China vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita

China
0.0074 units per person
in 2022
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
0.007 units per person
in 2022
China rank
87th
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
90th

Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita over time

  • China
  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
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How they compare

China currently reports 0.0074 units per person against 0.007 units per person in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 0.0004 units per person.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was China ahead.

China ranks 87th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 90th of 207 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0071 units per person 0.0131 units per person 0.006 units per person Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1970s 0.0102 units per person 0.0175 units per person 0.0073 units per person Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1980s 0.0137 units per person 0.0158 units per person 0.0021 units per person Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1990s 0.0169 units per person 0.0111 units per person 0.0058 units per person China
2000s 0.0236 units per person 0.0106 units per person 0.013 units per person China
2010s 0.016 units per person 0.0082 units per person 0.0078 units per person China
2020s 0.0073 units per person 0.0074 units per person 0 units per person Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita, China or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
China, at 0.0074 units per person against 0.007 units per person in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2022.
What is the difference in sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita between China and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
0.0004 units per person, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do China and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita?
China ranks 87th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 90th of 207 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
207 places, 13,011 data points, 1960–2022
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Sulphur dioxide and coal divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.