Brazil vs Vietnam: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions
Brazil
1.13 million tonnes
in 2022
Vietnam
1.29 million tonnes
in 2022
Brazil rank
13th
Vietnam rank
12th
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions over time
- Brazil
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 1.29 million tonnes against 1.13 million tonnes in Brazil, a difference of 155,020 tonnes.
That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Vietnam ahead.
Brazil ranks 13th and Vietnam ranks 12th of 220 countries.
Across the 28 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 12 and Vietnam in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 360.36 tonnes | 3,314 tonnes | 2,954 tonnes | Vietnam |
| 1760s | 391.45 tonnes | 3,369 tonnes | 2,978 tonnes | Vietnam |
| 1770s | 425.83 tonnes | 3,424 tonnes | 2,999 tonnes | Vietnam |
| 1780s | 464.04 tonnes | 3,480 tonnes | 3,016 tonnes | Vietnam |
| 1790s | 506.77 tonnes | 3,535 tonnes | 3,029 tonnes | Vietnam |
| 1800s | 586.46 tonnes | 3,591 tonnes | 3,004 tonnes | Vietnam |
| 1810s | 716.97 tonnes | 3,646 tonnes | 2,929 tonnes | Vietnam |
| 1820s | 886.96 tonnes | 3,760 tonnes | 2,873 tonnes | Vietnam |
| 1830s | 1,089 tonnes | 4,049 tonnes | 2,959 tonnes | Vietnam |
| 1840s | 1,288 tonnes | 4,480 tonnes | 3,193 tonnes | Vietnam |
| 1850s | 1,501 tonnes | 4,976 tonnes | 3,475 tonnes | Vietnam |
| 1860s | 1,745 tonnes | 5,563 tonnes | 3,818 tonnes | Vietnam |
| 1870s | 2,054 tonnes | 6,624 tonnes | 4,570 tonnes | Vietnam |
| 1880s | 2,470 tonnes | 7,192 tonnes | 4,722 tonnes | Vietnam |
| 1890s | 3,014 tonnes | 7,809 tonnes | 4,795 tonnes | Vietnam |
| 1900s | 39,259 tonnes | 8,464 tonnes | 30,796 tonnes | Brazil |
| 1910s | 54,629 tonnes | 8,940 tonnes | 45,689 tonnes | Brazil |
| 1920s | 63,120 tonnes | 9,578 tonnes | 53,542 tonnes | Brazil |
| 1930s | 61,439 tonnes | 9,756 tonnes | 51,682 tonnes | Brazil |
| 1940s | 73,103 tonnes | 11,283 tonnes | 61,820 tonnes | Brazil |
| 1950s | 203,000 tonnes | 28,361 tonnes | 174,639 tonnes | Brazil |
| 1960s | 369,618 tonnes | 93,406 tonnes | 276,211 tonnes | Brazil |
| 1970s | 958,663 tonnes | 163,753 tonnes | 794,910 tonnes | Brazil |
| 1980s | 1.25 million tonnes | 244,140 tonnes | 1.00 million tonnes | Brazil |
| 1990s | 1.58 million tonnes | 451,786 tonnes | 1.13 million tonnes | Brazil |
| 2000s | 1.61 million tonnes | 433,792 tonnes | 1.18 million tonnes | Brazil |
| 2010s | 1.51 million tonnes | 808,198 tonnes | 704,815 tonnes | Brazil |
| 2020s | 1.18 million tonnes | 1.35 million tonnes | 168,350 tonnes | Vietnam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions, Brazil or Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 1.29 million tonnes against 1.13 million tonnes in Brazil as of 2022.
- What is the difference in coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions between Brazil and Vietnam?
- 155,020 tonnes, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Vietnam?
- 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
- How do Brazil and Vietnam rank globally for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?
- Brazil ranks 13th and Vietnam ranks 12th 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.