Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions was 309.3 tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
309.3 tonnes
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
204th
of 220 countries
All-time high
1,320 tonnes
in 1999
All-time low
4.48 tonnes
in 1750
Years of data
273
1750–2022
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 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 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines stood at 309.3 tonnes.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 1,320 tonnes in 1999 and was at its lowest, 4.48 tonnes, in 1750.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 204th of 220 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 4.48 tonnes | — |
| 1751 | 4.52 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1752 | 4.55 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1753 | 4.59 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1754 | 4.62 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1755 | 4.66 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1756 | 4.69 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1757 | 4.73 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1758 | 4.77 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1759 | 4.8 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1760 | 4.84 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1761 | 4.88 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1762 | 4.91 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1763 | 4.95 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1764 | 4.99 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1765 | 5.03 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1766 | 5.07 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1767 | 5.11 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1768 | 5.14 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1769 | 5.18 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1770 | 5.22 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1771 | 5.26 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1772 | 5.3 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1773 | 5.35 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1774 | 5.39 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1775 | 5.43 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1776 | 5.47 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1777 | 5.51 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1778 | 5.55 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1779 | 5.59 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1780 | 5.63 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1781 | 5.68 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1782 | 5.72 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1783 | 5.77 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1784 | 5.81 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1785 | 5.86 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1786 | 5.9 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1787 | 5.95 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1788 | 5.99 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1789 | 6.03 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1790 | 6.08 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1791 | 6.13 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1792 | 6.17 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1793 | 6.22 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1794 | 6.27 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1795 | 6.32 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1796 | 6.37 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1797 | 6.41 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1798 | 6.46 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1799 | 6.51 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1800 | 6.56 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1801 | 6.61 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1802 | 6.66 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1803 | 6.71 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1804 | 6.76 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1805 | 6.81 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1806 | 6.86 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1807 | 6.92 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1808 | 6.97 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1809 | 7.02 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1810 | 7.07 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1811 | 7.09 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1812 | 7.11 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1813 | 7.13 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1814 | 7.15 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1815 | 7.17 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1816 | 7.19 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1817 | 7.22 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1818 | 7.24 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1819 | 7.26 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1820 | 7.28 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1821 | 7.3 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1822 | 7.32 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1823 | 7.34 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1824 | 7.36 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1825 | 7.38 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1826 | 7.4 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1827 | 7.43 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1828 | 7.45 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1829 | 7.47 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1830 | 7.49 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1831 | 7.51 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1832 | 7.53 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1833 | 7.55 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1834 | 7.57 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1835 | 7.6 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1836 | 7.62 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1837 | 7.64 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1838 | 7.66 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1839 | 7.68 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1840 | 7.7 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1841 | 7.72 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1842 | 7.75 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1843 | 7.77 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1844 | 7.79 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1845 | 7.81 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1846 | 7.83 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1847 | 7.85 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1848 | 7.88 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1849 | 7.9 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1850 | 7.92 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1851 | 7.71 tonnes | -2.7% |
| 1852 | 7.55 tonnes | -2.0% |
| 1853 | 7.55 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1854 | 7.54 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1855 | 7.53 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1856 | 7.74 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1857 | 7.95 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1858 | 8.17 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1859 | 8.4 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1860 | 8.63 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1861 | 8.77 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1862 | 8.91 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1863 | 9.05 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1864 | 9.19 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1865 | 9.21 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1866 | 9.22 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1867 | 9.24 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1868 | 9.26 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1869 | 9.22 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1870 | 9.19 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1871 | 9.24 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1872 | 9.27 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1873 | 9.3 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1874 | 9.33 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1875 | 9.35 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1876 | 9.36 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1877 | 9.38 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1878 | 9.37 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1879 | 9.37 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1880 | 9.37 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1881 | 9.36 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1882 | 9.55 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1883 | 9.65 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1884 | 9.63 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1885 | 9.57 tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1886 | 9.5 tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1887 | 9.51 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 9.48 tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1889 | 9.49 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1890 | 9.79 tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1891 | 9.81 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1892 | 9.89 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1893 | 10 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1894 | 10.1 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1895 | 10.18 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1896 | 10.26 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1897 | 10.33 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1898 | 10.42 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1899 | 10.53 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1900 | 10.29 tonnes | -2.3% |
| 1901 | 10.31 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1902 | 10.34 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1903 | 10.35 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1904 | 10.37 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1905 | 10.4 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1906 | 10.42 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1907 | 10.44 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1908 | 10.45 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1909 | 10.47 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1910 | 10.48 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1911 | 10.44 tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1912 | 10.4 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1913 | 10.36 tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1914 | 10.24 tonnes | -1.2% |
| 1915 | 10.11 tonnes | -1.3% |
| 1916 | 9.99 tonnes | -1.2% |
| 1917 | 9.86 tonnes | -1.3% |
| 1918 | 9.74 tonnes | -1.2% |
| 1919 | 9.62 tonnes | -1.3% |
| 1920 | 9.5 tonnes | -1.2% |
| 1921 | 9.39 tonnes | -1.2% |
| 1922 | 9.42 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1923 | 9.38 tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1924 | 9.3 tonnes | -0.8% |
| 1925 | 9.23 tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1926 | 9.26 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1927 | 9.25 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1928 | 9.27 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1929 | 9.28 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1930 | 9.33 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1931 | 9.41 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1932 | 9.41 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1933 | 9.41 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1934 | 9.36 tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1935 | 9.3 tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1936 | 9.25 tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1937 | 9.24 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1938 | 9.29 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1939 | 9.38 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1940 | 9.43 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1941 | 9.44 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1942 | 9.48 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1943 | 9.34 tonnes | -1.5% |
| 1944 | 9.29 tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1945 | 9.23 tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1946 | 9.33 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1947 | 9.4 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1948 | 9.44 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1949 | 9.48 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1950 | 13.48 tonnes | +42.2% |
| 1951 | 13.54 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1952 | 21.55 tonnes | +59.1% |
| 1953 | 17.36 tonnes | -19.4% |
| 1954 | 17.13 tonnes | -1.3% |
| 1955 | 16.83 tonnes | -1.8% |
| 1956 | 16.45 tonnes | -2.2% |
| 1957 | 16.03 tonnes | -2.6% |
| 1958 | 19.53 tonnes | +21.8% |
| 1959 | 19.03 tonnes | -2.6% |
| 1960 | 18.5 tonnes | -2.8% |
| 1961 | 17.92 tonnes | -3.1% |
| 1962 | 17.81 tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 21.68 tonnes | +21.7% |
| 1964 | 25.61 tonnes | +18.1% |
| 1965 | 21.86 tonnes | -14.6% |
| 1966 | 25.91 tonnes | +18.5% |
| 1967 | 26.2 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 30.31 tonnes | +15.7% |
| 1969 | 38.37 tonnes | +26.6% |
| 1970 | 38.56 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 41.18 tonnes | +6.8% |
| 1972 | 47.97 tonnes | +16.5% |
| 1973 | 52.03 tonnes | +8.5% |
| 1974 | 38.87 tonnes | -25.3% |
| 1975 | 49.68 tonnes | +27.8% |
| 1976 | 47.73 tonnes | -3.9% |
| 1977 | 45.06 tonnes | -5.6% |
| 1978 | 56.61 tonnes | +25.6% |
| 1979 | 46.1 tonnes | -18.6% |
| 1980 | 56.15 tonnes | +21.8% |
| 1981 | 63.9 tonnes | +13.8% |
| 1982 | 68.37 tonnes | +7.0% |
| 1983 | 71.2 tonnes | +4.1% |
| 1984 | 93.27 tonnes | +31.0% |
| 1985 | 97.98 tonnes | +5.1% |
| 1986 | 104.26 tonnes | +6.4% |
| 1987 | 125.67 tonnes | +20.5% |
| 1988 | 114.06 tonnes | -9.2% |
| 1989 | 126.15 tonnes | +10.6% |
| 1990 | 533.77 tonnes | +323.1% |
| 1991 | 534.49 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 600.84 tonnes | +12.4% |
| 1993 | 732.56 tonnes | +21.9% |
| 1994 | 865.21 tonnes | +18.1% |
| 1995 | 940.42 tonnes | +8.7% |
| 1996 | 966.51 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 979.13 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 1,207 tonnes | +23.2% |
| 1999 | 1,320 tonnes | +9.4% |
| 2000 | 1,023 tonnes | -22.5% |
| 2001 | 1,181 tonnes | +15.4% |
| 2002 | 324.26 tonnes | -72.5% |
| 2003 | 363.5 tonnes | +12.1% |
| 2004 | 407.25 tonnes | +12.0% |
| 2005 | 404.25 tonnes | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 397.87 tonnes | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 433.29 tonnes | +8.9% |
| 2008 | 473.34 tonnes | +9.2% |
| 2009 | 480.26 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 455.96 tonnes | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 282 tonnes | -38.2% |
| 2012 | 323.04 tonnes | +14.6% |
| 2013 | 318.72 tonnes | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 305.9 tonnes | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 314.91 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 312.65 tonnes | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 325.48 tonnes | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 321.5 tonnes | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 310.91 tonnes | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 295.41 tonnes | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 313 tonnes | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 309.3 tonnes | -1.2% |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines compared with similar countries
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 309.3 tonnes is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 75,907 tonnes, 0% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 309.3 tonnes is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 21,354 tonnes, 1% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +323.1% | 126.15 tonnes | 533.77 tonnes |
| 2002 | -72.5% | 1,181 tonnes | 324.26 tonnes |
| 1952 | +59.1% | 13.54 tonnes | 21.55 tonnes |
| 1950 | +42.2% | 9.48 tonnes | 13.48 tonnes |
| 2011 | -38.2% | 455.96 tonnes | 282 tonnes |
| 1984 | +31.0% | 71.2 tonnes | 93.27 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 4.64 tonnes | 4.48 tonnes | 4.8 tonnes | 10 |
| 1760s | 5.01 tonnes | 4.84 tonnes | 5.18 tonnes | 10 |
| 1770s | 5.41 tonnes | 5.22 tonnes | 5.59 tonnes | 10 |
| 1780s | 5.83 tonnes | 5.63 tonnes | 6.03 tonnes | 10 |
| 1790s | 6.29 tonnes | 6.08 tonnes | 6.51 tonnes | 10 |
| 1800s | 6.79 tonnes | 6.56 tonnes | 7.02 tonnes | 10 |
| 1810s | 7.16 tonnes | 7.07 tonnes | 7.26 tonnes | 10 |
| 1820s | 7.37 tonnes | 7.28 tonnes | 7.47 tonnes | 10 |
| 1830s | 7.58 tonnes | 7.49 tonnes | 7.68 tonnes | 10 |
| 1840s | 7.8 tonnes | 7.7 tonnes | 7.9 tonnes | 10 |
| 1850s | 7.81 tonnes | 7.53 tonnes | 8.4 tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 9.07 tonnes | 8.63 tonnes | 9.26 tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 9.32 tonnes | 9.19 tonnes | 9.38 tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 9.51 tonnes | 9.36 tonnes | 9.65 tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 10.13 tonnes | 9.79 tonnes | 10.53 tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 10.38 tonnes | 10.29 tonnes | 10.47 tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 10.12 tonnes | 9.62 tonnes | 10.48 tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 9.33 tonnes | 9.23 tonnes | 9.5 tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 9.34 tonnes | 9.24 tonnes | 9.41 tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 9.39 tonnes | 9.23 tonnes | 9.48 tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 17.09 tonnes | 13.48 tonnes | 21.55 tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 24.42 tonnes | 17.81 tonnes | 38.37 tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 46.38 tonnes | 38.56 tonnes | 56.61 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 92.1 tonnes | 56.15 tonnes | 126.15 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 867.98 tonnes | 533.77 tonnes | 1,320 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 548.84 tonnes | 324.26 tonnes | 1,181 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 327.11 tonnes | 282 tonnes | 455.96 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 305.9 tonnes | 295.41 tonnes | 313 tonnes | 3 |
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- Fuel imports 10.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 309.3 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 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The highest recorded value was 1,320 tonnes in 1999.
- What is the lowest coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.48 tonnes in 1750.
- How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 204th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
- Is coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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.