Eritrea vs Gabon: Global sulphur dioxide (SO₂) emissions by world region
Eritrea
6,502 tonnes
in 2022
Gabon
6,815 tonnes
in 2022
Eritrea rank
154th
Gabon rank
151st
Global sulphur dioxide (SO₂) emissions by world region over time
- Eritrea
- Gabon
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 6,815 tonnes against 6,502 tonnes in Eritrea, a difference of 313 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 154th and Gabon ranks 151st of 220 countries.
Across the 28 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 20 and Gabon in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 24.17 tonnes | 21.71 tonnes | 2.46 tonnes | Eritrea |
| 1760s | 24.17 tonnes | 21.75 tonnes | 2.43 tonnes | Eritrea |
| 1770s | 24.17 tonnes | 21.77 tonnes | 2.4 tonnes | Eritrea |
| 1780s | 24.17 tonnes | 21.8 tonnes | 2.37 tonnes | Eritrea |
| 1790s | 24.16 tonnes | 21.82 tonnes | 2.34 tonnes | Eritrea |
| 1800s | 24.15 tonnes | 21.83 tonnes | 2.32 tonnes | Eritrea |
| 1810s | 24.22 tonnes | 21.89 tonnes | 2.33 tonnes | Eritrea |
| 1820s | 24.38 tonnes | 22 tonnes | 2.38 tonnes | Eritrea |
| 1830s | 24.54 tonnes | 22.1 tonnes | 2.44 tonnes | Eritrea |
| 1840s | 24.7 tonnes | 22.2 tonnes | 2.49 tonnes | Eritrea |
| 1850s | 27.15 tonnes | 23.8 tonnes | 3.35 tonnes | Eritrea |
| 1860s | 33 tonnes | 27.59 tonnes | 5.41 tonnes | Eritrea |
| 1870s | 40.26 tonnes | 31.97 tonnes | 8.29 tonnes | Eritrea |
| 1880s | 49.35 tonnes | 37.05 tonnes | 12.29 tonnes | Eritrea |
| 1890s | 60.55 tonnes | 42.94 tonnes | 17.61 tonnes | Eritrea |
| 1900s | 74.36 tonnes | 49.14 tonnes | 25.22 tonnes | Eritrea |
| 1910s | 91.52 tonnes | 61.96 tonnes | 29.56 tonnes | Eritrea |
| 1920s | 109.37 tonnes | 90.29 tonnes | 19.08 tonnes | Eritrea |
| 1930s | 126.07 tonnes | 121.79 tonnes | 4.28 tonnes | Eritrea |
| 1940s | 142.04 tonnes | 175.68 tonnes | 33.64 tonnes | Gabon |
| 1950s | 158.4 tonnes | 267.87 tonnes | 109.47 tonnes | Gabon |
| 1960s | 187.02 tonnes | 743.48 tonnes | 556.46 tonnes | Gabon |
| 1970s | 258.77 tonnes | 5,694 tonnes | 5,436 tonnes | Gabon |
| 1980s | 346.94 tonnes | 8,112 tonnes | 7,765 tonnes | Gabon |
| 1990s | 10,090 tonnes | 9,739 tonnes | 351.13 tonnes | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 4,515 tonnes | 12,689 tonnes | 8,175 tonnes | Gabon |
| 2010s | 4,287 tonnes | 12,757 tonnes | 8,469 tonnes | Gabon |
| 2020s | 5,460 tonnes | 6,196 tonnes | 736.17 tonnes | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global sulphur dioxide (so₂) emissions by world region, Eritrea or Gabon?
- Gabon, at 6,815 tonnes against 6,502 tonnes in Eritrea as of 2022.
- What is the difference in global sulphur dioxide (so₂) emissions by world region between Eritrea and Gabon?
- 313 tonnes, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Gabon?
- 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
- How do Eritrea and Gabon rank globally for global sulphur dioxide (so₂) emissions by world region?
- Eritrea ranks 154th and Gabon ranks 151st 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.