Niue vs Western Sahara: Global sulphur dioxide (SO₂) emissions by world region
Niue
40.83 tonnes
in 2022
Western Sahara
83.02 tonnes
in 2022
Niue rank
214th
Western Sahara rank
212th
Global sulphur dioxide (SO₂) emissions by world region over time
- Niue
- Western Sahara
How they compare
Western Sahara currently reports 83.02 tonnes against 40.83 tonnes in Niue, a difference of 42.19 tonnes.
That makes Western Sahara's figure about 2.0 times Niue's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Niue ahead.
Niue ranks 214th and Western Sahara ranks 212th of 220 countries.
Across the 28 decades both report, Niue averaged higher in 19 and Western Sahara in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niue | Western Sahara | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 0.0939 tonnes | 0.0761 tonnes | 0.0178 tonnes | Niue |
| 1760s | 0.0987 tonnes | 0.0763 tonnes | 0.0224 tonnes | Niue |
| 1770s | 0.1037 tonnes | 0.0764 tonnes | 0.0272 tonnes | Niue |
| 1780s | 0.1089 tonnes | 0.0765 tonnes | 0.0323 tonnes | Niue |
| 1790s | 0.1142 tonnes | 0.0766 tonnes | 0.0376 tonnes | Niue |
| 1800s | 0.1198 tonnes | 0.0766 tonnes | 0.0432 tonnes | Niue |
| 1810s | 0.1258 tonnes | 0.0768 tonnes | 0.0491 tonnes | Niue |
| 1820s | 0.1322 tonnes | 0.077 tonnes | 0.0552 tonnes | Niue |
| 1830s | 0.1387 tonnes | 0.0772 tonnes | 0.0615 tonnes | Niue |
| 1840s | 0.1455 tonnes | 0.0772 tonnes | 0.0683 tonnes | Niue |
| 1850s | 0.1524 tonnes | 0.0769 tonnes | 0.0755 tonnes | Niue |
| 1860s | 0.1594 tonnes | 0.0788 tonnes | 0.0806 tonnes | Niue |
| 1870s | 0.1665 tonnes | 0.0897 tonnes | 0.0768 tonnes | Niue |
| 1880s | 0.172 tonnes | 0.0904 tonnes | 0.0816 tonnes | Niue |
| 1890s | 0.1753 tonnes | 0.0902 tonnes | 0.0852 tonnes | Niue |
| 1900s | 0.2366 tonnes | 0.091 tonnes | 0.1456 tonnes | Niue |
| 1910s | 0.375 tonnes | 0.1348 tonnes | 0.2401 tonnes | Niue |
| 1920s | 0.5487 tonnes | 0.3623 tonnes | 0.1864 tonnes | Niue |
| 1930s | 0.7657 tonnes | 1.05 tonnes | 0.2802 tonnes | Western Sahara |
| 1940s | 1.02 tonnes | 2.38 tonnes | 1.36 tonnes | Western Sahara |
| 1950s | 1.3 tonnes | 5.51 tonnes | 4.21 tonnes | Western Sahara |
| 1960s | 1.56 tonnes | 13.22 tonnes | 11.66 tonnes | Western Sahara |
| 1970s | 26.62 tonnes | 21.69 tonnes | 4.94 tonnes | Niue |
| 1980s | 22.16 tonnes | 45.81 tonnes | 23.66 tonnes | Western Sahara |
| 1990s | 29.16 tonnes | 60.65 tonnes | 31.49 tonnes | Western Sahara |
| 2000s | 55.53 tonnes | 91.14 tonnes | 35.61 tonnes | Western Sahara |
| 2010s | 41.93 tonnes | 93.08 tonnes | 51.15 tonnes | Western Sahara |
| 2020s | 40.05 tonnes | 83.04 tonnes | 42.99 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, Niue or Western Sahara?
- Western Sahara, at 83.02 tonnes against 40.83 tonnes in Niue as of 2022.
- What is the difference in global sulphur dioxide (so₂) emissions by world region between Niue and Western Sahara?
- 42.19 tonnes, with Western Sahara ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niue and Western Sahara?
- 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
- How do Niue and Western Sahara rank globally for global sulphur dioxide (so₂) emissions by world region?
- Niue ranks 214th 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.