Equatorial Guinea vs Maldives: Global sulphur dioxide (SO₂) emissions by world region
Equatorial Guinea
4,507 tonnes
in 2022
Maldives
4,956 tonnes
in 2022
Equatorial Guinea rank
165th
Maldives rank
163rd
Global sulphur dioxide (SO₂) emissions by world region over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 4,956 tonnes against 4,507 tonnes in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 449 tonnes.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.1 times Equatorial Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 165th and Maldives ranks 163rd of 220 countries.
Across the 28 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 24 and Maldives in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 53.27 tonnes | 0.0071 tonnes | 53.27 tonnes | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1760s | 53.31 tonnes | 0.0072 tonnes | 53.3 tonnes | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1770s | 53.33 tonnes | 0.0073 tonnes | 53.33 tonnes | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1780s | 53.34 tonnes | 0.0074 tonnes | 53.33 tonnes | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1790s | 53.33 tonnes | 0.0075 tonnes | 53.32 tonnes | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1800s | 53.3 tonnes | 0.0077 tonnes | 53.3 tonnes | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1810s | 53.38 tonnes | 0.0079 tonnes | 53.37 tonnes | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1820s | 53.57 tonnes | 0.0083 tonnes | 53.57 tonnes | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1830s | 53.75 tonnes | 0.0087 tonnes | 53.74 tonnes | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1840s | 53.89 tonnes | 0.0091 tonnes | 53.88 tonnes | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1850s | 51.23 tonnes | 0.011 tonnes | 51.22 tonnes | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1860s | 45.56 tonnes | 0.0156 tonnes | 45.54 tonnes | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1870s | 41.62 tonnes | 0.022 tonnes | 41.59 tonnes | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1880s | 37.18 tonnes | 0.0312 tonnes | 37.15 tonnes | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1890s | 33.08 tonnes | 0.0413 tonnes | 33.03 tonnes | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1900s | 29.43 tonnes | 0.6719 tonnes | 28.76 tonnes | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1910s | 26.05 tonnes | 2.36 tonnes | 23.69 tonnes | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1920s | 23.47 tonnes | 4.92 tonnes | 18.55 tonnes | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1930s | 27.05 tonnes | 8.76 tonnes | 18.29 tonnes | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1940s | 35.12 tonnes | 14.46 tonnes | 20.66 tonnes | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1950s | 218.73 tonnes | 21.73 tonnes | 197 tonnes | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1960s | 219.26 tonnes | 30.54 tonnes | 188.72 tonnes | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1970s | 422.5 tonnes | 100.86 tonnes | 321.64 tonnes | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1980s | 476.24 tonnes | 426.14 tonnes | 50.1 tonnes | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1990s | 854.52 tonnes | 1,392 tonnes | 537.84 tonnes | Maldives |
| 2000s | 3,853 tonnes | 4,308 tonnes | 454.21 tonnes | Maldives |
| 2010s | 3,017 tonnes | 5,186 tonnes | 2,169 tonnes | Maldives |
| 2020s | 3,982 tonnes | 4,887 tonnes | 905.05 tonnes | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global sulphur dioxide (so₂) emissions by world region, Equatorial Guinea or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 4,956 tonnes against 4,507 tonnes in Equatorial Guinea as of 2022.
- What is the difference in global sulphur dioxide (so₂) emissions by world region between Equatorial Guinea and Maldives?
- 449 tonnes, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Maldives?
- 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Maldives rank globally for global sulphur dioxide (so₂) emissions by world region?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 165th and Maldives ranks 163rd of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Global sulphur dioxide (SO₂) emissions by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.