Somalia vs Togo: Global sulphur dioxide (SO₂) emissions by world region
Somalia
6,101 tonnes
in 2022
Togo
5,436 tonnes
in 2022
Somalia rank
156th
Togo rank
158th
Global sulphur dioxide (SO₂) emissions by world region over time
- Somalia
- Togo
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 6,101 tonnes against 5,436 tonnes in Togo, a difference of 665 tonnes.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Togo's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Somalia ahead.
Somalia ranks 156th and Togo ranks 158th of 220 countries.
Across the 28 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 24 and Togo in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Togo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 48.04 tonnes | 37.76 tonnes | 10.28 tonnes | Somalia |
| 1760s | 48.14 tonnes | 37.84 tonnes | 10.3 tonnes | Somalia |
| 1770s | 48.24 tonnes | 37.92 tonnes | 10.32 tonnes | Somalia |
| 1780s | 48.32 tonnes | 37.99 tonnes | 10.33 tonnes | Somalia |
| 1790s | 48.39 tonnes | 38.06 tonnes | 10.33 tonnes | Somalia |
| 1800s | 48.45 tonnes | 38.12 tonnes | 10.32 tonnes | Somalia |
| 1810s | 48.49 tonnes | 38.27 tonnes | 10.22 tonnes | Somalia |
| 1820s | 42.92 tonnes | 38.51 tonnes | 4.41 tonnes | Somalia |
| 1830s | 36.72 tonnes | 38.75 tonnes | 2.02 tonnes | Togo |
| 1840s | 38.08 tonnes | 38.97 tonnes | 0.8927 tonnes | Togo |
| 1850s | 42.01 tonnes | 41.24 tonnes | 0.7702 tonnes | Somalia |
| 1860s | 52.07 tonnes | 46.09 tonnes | 5.98 tonnes | Somalia |
| 1870s | 64.92 tonnes | 51.46 tonnes | 13.46 tonnes | Somalia |
| 1880s | 78.4 tonnes | 56.61 tonnes | 21.79 tonnes | Somalia |
| 1890s | 93.62 tonnes | 61.97 tonnes | 31.65 tonnes | Somalia |
| 1900s | 111.51 tonnes | 68.4 tonnes | 43.11 tonnes | Somalia |
| 1910s | 132.99 tonnes | 78.29 tonnes | 54.7 tonnes | Somalia |
| 1920s | 173.1 tonnes | 91.43 tonnes | 81.68 tonnes | Somalia |
| 1930s | 242.08 tonnes | 101.02 tonnes | 141.06 tonnes | Somalia |
| 1940s | 345.92 tonnes | 123.8 tonnes | 222.12 tonnes | Somalia |
| 1950s | 989.29 tonnes | 268.5 tonnes | 720.79 tonnes | Somalia |
| 1960s | 1,711 tonnes | 578.6 tonnes | 1,133 tonnes | Somalia |
| 1970s | 4,523 tonnes | 1,126 tonnes | 3,397 tonnes | Somalia |
| 1980s | 6,791 tonnes | 1,478 tonnes | 5,313 tonnes | Somalia |
| 1990s | 1,496 tonnes | 2,436 tonnes | 939.19 tonnes | Togo |
| 2000s | 5,044 tonnes | 3,652 tonnes | 1,392 tonnes | Somalia |
| 2010s | 4,680 tonnes | 5,546 tonnes | 866.67 tonnes | Togo |
| 2020s | 5,523 tonnes | 4,870 tonnes | 653.94 tonnes | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global sulphur dioxide (so₂) emissions by world region, Somalia or Togo?
- Somalia, at 6,101 tonnes against 5,436 tonnes in Togo as of 2022.
- What is the difference in global sulphur dioxide (so₂) emissions by world region between Somalia and Togo?
- 665 tonnes, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Togo?
- 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
- How do Somalia and Togo rank globally for global sulphur dioxide (so₂) emissions by world region?
- Somalia ranks 156th and Togo ranks 158th 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.