Greenland vs Niue: Global sulphur dioxide (SO₂) emissions by world region
Greenland
2.15 tonnes
in 2022
Niue
40.83 tonnes
in 2022
Greenland rank
215th
Niue rank
214th
Global sulphur dioxide (SO₂) emissions by world region over time
- Greenland
- Niue
How they compare
Niue currently reports 40.83 tonnes against 2.15 tonnes in Greenland, a difference of 38.68 tonnes.
That makes Niue's figure about 19.0 times Greenland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Greenland ahead.
Greenland ranks 215th and Niue ranks 214th of 220 countries.
Across the 28 decades both report, Greenland averaged higher in 22 and Niue in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greenland | Niue | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 0.1043 tonnes | 0.0939 tonnes | 0.0103 tonnes | Greenland |
| 1760s | 0.113 tonnes | 0.0987 tonnes | 0.0143 tonnes | Greenland |
| 1770s | 0.1222 tonnes | 0.1037 tonnes | 0.0185 tonnes | Greenland |
| 1780s | 0.1319 tonnes | 0.1089 tonnes | 0.023 tonnes | Greenland |
| 1790s | 0.1422 tonnes | 0.1142 tonnes | 0.0279 tonnes | Greenland |
| 1800s | 0.1529 tonnes | 0.1198 tonnes | 0.0331 tonnes | Greenland |
| 1810s | 0.1642 tonnes | 0.1258 tonnes | 0.0384 tonnes | Greenland |
| 1820s | 0.1758 tonnes | 0.1322 tonnes | 0.0437 tonnes | Greenland |
| 1830s | 0.1879 tonnes | 0.1387 tonnes | 0.0491 tonnes | Greenland |
| 1840s | 0.2001 tonnes | 0.1455 tonnes | 0.0546 tonnes | Greenland |
| 1850s | 0.2125 tonnes | 0.1524 tonnes | 0.0601 tonnes | Greenland |
| 1860s | 0.2249 tonnes | 0.1594 tonnes | 0.0655 tonnes | Greenland |
| 1870s | 0.2371 tonnes | 0.1665 tonnes | 0.0706 tonnes | Greenland |
| 1880s | 0.2488 tonnes | 0.172 tonnes | 0.0768 tonnes | Greenland |
| 1890s | 0.2597 tonnes | 0.1753 tonnes | 0.0844 tonnes | Greenland |
| 1900s | 0.3276 tonnes | 0.2366 tonnes | 0.0911 tonnes | Greenland |
| 1910s | 0.4776 tonnes | 0.375 tonnes | 0.1026 tonnes | Greenland |
| 1920s | 0.646 tonnes | 0.5487 tonnes | 0.0973 tonnes | Greenland |
| 1930s | 0.8333 tonnes | 0.7657 tonnes | 0.0676 tonnes | Greenland |
| 1940s | 1.06 tonnes | 1.02 tonnes | 0.0389 tonnes | Greenland |
| 1950s | 1.46 tonnes | 1.3 tonnes | 0.1538 tonnes | Greenland |
| 1960s | 3.03 tonnes | 1.56 tonnes | 1.47 tonnes | Greenland |
| 1970s | 4.76 tonnes | 26.62 tonnes | 21.87 tonnes | Niue |
| 1980s | 4.07 tonnes | 22.16 tonnes | 18.09 tonnes | Niue |
| 1990s | 3.19 tonnes | 29.16 tonnes | 25.98 tonnes | Niue |
| 2000s | 2.15 tonnes | 55.53 tonnes | 53.38 tonnes | Niue |
| 2010s | 2.13 tonnes | 41.93 tonnes | 39.8 tonnes | Niue |
| 2020s | 2.15 tonnes | 40.05 tonnes | 37.89 tonnes | Niue |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global sulphur dioxide (so₂) emissions by world region, Greenland or Niue?
- Niue, at 40.83 tonnes against 2.15 tonnes in Greenland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in global sulphur dioxide (so₂) emissions by world region between Greenland and Niue?
- 38.68 tonnes, with Niue ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Niue?
- 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
- How do Greenland and Niue rank globally for global sulphur dioxide (so₂) emissions by world region?
- Greenland ranks 215th and Niue ranks 214th 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.