What is the difference in coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?

47,132 tonnes, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?

273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.

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.

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions

Bosnia and Herzegovina

232,714 tonnes

in 2022

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

185,582 tonnes

in 2022

Bosnia and Herzegovina rank

39th

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank

42nd

Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions over time

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

How they compare

Bosnia and Herzegovina currently reports 232,714 tonnes against 185,582 tonnes in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 47,132 tonnes.

That makes Bosnia and Herzegovina's figure about 1.3 times Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's.

The two have swapped places 23 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 39th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 42nd of 220 countries.

Across the 28 decades both report, Bosnia and Herzegovina averaged higher in 7 and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of in 21.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1750s	27.59 tonnes	186.26 tonnes	158.68 tonnes	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1760s	28.71 tonnes	187.15 tonnes	158.44 tonnes	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1770s	29.89 tonnes	187.95 tonnes	158.06 tonnes	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1780s	31.11 tonnes	188.63 tonnes	157.53 tonnes	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1790s	32.37 tonnes	189.2 tonnes	156.82 tonnes	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1800s	33.7 tonnes	189.62 tonnes	155.93 tonnes	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1810s	35.38 tonnes	189.9 tonnes	154.52 tonnes	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1820s	37.52 tonnes	190.15 tonnes	152.63 tonnes	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1830s	39.76 tonnes	189.56 tonnes	149.79 tonnes	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1840s	42.08 tonnes	187.73 tonnes	145.66 tonnes	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1850s	46.37 tonnes	186.62 tonnes	140.25 tonnes	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1860s	54.51 tonnes	186.45 tonnes	131.94 tonnes	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1870s	65.1 tonnes	188.94 tonnes	123.84 tonnes	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1880s	92.19 tonnes	190.81 tonnes	98.62 tonnes	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1890s	1,721 tonnes	187.73 tonnes	1,534 tonnes	Bosnia and Herzegovina
1900s	5,589 tonnes	377.46 tonnes	5,211 tonnes	Bosnia and Herzegovina
1910s	5,997 tonnes	3,842 tonnes	2,155 tonnes	Bosnia and Herzegovina
1920s	33,872 tonnes	12,893 tonnes	20,979 tonnes	Bosnia and Herzegovina
1930s	38,094 tonnes	42,458 tonnes	4,365 tonnes	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1940s	33,345 tonnes	61,465 tonnes	28,119 tonnes	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1950s	90,860 tonnes	41,592 tonnes	49,267 tonnes	Bosnia and Herzegovina
1960s	171,083 tonnes	172,627 tonnes	1,544 tonnes	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1970s	246,255 tonnes	292,845 tonnes	46,590 tonnes	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1980s	293,440 tonnes	307,791 tonnes	14,351 tonnes	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1990s	181,161 tonnes	248,406 tonnes	67,245 tonnes	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2000s	187,579 tonnes	257,148 tonnes	69,568 tonnes	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2010s	231,337 tonnes	208,853 tonnes	22,484 tonnes	Bosnia and Herzegovina
2020s	237,063 tonnes	193,532 tonnes	43,531 tonnes	Bosnia and Herzegovina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?: Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 232,714 tonnes against 185,582 tonnes in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2022.
What is the difference in coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?: 47,132 tonnes, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?: 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?: Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 39th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 42nd 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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Indicator: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions
Unit: tonnes
Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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.