes	Wallis and Futuna
1780s	0.1725 tonnes	0.0765 tonnes	0.096 tonnes	Wallis and Futuna
1790s	0.1816 tonnes	0.0766 tonnes	0.105 tonnes	Wallis and Futuna
1800s	0.1912 tonnes	0.0766 tonnes	0.1145 tonnes	Wallis and Futuna
1810s	0.2015 tonnes	0.0768 tonnes	0.1247 tonnes	Wallis and Futuna
1820s	0.2127 tonnes	0.077 tonnes	0.1357 tonnes	Wallis and Futuna
1830s	0.2245 tonnes	0.0772 tonnes	0.1473 tonnes	Wallis and Futuna
1840s	0.237 tonnes	0.0772 tonnes	0.1597 tonnes	Wallis and Futuna
1850s	0.2501 tonnes	0.0769 tonnes	0.1732 tonnes	Wallis and Futuna
1860s	0.2616 tonnes	0.0788 tonnes	0.1828 tonnes	Wallis and Futuna
1870s	0.2706 tonnes	0.0897 tonnes	0.1809 tonnes	Wallis and Futuna
1880s	0.2799 tonnes	0.0904 tonnes	0.1896 tonnes	Wallis and Futuna
1890s	0.2896 tonnes	0.0902 tonnes	0.1994 tonnes	Wallis and Futuna
1900s	0.4299 tonnes	0.091 tonnes	0.339 tonnes	Wallis and Futuna
1910s	0.735 tonnes	0.1348 tonnes	0.6002 tonnes	Wallis and Futuna
1920s	1.08 tonnes	0.3623 tonnes	0.7201 tonnes	Wallis and Futuna
1930s	1.52 tonnes	1.05 tonnes	0.4746 tonnes	Wallis and Futuna
1940s	2.09 tonnes	2.38 tonnes	0.2947 tonnes	Western Sahara
1950s	2.95 tonnes	5.51 tonnes	2.56 tonnes	Western Sahara
1960s	3.83 tonnes	13.22 tonnes	9.39 tonnes	Western Sahara
1970s	3.36 tonnes	21.69 tonnes	18.32 tonnes	Western Sahara
1980s	3.56 tonnes	45.81 tonnes	42.25 tonnes	Western Sahara
1990s	3.43 tonnes	60.65 tonnes	57.22 tonnes	Western Sahara
2000s	131.48 tonnes	91.14 tonnes	40.34 tonnes	Wallis and Futuna
2010s	104.28 tonnes	93.08 tonnes	11.2 tonnes	Wallis and Futuna
2020s	96.52 tonnes	83.04 tonnes	13.48 tonnes	Wallis and Futuna

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions, Wallis and Futuna or Western Sahara?: Wallis and Futuna, at 98.55 tonnes against 83.02 tonnes in Western Sahara as of 2022.
What is the difference in coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions between Wallis and Futuna and Western Sahara?: 15.53 tonnes, with Wallis and Futuna ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Wallis and Futuna and Western Sahara?: 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
How do Wallis and Futuna and Western Sahara rank globally for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?: Wallis and Futuna ranks 211th 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.