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

Tokelau ranks 217th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.

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

Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Tokelau 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 Tokelau

Name: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Tokelau
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)

Tokelau: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions was 0.2245 tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)

0.2245 tonnes

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

217th

of 220 countries

All-time high

0.8805 tonnes

in 1963

All-time low

0.0336 tonnes

in 1750

Years of data

273

1750–2022

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

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

Analysis

Tokelau recorded 0.2245 tonnes for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in 2022.

The figure is up 5.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Tokelau peaked at 0.8805 tonnes in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.0336 tonnes, in 1750.

Tokelau ranks 217th 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 Tokelau, year by year

Annual values for Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Tokelau, 1750 to 2022.
Year	tonnes	Change
1750	0.0336 tonnes	—
1751	0.0338 tonnes	+0.5%
1752	0.0339 tonnes	+0.5%
1753	0.0341 tonnes	+0.5%
1754	0.0343 tonnes	+0.5%
1755	0.0345 tonnes	+0.5%
1756	0.0347 tonnes	+0.5%
1757	0.0348 tonnes	+0.5%
1758	0.035 tonnes	+0.5%
1759	0.0352 tonnes	+0.5%
1760	0.0354 tonnes	+0.5%
1761	0.0355 tonnes	+0.5%
1762	0.0357 tonnes	+0.5%
1763	0.0359 tonnes	+0.5%
1764	0.0361 tonnes	+0.5%
1765	0.0363 tonnes	+0.5%
1766	0.0365 tonnes	+0.5%
1767	0.0367 tonnes	+0.5%
1768	0.0368 tonnes	+0.5%
1769	0.037 tonnes	+0.5%
1770	0.0372 tonnes	+0.5%
1771	0.0374 tonnes	+0.5%
1772	0.0376 tonnes	+0.5%
1773	0.0378 tonnes	+0.5%
1774	0.038 tonnes	+0.5%
1775	0.0382 tonnes	+0.5%
1776	0.0384 tonnes	+0.5%
1777	0.0386 tonnes	+0.5%
1778	0.0388 tonnes	+0.5%
1779	0.039 tonnes	+0.5%
1780	0.0392 tonnes	+0.5%
1781	0.0394 tonnes	+0.5%
1782	0.0396 tonnes	+0.5%
1783	0.0398 tonnes	+0.5%
1784	0.04 tonnes	+0.5%
1785	0.0402 tonnes	+0.5%
1786	0.0404 tonnes	+0.5%
1787	0.0406 tonnes	+0.5%
1788	0.0408 tonnes	+0.5%
1789	0.041 tonnes	+0.5%
1790	0.0412 tonnes	+0.5%
1791	0.0415 tonnes	+0.5%
1792	0.0417 tonnes	+0.5%
1793	0.0419 tonnes	+0.5%
1794	0.0421 tonnes	+0.5%
1795	0.0423 tonnes	+0.5%
1796	0.0425 tonnes	+0.5%
1797	0.0428 tonnes	+0.5%
1798	0.043 tonnes	+0.5%
1799	0.0432 tonnes	+0.5%
1800	0.0434 tonnes	+0.5%
1801	0.0436 tonnes	+0.5%
1802	0.0439 tonnes	+0.5%
1803	0.0441 tonnes	+0.5%
1804	0.0443 tonnes	+0.5%
1805	0.0446 tonnes	+0.5%
1806	0.0448 tonnes	+0.5%
1807	0.045 tonnes	+0.5%
1808	0.0452 tonnes	+0.5%
1809	0.0455 tonnes	+0.5%
1810	0.0457 tonnes	+0.5%
1811	0.0459 tonnes	+0.6%
1812	0.0462 tonnes	+0.6%
1813	0.0465 tonnes	+0.5%
1814	0.0467 tonnes	+0.5%
1815	0.047 tonnes	+0.5%
1816	0.0472 tonnes	+0.5%
1817	0.0475 tonnes	+0.5%
1818	0.0477 tonnes	+0.5%
1819	0.048 tonnes	+0.5%
1820	0.0482 tonnes	+0.5%
1821	0.0485 tonnes	+0.6%
1822	0.0488 tonnes	+0.6%
1823	0.049 tonnes	+0.5%
1824	0.0493 tonnes	+0.5%
1825	0.0496 tonnes	+0.5%
1826	0.0498 tonnes	+0.5%
1827	0.0501 tonnes	+0.5%
1828	0.0504 tonnes	+0.5%
1829	0.0506 tonnes	+0.5%
1830	0.0509 tonnes	+0.5%
1831	0.0512 tonnes	+0.6%
1832	0.0515 tonnes	+0.6%
1833	0.0518 tonnes	+0.5%
1834	0.052 tonnes	+0.5%
1835	0.0523 tonnes	+0.5%
1836	0.0526 tonnes	+0.5%
1837	0.0529 tonnes	+0.5%
1838	0.0532 tonnes	+0.5%
1839	0.0535 tonnes	+0.5%
1840	0.0537 tonnes	+0.5%
1841	0.054 tonnes	+0.6%
1842	0.0543 tonnes	+0.6%
1843	0.0546 tonnes	+0.5%
1844	0.0549 tonnes	+0.5%
1845	0.0552 tonnes	+0.5%
1846	0.0555 tonnes	+0.5%
1847	0.0558 tonnes	+0.5%
1848	0.0561 tonnes	+0.5%
1849	0.0564 tonnes	+0.5%
1850	0.0567 tonnes	+0.5%
1851	0.057 tonnes	+0.6%
1852	0.0574 tonnes	+0.6%
1853	0.0577 tonnes	+0.5%
1854	0.058 tonnes	+0.5%
1855	0.0583 tonnes	+0.5%
1856	0.0586 tonnes	+0.5%
1857	0.0589 tonnes	+0.5%
1858	0.0592 tonnes	+0.5%
1859	0.0596 tonnes	+0.5%
1860	0.0599 tonnes	+0.5%
1861	0.0601 tonnes	+0.3%
1862	0.0603 tonnes	+0.3%
1863	0.0605 tonnes	+0.3%
1864	0.0607 tonnes	+0.3%
1865	0.0609 tonnes	+0.3%
1866	0.0611 tonnes	+0.3%
1867	0.0613 tonnes	+0.3%
1868	0.0615 tonnes	+0.3%
1869	0.0617 tonnes	+0.3%
1870	0.0619 tonnes	+0.3%
1871	0.0622 tonnes	+0.3%
1872	0.0624 tonnes	+0.3%
1873	0.0626 tonnes	+0.3%
1874	0.0628 tonnes	+0.3%
1875	0.063 tonnes	+0.3%
1876	0.0632 tonnes	+0.3%
1877	0.0634 tonnes	+0.3%
1878	0.0637 tonnes	+0.3%
1879	0.0639 tonnes	+0.3%
1880	0.0641 tonnes	+0.3%
1881	0.0643 tonnes	+0.3%
1882	0.0645 tonnes	+0.3%
1883	0.0647 tonnes	+0.3%
1884	0.065 tonnes	+0.3%
1885	0.0652 tonnes	+0.3%
1886	0.0654 tonnes	+0.3%
1887	0.0656 tonnes	+0.3%
1888	0.0658 tonnes	+0.3%
1889	0.0661 tonnes	+0.3%
1890	0.0663 tonnes	+0.3%
1891	0.0665 tonnes	+0.3%
1892	0.0667 tonnes	+0.3%
1893	0.067 tonnes	+0.3%
1894	0.0672 tonnes	+0.3%
1895	0.0674 tonnes	+0.3%
1896	0.0677 tonnes	+0.3%
1897	0.0679 tonnes	+0.3%
1898	0.0681 tonnes	+0.3%
1899	0.0683 tonnes	+0.3%
1900	0.0686 tonnes	+0.3%
1901	0.0761 tonnes	+11.0%
1902	0.0838 tonnes	+10.0%
1903	0.0914 tonnes	+9.2%
1904	0.0992 tonnes	+8.4%
1905	0.1069 tonnes	+7.8%
1906	0.1147 tonnes	+7.3%
1907	0.1226 tonnes	+6.9%
1908	0.1305 tonnes	+6.5%
1909	0.1385 tonnes	+6.1%
1910	0.1465 tonnes	+5.8%
1911	0.1545 tonnes	+5.4%
1912	0.1625 tonnes	+5.2%
1913	0.1705 tonnes	+4.9%
1914	0.1786 tonnes	+4.7%
1915	0.1867 tonnes	+4.5%
1916	0.1948 tonnes	+4.4%
1917	0.203 tonnes	+4.2%
1918	0.2112 tonnes	+4.1%
1919	0.2195 tonnes	+3.9%
1920	0.2278 tonnes	+3.8%
1921	0.238 tonnes	+4.5%
1922	0.2482 tonnes	+4.3%
1923	0.2584 tonnes	+4.1%
1924	0.2687 tonnes	+4.0%
1925	0.2791 tonnes	+3.9%
1926	0.2895 tonnes	+3.7%
1927	0.3 tonnes	+3.6%
1928	0.3105 tonnes	+3.5%
1929	0.321 tonnes	+3.4%
1930	0.3316 tonnes	+3.3%
1931	0.3423 tonnes	+3.2%
1932	0.353 tonnes	+3.1%
1933	0.3638 tonnes	+3.1%
1934	0.3746 tonnes	+3.0%
1935	0.3855 tonnes	+2.9%
1936	0.3964 tonnes	+2.8%
1937	0.4074 tonnes	+2.8%
1938	0.4184 tonnes	+2.7%
1939	0.4295 tonnes	+2.6%
1940	0.4425 tonnes	+3.0%
1941	0.4556 tonnes	+3.0%
1942	0.4688 tonnes	+2.9%
1943	0.4821 tonnes	+2.8%
1944	0.4954 tonnes	+2.8%
1945	0.5088 tonnes	+2.7%
1946	0.5222 tonnes	+2.6%
1947	0.5357 tonnes	+2.6%
1948	0.5493 tonnes	+2.5%
1949	0.5629 tonnes	+2.5%
1950	0.5766 tonnes	+2.4%
1951	0.5686 tonnes	-1.4%
1952	0.5758 tonnes	+1.3%
1953	0.5946 tonnes	+3.3%
1954	0.6216 tonnes	+4.5%
1955	0.6541 tonnes	+5.2%
1956	0.6899 tonnes	+5.5%
1957	0.727 tonnes	+5.4%
1958	0.7641 tonnes	+5.1%
1959	0.7999 tonnes	+4.7%
1960	0.8342 tonnes	+4.3%
1961	0.8632 tonnes	+3.5%
1962	0.8758 tonnes	+1.5%
1963	0.8805 tonnes	+0.5%
1964	0.8772 tonnes	-0.4%
1965	0.8639 tonnes	-1.5%
1966	0.8398 tonnes	-2.8%
1967	0.8075 tonnes	-3.8%
1968	0.7738 tonnes	-4.2%
1969	0.7389 tonnes	-4.5%
1970	0.7056 tonnes	-4.5%
1971	0.6719 tonnes	-4.8%
1972	0.6429 tonnes	-4.3%
1973	0.6219 tonnes	-3.3%
1974	0.6031 tonnes	-3.0%
1975	0.583 tonnes	-3.3%
1976	0.5632 tonnes	-3.4%
1977	0.5436 tonnes	-3.5%
1978	0.5263 tonnes	-3.2%
1979	0.5137 tonnes	-2.4%
1980	0.5043 tonnes	-1.8%
1981	0.4992 tonnes	-1.0%
1982	0.4965 tonnes	-0.5%
1983	0.4953 tonnes	-0.2%
1984	0.4904 tonnes	-1.0%
1985	0.488 tonnes	-0.5%
1986	0.4748 tonnes	-2.7%
1987	0.4575 tonnes	-3.6%
1988	0.4362 tonnes	-4.7%
1989	0.4133 tonnes	-5.2%
1990	0.4788 tonnes	+15.8%
1991	0.4527 tonnes	-5.4%
1992	0.4284 tonnes	-5.4%
1993	0.4073 tonnes	-4.9%
1994	0.39 tonnes	-4.2%
1995	0.3619 tonnes	-7.2%
1996	0.3537 tonnes	-2.3%
1997	0.3506 tonnes	-0.9%
1998	0.3484 tonnes	-0.6%
1999	0.3478 tonnes	-0.2%
2000	0.319 tonnes	-8.3%
2001	0.3045 tonnes	-4.5%
2002	0.2889 tonnes	-5.1%
2003	0.2692 tonnes	-6.8%
2004	0.2514 tonnes	-6.6%
2005	0.2367 tonnes	-5.9%
2006	0.2268 tonnes	-4.2%
2007	0.2191 tonnes	-3.4%
2008	0.2148 tonnes	-1.9%
2009	0.2123 tonnes	-1.2%
2010	0.2113 tonnes	-0.5%
2011	0.212 tonnes	+0.3%
2012	0.2136 tonnes	+0.8%
2013	0.2212 tonnes	+3.5%
2014	0.2249 tonnes	+1.7%
2015	0.2248 tonnes	-0.0%
2016	0.2241 tonnes	-0.3%
2017	0.2245 tonnes	+0.2%
2018	0.2246 tonnes	+0.0%
2019	0.2248 tonnes	+0.1%
2020	0.2246 tonnes	-0.1%
2021	0.2245 tonnes	-0.0%
2022	0.2245 tonnes	+0.0%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1750s	0.0344 tonnes	0.0336 tonnes	0.0352 tonnes	10
1760s	0.0362 tonnes	0.0354 tonnes	0.037 tonnes	10
1770s	0.0381 tonnes	0.0372 tonnes	0.039 tonnes	10
1780s	0.0401 tonnes	0.0392 tonnes	0.041 tonnes	10
1790s	0.0422 tonnes	0.0412 tonnes	0.0432 tonnes	10
1800s	0.0444 tonnes	0.0434 tonnes	0.0455 tonnes	10
1810s	0.0468 tonnes	0.0457 tonnes	0.048 tonnes	10
1820s	0.0494 tonnes	0.0482 tonnes	0.0506 tonnes	10
1830s	0.0522 tonnes	0.0509 tonnes	0.0535 tonnes	10
1840s	0.0551 tonnes	0.0537 tonnes	0.0564 tonnes	10
1850s	0.0581 tonnes	0.0567 tonnes	0.0596 tonnes	10
1860s	0.0608 tonnes	0.0599 tonnes	0.0617 tonnes	10
1870s	0.0629 tonnes	0.0619 tonnes	0.0639 tonnes	10
1880s	0.0651 tonnes	0.0641 tonnes	0.0661 tonnes	10
1890s	0.0673 tonnes	0.0663 tonnes	0.0683 tonnes	10
1900s	0.1032 tonnes	0.0686 tonnes	0.1385 tonnes	10
1910s	0.1828 tonnes	0.1465 tonnes	0.2195 tonnes	10
1920s	0.2741 tonnes	0.2278 tonnes	0.321 tonnes	10
1930s	0.3803 tonnes	0.3316 tonnes	0.4295 tonnes	10
1940s	0.5023 tonnes	0.4425 tonnes	0.5629 tonnes	10
1950s	0.6572 tonnes	0.5686 tonnes	0.7999 tonnes	10
1960s	0.8355 tonnes	0.7389 tonnes	0.8805 tonnes	10
1970s	0.5975 tonnes	0.5137 tonnes	0.7056 tonnes	10
1980s	0.4756 tonnes	0.4133 tonnes	0.5043 tonnes	10
1990s	0.392 tonnes	0.3478 tonnes	0.4788 tonnes	10
2000s	0.2543 tonnes	0.2123 tonnes	0.319 tonnes	10
2010s	0.2206 tonnes	0.2113 tonnes	0.2249 tonnes	10
2020s	0.2246 tonnes	0.2245 tonnes	0.2246 tonnes	3

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Installed solar energy capacity 0.001 gigawatts (2025)
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Installed wind energy capacity 0 gigawatts (2025)
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Frequently asked questions

What is coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Tokelau?: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Tokelau was 0.2245 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 Tokelau?: The highest recorded value was 0.8805 tonnes in 1963.
What is the lowest coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions recorded in Tokelau?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0336 tonnes in 1750.
How does Tokelau rank for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?: Tokelau ranks 217th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
Is coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions rising or falling in Tokelau?: Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Tokelau 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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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: 18 September 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.