South Korea vs Turkey: Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre

South Korea
3.69 units per square kilometre
in 2022
Turkey
3.89 units per square kilometre
in 2022
South Korea rank
31st
Turkey rank
28th

Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre over time

  • South Korea
  • Turkey
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How they compare

Turkey currently reports 3.89 units per square kilometre against 3.69 units per square kilometre in South Korea, a difference of 0.2 units per square kilometre.

That makes Turkey's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Korea ahead.

South Korea ranks 31st and Turkey ranks 28th of 207 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 6 and Turkey in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Turkey Difference Ahead
1960s 2.63 units per square kilometre 0.3582 units per square kilometre 2.27 units per square kilometre South Korea
1970s 9.46 units per square kilometre 0.8903 units per square kilometre 8.57 units per square kilometre South Korea
1980s 12.63 units per square kilometre 1.65 units per square kilometre 10.98 units per square kilometre South Korea
1990s 13.57 units per square kilometre 2.59 units per square kilometre 10.99 units per square kilometre South Korea
2000s 9.8 units per square kilometre 2.91 units per square kilometre 6.88 units per square kilometre South Korea
2010s 7.83 units per square kilometre 3.2 units per square kilometre 4.63 units per square kilometre South Korea
2020s 3.55 units per square kilometre 3.77 units per square kilometre 0.2177 units per square kilometre Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre, South Korea or Turkey?
Turkey, at 3.89 units per square kilometre against 3.69 units per square kilometre in South Korea as of 2022.
What is the difference in sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre between South Korea and Turkey?
0.2 units per square kilometre, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Turkey?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do South Korea and Turkey rank globally for sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre?
South Korea ranks 31st and Turkey ranks 28th 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.