Cambodia vs New Zealand: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions

Cambodia
60,772 tonnes
in 2022
New Zealand
65,892 tonnes
in 2022
Cambodia rank
81st
New Zealand rank
78th

Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions over time

  • Cambodia
  • New Zealand
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k175018862022

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 65,892 tonnes against 60,772 tonnes in Cambodia, a difference of 5,120 tonnes.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Cambodia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Cambodia ahead.

Cambodia ranks 81st and New Zealand ranks 78th of 220 countries.

Across the 28 decades both report, Cambodia averaged higher in 13 and New Zealand in 15.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cambodia New Zealand Difference Ahead
1750s 1,600 tonnes 4.97 tonnes 1,595 tonnes Cambodia
1760s 1,630 tonnes 5.77 tonnes 1,624 tonnes Cambodia
1770s 1,660 tonnes 6.69 tonnes 1,653 tonnes Cambodia
1780s 1,691 tonnes 7.75 tonnes 1,683 tonnes Cambodia
1790s 1,721 tonnes 8.97 tonnes 1,712 tonnes Cambodia
1800s 1,752 tonnes 10.37 tonnes 1,742 tonnes Cambodia
1810s 1,783 tonnes 11.97 tonnes 1,771 tonnes Cambodia
1820s 1,813 tonnes 13.78 tonnes 1,799 tonnes Cambodia
1830s 1,846 tonnes 15.83 tonnes 1,830 tonnes Cambodia
1840s 1,883 tonnes 18.13 tonnes 1,865 tonnes Cambodia
1850s 1,972 tonnes 23.78 tonnes 1,948 tonnes Cambodia
1860s 2,133 tonnes 46.92 tonnes 2,086 tonnes Cambodia
1870s 2,347 tonnes 886.13 tonnes 1,461 tonnes Cambodia
1880s 2,520 tonnes 9,813 tonnes 7,293 tonnes New Zealand
1890s 2,704 tonnes 15,947 tonnes 13,243 tonnes New Zealand
1900s 2,896 tonnes 32,518 tonnes 29,621 tonnes New Zealand
1910s 3,104 tonnes 43,811 tonnes 40,707 tonnes New Zealand
1920s 3,110 tonnes 35,596 tonnes 32,486 tonnes New Zealand
1930s 2,797 tonnes 35,338 tonnes 32,541 tonnes New Zealand
1940s 2,425 tonnes 44,773 tonnes 42,348 tonnes New Zealand
1950s 2,815 tonnes 61,503 tonnes 58,688 tonnes New Zealand
1960s 5,247 tonnes 81,590 tonnes 76,343 tonnes New Zealand
1970s 3,600 tonnes 102,876 tonnes 99,276 tonnes New Zealand
1980s 5,607 tonnes 80,247 tonnes 74,640 tonnes New Zealand
1990s 12,773 tonnes 74,072 tonnes 61,299 tonnes New Zealand
2000s 24,824 tonnes 89,577 tonnes 64,752 tonnes New Zealand
2010s 38,948 tonnes 83,037 tonnes 44,089 tonnes New Zealand
2020s 60,873 tonnes 69,046 tonnes 8,173 tonnes New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions, Cambodia or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 65,892 tonnes against 60,772 tonnes in Cambodia as of 2022.
What is the difference in coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions between Cambodia and New Zealand?
5,120 tonnes, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and New Zealand?
273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
How do Cambodia and New Zealand rank globally for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?
Cambodia ranks 81st and New Zealand ranks 78th 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
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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.