China vs Thailand: Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre

China
1.11 units per square kilometre
in 2022
Thailand
1.17 units per square kilometre
in 2022
China rank
65th
Thailand rank
63rd

Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre over time

  • China
  • Thailand
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How they compare

Thailand currently reports 1.17 units per square kilometre against 1.11 units per square kilometre in China, a difference of 0.06 units per square kilometre.

That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times China's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China ahead.

China ranks 65th and Thailand ranks 63rd of 207 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 4 and Thailand in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Thailand Difference Ahead
1960s 0.5031 units per square kilometre 0.1862 units per square kilometre 0.3169 units per square kilometre China
1970s 0.9854 units per square kilometre 0.6229 units per square kilometre 0.3626 units per square kilometre China
1980s 1.53 units per square kilometre 1.55 units per square kilometre 0.0235 units per square kilometre Thailand
1990s 2.16 units per square kilometre 4.49 units per square kilometre 2.33 units per square kilometre Thailand
2000s 3.27 units per square kilometre 1.67 units per square kilometre 1.6 units per square kilometre China
2010s 2.33 units per square kilometre 1.49 units per square kilometre 0.8374 units per square kilometre China
2020s 1.11 units per square kilometre 1.23 units per square kilometre 0.1256 units per square kilometre Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre, China or Thailand?
Thailand, at 1.17 units per square kilometre against 1.11 units per square kilometre in China as of 2022.
What is the difference in sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre between China and Thailand?
0.06 units per square kilometre, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Thailand?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do China and Thailand rank globally for sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre?
China ranks 65th and Thailand ranks 63rd of 207 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre. 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 square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
207 places, 11,657 data points, 1961–2022
Last refreshed

Sulphur dioxide and coal divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.