Hong Kong, China vs Singapore: Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre

Hong Kong, China
164.28 units per square kilometre
in 2022
Singapore
1,436 units per square kilometre
in 2022
Hong Kong, China rank
3rd
Singapore rank
2nd

Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre over time

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Singapore
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How they compare

Singapore currently reports 1,436 units per square kilometre against 164.28 units per square kilometre in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 1,272 units per square kilometre.

That makes Singapore's figure about 8.7 times Hong Kong, China's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Singapore ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 3rd and Singapore ranks 2nd of 207 countries.

Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China Singapore Difference Ahead
1960s 16.01 units per square kilometre 40.66 units per square kilometre 24.66 units per square kilometre Singapore
1970s 75.36 units per square kilometre 626.39 units per square kilometre 551.03 units per square kilometre Singapore
1980s 133.46 units per square kilometre 1,154 units per square kilometre 1,021 units per square kilometre Singapore
1990s 209.1 units per square kilometre 2,067 units per square kilometre 1,858 units per square kilometre Singapore
2000s 340.17 units per square kilometre 2,506 units per square kilometre 2,166 units per square kilometre Singapore
2010s 469.49 units per square kilometre 3,422 units per square kilometre 2,952 units per square kilometre Singapore
2020s 153.3 units per square kilometre 1,302 units per square kilometre 1,148 units per square kilometre Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre, Hong Kong, China or Singapore?
Singapore, at 1,436 units per square kilometre against 164.28 units per square kilometre in Hong Kong, China as of 2022.
What is the difference in sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre between Hong Kong, China and Singapore?
1,272 units per square kilometre, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Singapore?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Hong Kong, China and Singapore rank globally for sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre?
Hong Kong, China ranks 3rd and Singapore ranks 2nd 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.