How does Estonia rank for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?

Estonia ranks 124th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.

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

Over the last ten years it is down 70.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Estonia 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 Estonia

Name: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Estonia
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)

Estonia: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions was 16,806 tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)

16,806 tonnes

Change on year

down 1.5%

World rank

124th

of 220 countries

All-time high

278,266 tonnes

in 1990

All-time low

49.45 tonnes

in 1750

Years of data

273

1750–2022

Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Estonia, 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 Estonia stood at 16,806 tonnes.

That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 70.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Estonia peaked at 278,266 tonnes in 1990 and was at its lowest, 49.45 tonnes, in 1750.

Estonia ranks 124th 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	50.17 tonnes	49.45 tonnes	50.88 tonnes	10
1760s	51.76 tonnes	51.04 tonnes	52.48 tonnes	10
1770s	53.35 tonnes	52.63 tonnes	54.07 tonnes	10
1780s	54.94 tonnes	54.23 tonnes	55.65 tonnes	10
1790s	56.51 tonnes	55.8 tonnes	57.2 tonnes	10
1800s	58.04 tonnes	57.36 tonnes	58.72 tonnes	10
1810s	60.05 tonnes	58.87 tonnes	61.22 tonnes	10
1820s	62.66 tonnes	61.48 tonnes	63.83 tonnes	10
1830s	67.72 tonnes	65.14 tonnes	71.74 tonnes	10
1840s	67.83 tonnes	66.68 tonnes	68.97 tonnes	10
1850s	115.69 tonnes	69.89 tonnes	226.42 tonnes	10
1860s	555.61 tonnes	272.33 tonnes	1,064 tonnes	10
1870s	1,931 tonnes	1,145 tonnes	2,864 tonnes	10
1880s	3,837 tonnes	3,322 tonnes	4,459 tonnes	10
1890s	7,019 tonnes	4,894 tonnes	10,621 tonnes	10
1900s	12,062 tonnes	10,751 tonnes	13,760 tonnes	10
1910s	12,973 tonnes	4,524 tonnes	17,750 tonnes	10
1920s	8,900 tonnes	4,230 tonnes	15,271 tonnes	10
1930s	35,154 tonnes	19,191 tonnes	46,074 tonnes	10
1940s	50,009 tonnes	31,516 tonnes	70,869 tonnes	10
1950s	105,458 tonnes	78,793 tonnes	130,848 tonnes	10
1960s	142,902 tonnes	130,301 tonnes	157,429 tonnes	10
1970s	203,243 tonnes	167,926 tonnes	230,616 tonnes	10
1980s	205,697 tonnes	180,373 tonnes	240,338 tonnes	10
1990s	161,729 tonnes	102,510 tonnes	278,266 tonnes	10
2000s	89,090 tonnes	66,096 tonnes	104,092 tonnes	10
2010s	57,648 tonnes	25,626 tonnes	94,008 tonnes	10
2020s	15,832 tonnes	13,629 tonnes	17,061 tonnes	3

Countries ranked near Estonia

121 Suriname 19,512 tonnes compare
122 Burkina Faso 18,195 tonnes compare
123 Norway 17,144 tonnes compare
125 Cote d'Ivoire 16,314 tonnes compare
126 Lesotho 16,282 tonnes compare
127 Mauritania 16,034 tonnes compare

See the full ranking of 220 places →

More energy & mining data for Estonia

Fuel imports 8.9% (2024)
Ores and metals imports 1.6% (2024)
Ores and metals exports 1.9% (2024)
Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
Fuel exports 7.8% (2024)
Electric power transmission and distribution losses 20.3% (2024)
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 49.2% (2023)

All data for Estonia →

Frequently asked questions

What is coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Estonia?: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Estonia was 16,806 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 Estonia?: The highest recorded value was 278,266 tonnes in 1990.
What is the lowest coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions recorded in Estonia?: The lowest recorded value was 49.45 tonnes in 1750.
How does Estonia rank for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?: Estonia ranks 124th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
Is coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions rising or falling in Estonia?: Over the last ten years it is down 70.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Estonia 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.