Brazil vs Kazakhstan: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions
Brazil
1.13 million tonnes
in 2022
Kazakhstan
1.06 million tonnes
in 2022
Brazil rank
13th
Kazakhstan rank
15th
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions over time
- Brazil
- Kazakhstan
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 1.13 million tonnes against 1.06 million tonnes in Kazakhstan, a difference of 74,190 tonnes.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Kazakhstan's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 13th and Kazakhstan ranks 15th of 220 countries.
Across the 28 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 15 and Kazakhstan in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Kazakhstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 360.36 tonnes | 55.87 tonnes | 304.49 tonnes | Brazil |
| 1760s | 391.45 tonnes | 57.94 tonnes | 333.51 tonnes | Brazil |
| 1770s | 425.83 tonnes | 60.08 tonnes | 365.74 tonnes | Brazil |
| 1780s | 464.04 tonnes | 65.56 tonnes | 398.47 tonnes | Brazil |
| 1790s | 506.77 tonnes | 68.21 tonnes | 438.56 tonnes | Brazil |
| 1800s | 586.46 tonnes | 70.91 tonnes | 515.55 tonnes | Brazil |
| 1810s | 716.97 tonnes | 71.69 tonnes | 645.29 tonnes | Brazil |
| 1820s | 886.96 tonnes | 72.74 tonnes | 814.23 tonnes | Brazil |
| 1830s | 1,089 tonnes | 79.08 tonnes | 1,010 tonnes | Brazil |
| 1840s | 1,288 tonnes | 73.49 tonnes | 1,214 tonnes | Brazil |
| 1850s | 1,501 tonnes | 166.08 tonnes | 1,335 tonnes | Brazil |
| 1860s | 1,745 tonnes | 1,107 tonnes | 638.41 tonnes | Brazil |
| 1870s | 2,054 tonnes | 4,690 tonnes | 2,636 tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1880s | 2,470 tonnes | 11,766 tonnes | 9,297 tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1890s | 3,014 tonnes | 28,126 tonnes | 25,112 tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1900s | 39,259 tonnes | 57,560 tonnes | 18,300 tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1910s | 54,629 tonnes | 72,151 tonnes | 17,522 tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1920s | 63,120 tonnes | 58,574 tonnes | 4,546 tonnes | Brazil |
| 1930s | 61,439 tonnes | 407,987 tonnes | 346,548 tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1940s | 73,103 tonnes | 675,089 tonnes | 601,986 tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1950s | 203,000 tonnes | 1.59 million tonnes | 1.38 million tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1960s | 369,618 tonnes | 2.53 million tonnes | 2.16 million tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1970s | 958,663 tonnes | 3.46 million tonnes | 2.50 million tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1980s | 1.25 million tonnes | 3.36 million tonnes | 2.11 million tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1990s | 1.58 million tonnes | 2.67 million tonnes | 1.09 million tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 2000s | 1.61 million tonnes | 2.26 million tonnes | 649,883 tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 2010s | 1.51 million tonnes | 1.05 million tonnes | 458,858 tonnes | Brazil |
| 2020s | 1.18 million tonnes | 1.03 million tonnes | 153,341 tonnes | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions, Brazil or Kazakhstan?
- Brazil, at 1.13 million tonnes against 1.06 million tonnes in Kazakhstan as of 2022.
- What is the difference in coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions between Brazil and Kazakhstan?
- 74,190 tonnes, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Kazakhstan?
- 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
- How do Brazil and Kazakhstan rank globally for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?
- Brazil ranks 13th and Kazakhstan ranks 15th 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.