Korea, Democratic People's Republic of vs Saudi Arabia: Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1.54 units per square kilometre
in 2022
Saudi Arabia
1.61 units per square kilometre
in 2022
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
53rd
Saudi Arabia rank
52nd

Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre over time

  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
  • Saudi Arabia
0123196119912022

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 1.61 units per square kilometre against 1.54 units per square kilometre in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 0.07 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 53rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 52nd of 207 countries.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1960s 1.48 units per square kilometre 0.0557 units per square kilometre 1.42 units per square kilometre Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1970s 2.43 units per square kilometre 0.4492 units per square kilometre 1.98 units per square kilometre Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1980s 2.56 units per square kilometre 0.6436 units per square kilometre 1.91 units per square kilometre Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1990s 2.06 units per square kilometre 0.814 units per square kilometre 1.25 units per square kilometre Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2000s 2.14 units per square kilometre 1.1 units per square kilometre 1.03 units per square kilometre Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2010s 1.73 units per square kilometre 1.63 units per square kilometre 0.1041 units per square kilometre Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2020s 1.61 units per square kilometre 1.47 units per square kilometre 0.1359 units per square kilometre 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 square kilometre, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 1.61 units per square kilometre against 1.54 units per square kilometre in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2022.
What is the difference in sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre between Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Saudi Arabia?
0.07 units per square kilometre, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Saudi Arabia?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Saudi Arabia rank globally for sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 53rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 52nd 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of vs Saudi Arabia: Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 08 September 2026, from https://energy.statizoid.com/compare/sulphur-dioxide-and-coal-per-square-kilometre/korea-dem-people-s-rep/saudi-arabia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://energy.statizoid.com/compare/sulphur-dioxide-and-coal-per-square-kilometre/korea-dem-people-s-rep/saudi-arabia/">Korea, Democratic People&#x27;s Republic of vs Saudi Arabia: Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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.