Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Aruba
Aruba: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions was 25,010 tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
25,010 tonnes
Change on year
up 93.9%
World rank
111th
of 220 countries
All-time high
728,060 tonnes
in 1973
All-time low
0.2103 tonnes
in 1750
Years of data
273
1750–2022
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Aruba, 1750–2022
Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Aruba recorded 25,010 tonnes for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in 2022.
That represents a change of up 93.9% on the previous year and down 76.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Aruba peaked at 728,060 tonnes in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.2103 tonnes, in 1750.
Aruba ranks 111th of 220 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Aruba, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 0.2103 tonnes | — |
| 1751 | 0.2117 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1752 | 0.213 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1753 | 0.2144 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1754 | 0.2157 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1755 | 0.217 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1756 | 0.2184 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1757 | 0.2197 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1758 | 0.221 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1759 | 0.2223 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1760 | 0.2236 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1761 | 0.225 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1762 | 0.2264 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1763 | 0.2278 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1764 | 0.2292 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1765 | 0.2305 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1766 | 0.2319 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1767 | 0.2333 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1768 | 0.2346 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1769 | 0.236 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1770 | 0.2373 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1771 | 0.2387 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1772 | 0.2401 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1773 | 0.2416 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1774 | 0.243 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1775 | 0.2444 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1776 | 0.2458 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1777 | 0.2471 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1778 | 0.2485 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1779 | 0.2499 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1780 | 0.2512 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1781 | 0.2527 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1782 | 0.2541 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1783 | 0.2556 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1784 | 0.257 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1785 | 0.2584 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1786 | 0.2598 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1787 | 0.2612 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1788 | 0.2626 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1789 | 0.2639 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1790 | 0.2653 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1791 | 0.2667 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1792 | 0.2682 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1793 | 0.2696 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1794 | 0.271 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1795 | 0.2724 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1796 | 0.2738 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1797 | 0.2752 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1798 | 0.2766 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1799 | 0.278 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1800 | 0.2793 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1801 | 0.2794 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 0.2795 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 0.2795 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 0.2796 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 0.2796 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 0.2797 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 0.2797 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 0.2798 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 0.2798 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 0.2799 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 0.2798 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1812 | 0.2798 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1813 | 0.2797 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1814 | 0.2797 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1815 | 0.2796 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1816 | 0.2796 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1817 | 0.2795 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1818 | 0.2794 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1819 | 0.2794 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1820 | 0.2793 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1821 | 0.2791 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1822 | 0.2789 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1823 | 0.2788 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1824 | 0.2786 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1825 | 0.2784 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1826 | 0.2782 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1827 | 0.278 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1828 | 0.2778 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1829 | 0.2776 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1830 | 0.2774 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1831 | 0.2771 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1832 | 0.2767 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1833 | 0.2764 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1834 | 0.2761 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1835 | 0.2757 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1836 | 0.2754 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1837 | 0.275 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1838 | 0.2747 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1839 | 0.2743 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1840 | 0.2739 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1841 | 0.2763 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1842 | 0.2787 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1843 | 0.281 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1844 | 0.2833 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1845 | 0.2856 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1846 | 0.2878 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1847 | 0.29 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1848 | 0.2922 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1849 | 0.2943 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1850 | 0.2963 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1851 | 0.2925 tonnes | -1.3% |
| 1852 | 0.2903 tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1853 | 0.2937 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1854 | 0.2971 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1855 | 0.3003 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1856 | 0.3121 tonnes | +3.9% |
| 1857 | 0.3242 tonnes | +3.9% |
| 1858 | 0.3366 tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1859 | 0.3494 tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1860 | 0.3625 tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1861 | 0.3882 tonnes | +7.1% |
| 1862 | 0.4136 tonnes | +6.5% |
| 1863 | 0.4393 tonnes | +6.2% |
| 1864 | 0.4654 tonnes | +5.9% |
| 1865 | 0.4849 tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1866 | 0.5041 tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1867 | 0.523 tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1868 | 0.5417 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1869 | 0.5565 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1870 | 0.5709 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1871 | 0.5797 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1872 | 0.5867 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1873 | 0.5936 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1874 | 0.6003 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1875 | 0.6057 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1876 | 0.611 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1877 | 0.6162 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1878 | 0.6199 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1879 | 0.6235 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1880 | 0.6269 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1881 | 0.6362 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1882 | 0.6596 tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1883 | 0.676 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1884 | 0.6839 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1885 | 0.6881 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1886 | 0.6918 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1887 | 0.6999 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1888 | 0.7053 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1889 | 0.7139 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1890 | 0.7434 tonnes | +4.1% |
| 1891 | 0.7329 tonnes | -1.4% |
| 1892 | 0.7271 tonnes | -0.8% |
| 1893 | 0.7233 tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1894 | 0.7181 tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1895 | 0.7118 tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1896 | 0.7053 tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1897 | 0.6987 tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1898 | 0.693 tonnes | -0.8% |
| 1899 | 0.688 tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1900 | 0.6609 tonnes | -3.9% |
| 1901 | 0.6617 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1902 | 0.663 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1903 | 0.663 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.6639 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1905 | 0.6646 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1906 | 0.665 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1907 | 0.6652 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.665 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.6646 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1910 | 0.6639 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1911 | 0.7065 tonnes | +6.4% |
| 1912 | 0.7485 tonnes | +5.9% |
| 1913 | 0.7916 tonnes | +5.8% |
| 1914 | 0.8284 tonnes | +4.6% |
| 1915 | 0.8639 tonnes | +4.3% |
| 1916 | 0.9001 tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1917 | 0.935 tonnes | +3.9% |
| 1918 | 0.9706 tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1919 | 1 tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1920 | 1.04 tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1921 | 1.16 tonnes | +12.0% |
| 1922 | 1.31 tonnes | +12.3% |
| 1923 | 1.44 tonnes | +10.3% |
| 1924 | 1.57 tonnes | +9.0% |
| 1925 | 1.7 tonnes | +8.4% |
| 1926 | 1.86 tonnes | +8.8% |
| 1927 | 2 tonnes | +7.8% |
| 1928 | 2.15 tonnes | +7.7% |
| 1929 | 2.31 tonnes | +7.1% |
| 1930 | 2.47 tonnes | +7.2% |
| 1931 | 2.57 tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1932 | 2.65 tonnes | +3.2% |
| 1933 | 2.73 tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1934 | 2.8 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1935 | 2.86 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1936 | 2.93 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1937 | 3.03 tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1938 | 3.15 tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1939 | 3.29 tonnes | +4.3% |
| 1940 | 3.41 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1941 | 3.45 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1942 | 3.5 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1943 | 3.48 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1944 | 3.5 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1945 | 3.52 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1946 | 3.59 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1947 | 3.65 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1948 | 3.7 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1949 | 3.74 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1950 | 86,095 tonnes | +2299301.2% |
| 1951 | 172,187 tonnes | +100.0% |
| 1952 | 258,278 tonnes | +50.0% |
| 1953 | 298,946 tonnes | +15.7% |
| 1954 | 610,480 tonnes | +104.2% |
| 1955 | 513,137 tonnes | -15.9% |
| 1956 | 676,812 tonnes | +31.9% |
| 1957 | 471,851 tonnes | -30.3% |
| 1958 | 421,296 tonnes | -10.7% |
| 1959 | 550,956 tonnes | +30.8% |
| 1960 | 479,129 tonnes | -13.0% |
| 1961 | 503,160 tonnes | +5.0% |
| 1962 | 553,343 tonnes | +10.0% |
| 1963 | 528,789 tonnes | -4.4% |
| 1964 | 511,793 tonnes | -3.2% |
| 1965 | 456,621 tonnes | -10.8% |
| 1966 | 424,252 tonnes | -7.1% |
| 1967 | 518,701 tonnes | +22.3% |
| 1968 | 478,520 tonnes | -7.7% |
| 1969 | 621,443 tonnes | +29.9% |
| 1970 | 526,096 tonnes | -15.3% |
| 1971 | 526,019 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 688,964 tonnes | +31.0% |
| 1973 | 728,060 tonnes | +5.7% |
| 1974 | 583,817 tonnes | -19.8% |
| 1975 | 540,802 tonnes | -7.4% |
| 1976 | 532,615 tonnes | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 575,776 tonnes | +8.1% |
| 1978 | 575,782 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 520,786 tonnes | -9.6% |
| 1980 | 509,821 tonnes | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 509,913 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 510,001 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 486,459 tonnes | -4.6% |
| 1984 | 331,119 tonnes | -31.9% |
| 1985 | 306,157 tonnes | -7.5% |
| 1986 | 277,094 tonnes | -9.5% |
| 1987 | 248,178 tonnes | -10.4% |
| 1988 | 219,997 tonnes | -11.4% |
| 1989 | 194,431 tonnes | -11.6% |
| 1990 | 183,048 tonnes | -5.9% |
| 1991 | 164,131 tonnes | -10.3% |
| 1992 | 315,076 tonnes | +92.0% |
| 1993 | 315,466 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 315,466 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 315,918 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 316,044 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 316,542 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 316,250 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 317,431 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 319,578 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 319,062 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 307,623 tonnes | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 308,047 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 308,044 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 350,463 tonnes | +13.8% |
| 2006 | 291,936 tonnes | -16.7% |
| 2007 | 281,844 tonnes | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 273,280 tonnes | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 196,776 tonnes | -28.0% |
| 2010 | 35,054 tonnes | -82.2% |
| 2011 | 326,369 tonnes | +831.0% |
| 2012 | 105,082 tonnes | -67.8% |
| 2013 | 71,302 tonnes | -32.1% |
| 2014 | 65,024 tonnes | -8.8% |
| 2015 | 63,007 tonnes | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 27,506 tonnes | -56.3% |
| 2017 | 40,519 tonnes | +47.3% |
| 2018 | 25,593 tonnes | -36.8% |
| 2019 | 25,511 tonnes | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 24,668 tonnes | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 12,899 tonnes | -47.7% |
| 2022 | 25,010 tonnes | +93.9% |
Aruba compared with similar countries
- Aruba's 25,010 tonnes is below the median for high income countries, which is 26,427 tonnes, 95% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Aruba's 25,010 tonnes is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 21,354 tonnes, 1.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Aruba changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +2299301.2% | 3.74 tonnes | 86,095 tonnes |
| 2011 | +831.0% | 35,054 tonnes | 326,369 tonnes |
| 1954 | +104.2% | 298,946 tonnes | 610,480 tonnes |
| 1951 | +100.0% | 86,095 tonnes | 172,187 tonnes |
| 2022 | +93.9% | 12,899 tonnes | 25,010 tonnes |
| 1992 | +92.0% | 164,131 tonnes | 315,076 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 0.2163 tonnes | 0.2103 tonnes | 0.2223 tonnes | 10 |
| 1760s | 0.2298 tonnes | 0.2236 tonnes | 0.236 tonnes | 10 |
| 1770s | 0.2436 tonnes | 0.2373 tonnes | 0.2499 tonnes | 10 |
| 1780s | 0.2576 tonnes | 0.2512 tonnes | 0.2639 tonnes | 10 |
| 1790s | 0.2717 tonnes | 0.2653 tonnes | 0.278 tonnes | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.2796 tonnes | 0.2793 tonnes | 0.2798 tonnes | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.2796 tonnes | 0.2794 tonnes | 0.2799 tonnes | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.2785 tonnes | 0.2776 tonnes | 0.2793 tonnes | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.2759 tonnes | 0.2743 tonnes | 0.2774 tonnes | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.2843 tonnes | 0.2739 tonnes | 0.2943 tonnes | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.3092 tonnes | 0.2903 tonnes | 0.3494 tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.4679 tonnes | 0.3625 tonnes | 0.5565 tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.6008 tonnes | 0.5709 tonnes | 0.6235 tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.6782 tonnes | 0.6269 tonnes | 0.7139 tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.7142 tonnes | 0.688 tonnes | 0.7434 tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.6637 tonnes | 0.6609 tonnes | 0.6652 tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.8413 tonnes | 0.6639 tonnes | 1 tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.65 tonnes | 1.04 tonnes | 2.31 tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 2.85 tonnes | 2.47 tonnes | 3.29 tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 3.55 tonnes | 3.41 tonnes | 3.74 tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 406,004 tonnes | 86,095 tonnes | 676,812 tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 507,575 tonnes | 424,252 tonnes | 621,443 tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 579,872 tonnes | 520,786 tonnes | 728,060 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 359,317 tonnes | 194,431 tonnes | 510,001 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 287,537 tonnes | 164,131 tonnes | 317,431 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 295,665 tonnes | 196,776 tonnes | 350,463 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 78,497 tonnes | 25,511 tonnes | 326,369 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 20,859 tonnes | 12,899 tonnes | 25,010 tonnes | 3 |
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- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.8588 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 5.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Aruba?
- Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Aruba was 25,010 tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 728,060 tonnes in 1973.
- What is the lowest coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2103 tonnes in 1750.
- How does Aruba rank for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?
- Aruba ranks 111th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
- Is coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 76.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Aruba data come from?
- The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.