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

Reunion ranks 104th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.

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

Over the last ten years it is up 55.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Reunion 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 Reunion

Name: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Reunion
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)

Reunion: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions was 30,938 tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)

30,938 tonnes

Change on year

up 17.0%

World rank

104th

of 220 countries

All-time high

30,938 tonnes

in 2022

All-time low

1.24 tonnes

in 1750

Years of data

273

1750–2022

Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Reunion, 1750–2022

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

Analysis

Reunion recorded 30,938 tonnes for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in 2022. That is the highest value across all 273 years on record.

That represents a change of up 17.0% on the previous year and up 55.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Reunion peaked at 30,938 tonnes in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.24 tonnes, in 1750.

That places Reunion 104th out of 220 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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	1.35 tonnes	1.24 tonnes	1.46 tonnes	10
1760s	1.61 tonnes	1.48 tonnes	1.74 tonnes	10
1770s	1.93 tonnes	1.77 tonnes	2.08 tonnes	10
1780s	2.38 tonnes	2.12 tonnes	2.65 tonnes	10
1790s	2.97 tonnes	2.7 tonnes	3.23 tonnes	10
1800s	3.53 tonnes	3.28 tonnes	3.77 tonnes	10
1810s	4.05 tonnes	3.82 tonnes	4.28 tonnes	10
1820s	4.5 tonnes	4.33 tonnes	4.67 tonnes	10
1830s	5.05 tonnes	4.71 tonnes	5.38 tonnes	10
1840s	5.55 tonnes	5.45 tonnes	5.65 tonnes	10
1850s	7.15 tonnes	5.68 tonnes	8.38 tonnes	10
1860s	9.03 tonnes	8.63 tonnes	9.43 tonnes	10
1870s	9.46 tonnes	9.32 tonnes	9.55 tonnes	10
1880s	8.96 tonnes	8.55 tonnes	9.31 tonnes	10
1890s	8.56 tonnes	8.48 tonnes	8.63 tonnes	10
1900s	7.84 tonnes	7.03 tonnes	8.64 tonnes	10
1910s	6.01 tonnes	5.19 tonnes	6.84 tonnes	10
1920s	9.9 tonnes	5.01 tonnes	16.98 tonnes	10
1930s	24.94 tonnes	18.35 tonnes	31.86 tonnes	10
1940s	41.66 tonnes	33.5 tonnes	50.08 tonnes	10
1950s	327.61 tonnes	197.63 tonnes	504.39 tonnes	10
1960s	974.81 tonnes	528.73 tonnes	1,437 tonnes	10
1970s	3,325 tonnes	2,024 tonnes	5,819 tonnes	10
1980s	5,527 tonnes	4,512 tonnes	7,427 tonnes	10
1990s	7,995 tonnes	6,102 tonnes	10,835 tonnes	10
2000s	24,317 tonnes	20,980 tonnes	27,278 tonnes	10
2010s	20,137 tonnes	16,432 tonnes	24,839 tonnes	10
2020s	26,450 tonnes	21,966 tonnes	30,938 tonnes	3

Countries ranked near Reunion

101 Puerto Rico 33,635 tonnes compare
103 Mozambique 31,978 tonnes compare
105 Afghanistan 29,743 tonnes compare
106 Finland 28,952 tonnes compare
107 Cameroon 27,967 tonnes compare

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Gas reserves 0 cubic meters (2021)
Oil reserves 0 cubic meters (2021)
Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels 43.3% (2023)
Primary energy use per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
Primary energy use 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
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Frequently asked questions

What is coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Reunion?: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Reunion was 30,938 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 Reunion?: The highest recorded value was 30,938 tonnes in 2022.
What is the lowest coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions recorded in Reunion?: The lowest recorded value was 1.24 tonnes in 1750.
How does Reunion rank for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?: Reunion ranks 104th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
Is coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions rising or falling in Reunion?: Over the last ten years it is up 55.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Reunion 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.