Australia vs Singapore: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions
Australia
1.05 million tonnes
in 2022
Singapore
1.03 million tonnes
in 2022
Australia rank
16th
Singapore rank
17th
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions over time
- Australia
- Singapore
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1.05 million tonnes against 1.03 million tonnes in Singapore, a difference of 15,030 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Singapore ahead.
Australia ranks 16th and Singapore ranks 17th of 220 countries.
Across the 28 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 23 and Singapore in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 0 tonnes | 0.0032 tonnes | 0.0032 tonnes | Singapore |
| 1760s | 0 tonnes | 0.0042 tonnes | 0.0042 tonnes | Singapore |
| 1770s | 0 tonnes | 0.0054 tonnes | 0.0054 tonnes | Singapore |
| 1780s | 0.1907 tonnes | 0.007 tonnes | 0.1838 tonnes | Australia |
| 1790s | 0.8604 tonnes | 0.009 tonnes | 0.8514 tonnes | Australia |
| 1800s | 2.84 tonnes | 0.0117 tonnes | 2.83 tonnes | Australia |
| 1810s | 9.7 tonnes | 0.0151 tonnes | 9.68 tonnes | Australia |
| 1820s | 32.28 tonnes | 0.0195 tonnes | 32.26 tonnes | Australia |
| 1830s | 86.55 tonnes | 0.0253 tonnes | 86.52 tonnes | Australia |
| 1840s | 4,328 tonnes | 0.0327 tonnes | 4,328 tonnes | Australia |
| 1850s | 11,528 tonnes | 0.0489 tonnes | 11,528 tonnes | Australia |
| 1860s | 21,444 tonnes | 0.0832 tonnes | 21,444 tonnes | Australia |
| 1870s | 29,690 tonnes | 0.1375 tonnes | 29,690 tonnes | Australia |
| 1880s | 54,168 tonnes | 0.2286 tonnes | 54,167 tonnes | Australia |
| 1890s | 108,236 tonnes | 0.3532 tonnes | 108,236 tonnes | Australia |
| 1900s | 233,104 tonnes | 1.06 tonnes | 233,103 tonnes | Australia |
| 1910s | 299,374 tonnes | 2.97 tonnes | 299,371 tonnes | Australia |
| 1920s | 279,045 tonnes | 6.38 tonnes | 279,038 tonnes | Australia |
| 1930s | 380,043 tonnes | 11.67 tonnes | 380,031 tonnes | Australia |
| 1940s | 437,264 tonnes | 19.12 tonnes | 437,245 tonnes | Australia |
| 1950s | 662,520 tonnes | 22,384 tonnes | 640,135 tonnes | Australia |
| 1960s | 1.07 million tonnes | 25,513 tonnes | 1.04 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1970s | 1.48 million tonnes | 419,678 tonnes | 1.06 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1980s | 1.54 million tonnes | 773,380 tonnes | 767,960 tonnes | Australia |
| 1990s | 1.58 million tonnes | 1.38 million tonnes | 190,304 tonnes | Australia |
| 2000s | 1.41 million tonnes | 1.72 million tonnes | 313,387 tonnes | Singapore |
| 2010s | 1.21 million tonnes | 2.43 million tonnes | 1.22 million tonnes | Singapore |
| 2020s | 1.02 million tonnes | 934,623 tonnes | 87,987 tonnes | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions, Australia or Singapore?
- Australia, at 1.05 million tonnes against 1.03 million tonnes in Singapore as of 2022.
- What is the difference in coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions between Australia and Singapore?
- 15,030 tonnes, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Singapore?
- 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
- How do Australia and Singapore rank globally for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?
- Australia ranks 16th and Singapore ranks 17th of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Sulfur dioxide (SO₂) is an air pollutant formed from the burning of fuels that contain sulfur, such as coal. SO₂ is one of the main chemicals that forms acid rain.