What is the highest coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions recorded in Equatorial Guinea?

The highest recorded value was 8,653 tonnes in 2003.

What is the lowest coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions recorded in Equatorial Guinea?

The lowest recorded value was 23.4 tonnes in 1929.

How does Equatorial Guinea rank for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?

Equatorial Guinea ranks 165th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.

Is coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?

Over the last ten years it is up 81.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Equatorial Guinea 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.

Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Equatorial Guinea

Name: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Equatorial Guinea
Creator: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Equatorial Guinea: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions was 4,507 tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)

4,507 tonnes

Change on year

up 20.9%

World rank

165th

of 220 countries

All-time high

8,653 tonnes

in 2003

All-time low

23.4 tonnes

in 1929

Years of data

273

1750–2022

Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Equatorial Guinea, 1750–2022

Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.

Analysis

In 2022, coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Equatorial Guinea stood at 4,507 tonnes.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.9% on the previous year and up 81.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 8,653 tonnes in 2003 and was at its lowest, 23.4 tonnes, in 1929.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 165th 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.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1750s	53.27 tonnes	53.26 tonnes	53.29 tonnes	10
1760s	53.31 tonnes	53.3 tonnes	53.32 tonnes	10
1770s	53.33 tonnes	53.33 tonnes	53.34 tonnes	10
1780s	53.34 tonnes	53.34 tonnes	53.34 tonnes	10
1790s	53.33 tonnes	53.32 tonnes	53.34 tonnes	10
1800s	53.3 tonnes	53.29 tonnes	53.32 tonnes	10
1810s	53.38 tonnes	53.28 tonnes	53.47 tonnes	10
1820s	53.57 tonnes	53.49 tonnes	53.66 tonnes	10
1830s	53.75 tonnes	53.67 tonnes	53.82 tonnes	10
1840s	53.89 tonnes	53.83 tonnes	53.95 tonnes	10
1850s	51.23 tonnes	48.58 tonnes	53.96 tonnes	10
1860s	45.56 tonnes	43.17 tonnes	48.01 tonnes	10
1870s	41.62 tonnes	39.61 tonnes	43.44 tonnes	10
1880s	37.18 tonnes	35.26 tonnes	39.15 tonnes	10
1890s	33.08 tonnes	31.35 tonnes	34.85 tonnes	10
1900s	29.43 tonnes	27.93 tonnes	30.98 tonnes	10
1910s	26.05 tonnes	23.77 tonnes	32.24 tonnes	10
1920s	23.47 tonnes	23.4 tonnes	23.54 tonnes	10
1930s	27.05 tonnes	24.04 tonnes	30.17 tonnes	10
1940s	35.12 tonnes	30.95 tonnes	40.38 tonnes	10
1950s	218.73 tonnes	113.38 tonnes	345.79 tonnes	10
1960s	219.26 tonnes	186.54 tonnes	324.24 tonnes	10
1970s	422.5 tonnes	249.87 tonnes	606.4 tonnes	10
1980s	476.24 tonnes	352.53 tonnes	681.89 tonnes	10
1990s	854.52 tonnes	263.14 tonnes	1,930 tonnes	10
2000s	3,853 tonnes	932.15 tonnes	8,653 tonnes	10
2010s	3,017 tonnes	2,329 tonnes	3,818 tonnes	10
2020s	3,982 tonnes	3,713 tonnes	4,507 tonnes	3

Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea

162 Switzerland 5,084 tonnes compare
163 Maldives 4,956 tonnes compare
164 Fiji 4,853 tonnes compare
166 Latvia 4,349 tonnes compare
167 Djibouti 4,317 tonnes compare
168 Georgia 4,163 tonnes compare

See the full ranking of 220 places →

More energy & mining data for Equatorial Guinea

Fuel imports 2.7% (1983)
Ores and metals imports 1.0% (1983)
Gas production 72.07 terawatt-hours (2024)
Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 38,081 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
Fossil fuel production by fuel 72.07 terawatt-hours (2024)
Gas production per person 38,081 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
Fuel exports 1.7% (1983)
Electric power transmission and distribution losses 10.6% (2023)
Renewable freshwater resources per capita 14,416 cubic meters (2022)
Internal renewable freshwater resources by region 26 billion cubic meters (2022)

All data for Equatorial Guinea →

Frequently asked questions

What is coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Equatorial Guinea?: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Equatorial Guinea was 4,507 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 Equatorial Guinea?: The highest recorded value was 8,653 tonnes in 2003.
What is the lowest coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions recorded in Equatorial Guinea?: The lowest recorded value was 23.4 tonnes in 1929.
How does Equatorial Guinea rank for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?: Equatorial Guinea ranks 165th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
Is coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?: Over the last ten years it is up 81.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Equatorial Guinea 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

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: 07 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.