Greenland vs Western Sahara: Global sulphur dioxide (SO₂) emissions by world region
Greenland
2.15 tonnes
in 2022
Western Sahara
83.02 tonnes
in 2022
Greenland rank
215th
Western Sahara rank
212th
Global sulphur dioxide (SO₂) emissions by world region over time
- Greenland
- Western Sahara
How they compare
Western Sahara currently reports 83.02 tonnes against 2.15 tonnes in Greenland, a difference of 80.87 tonnes.
That makes Western Sahara's figure about 38.6 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 Western Sahara ranks 212th of 220 countries.
Across the 28 decades both report, Greenland averaged higher in 18 and Western Sahara in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greenland | Western Sahara | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 0.1043 tonnes | 0.0761 tonnes | 0.0282 tonnes | Greenland |
| 1760s | 0.113 tonnes | 0.0763 tonnes | 0.0367 tonnes | Greenland |
| 1770s | 0.1222 tonnes | 0.0764 tonnes | 0.0457 tonnes | Greenland |
| 1780s | 0.1319 tonnes | 0.0765 tonnes | 0.0554 tonnes | Greenland |
| 1790s | 0.1422 tonnes | 0.0766 tonnes | 0.0656 tonnes | Greenland |
| 1800s | 0.1529 tonnes | 0.0766 tonnes | 0.0763 tonnes | Greenland |
| 1810s | 0.1642 tonnes | 0.0768 tonnes | 0.0874 tonnes | Greenland |
| 1820s | 0.1758 tonnes | 0.077 tonnes | 0.0988 tonnes | Greenland |
| 1830s | 0.1879 tonnes | 0.0772 tonnes | 0.1107 tonnes | Greenland |
| 1840s | 0.2001 tonnes | 0.0772 tonnes | 0.1229 tonnes | Greenland |
| 1850s | 0.2125 tonnes | 0.0769 tonnes | 0.1356 tonnes | Greenland |
| 1860s | 0.2249 tonnes | 0.0788 tonnes | 0.1461 tonnes | Greenland |
| 1870s | 0.2371 tonnes | 0.0897 tonnes | 0.1474 tonnes | Greenland |
| 1880s | 0.2488 tonnes | 0.0904 tonnes | 0.1584 tonnes | Greenland |
| 1890s | 0.2597 tonnes | 0.0902 tonnes | 0.1695 tonnes | Greenland |
| 1900s | 0.3276 tonnes | 0.091 tonnes | 0.2367 tonnes | Greenland |
| 1910s | 0.4776 tonnes | 0.1348 tonnes | 0.3427 tonnes | Greenland |
| 1920s | 0.646 tonnes | 0.3623 tonnes | 0.2836 tonnes | Greenland |
| 1930s | 0.8333 tonnes | 1.05 tonnes | 0.2126 tonnes | Western Sahara |
| 1940s | 1.06 tonnes | 2.38 tonnes | 1.33 tonnes | Western Sahara |
| 1950s | 1.46 tonnes | 5.51 tonnes | 4.06 tonnes | Western Sahara |
| 1960s | 3.03 tonnes | 13.22 tonnes | 10.19 tonnes | Western Sahara |
| 1970s | 4.76 tonnes | 21.69 tonnes | 16.93 tonnes | Western Sahara |
| 1980s | 4.07 tonnes | 45.81 tonnes | 41.74 tonnes | Western Sahara |
| 1990s | 3.19 tonnes | 60.65 tonnes | 57.46 tonnes | Western Sahara |
| 2000s | 2.15 tonnes | 91.14 tonnes | 88.99 tonnes | Western Sahara |
| 2010s | 2.13 tonnes | 93.08 tonnes | 90.95 tonnes | Western Sahara |
| 2020s | 2.15 tonnes | 83.04 tonnes | 80.88 tonnes | Western Sahara |
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 Western Sahara?
- Western Sahara, at 83.02 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 Western Sahara?
- 80.87 tonnes, with Western Sahara ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Western Sahara?
- 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
- How do Greenland and Western Sahara rank globally for global sulphur dioxide (so₂) emissions by world region?
- Greenland ranks 215th and Western Sahara ranks 212th 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.