Canada vs Japan: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions
Canada
629,055 tonnes
in 2022
Japan
617,600 tonnes
in 2022
Canada rank
24th
Japan rank
26th
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions over time
- Canada
- Japan
How they compare
Canada currently reports 629,055 tonnes against 617,600 tonnes in Japan, a difference of 11,455 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Japan ahead.
Canada ranks 24th and Japan ranks 26th of 220 countries.
Across the 28 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 18 and Japan in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 228.33 tonnes | 2,023 tonnes | 1,794 tonnes | Japan |
| 1760s | 262.79 tonnes | 2,034 tonnes | 1,771 tonnes | Japan |
| 1770s | 303.7 tonnes | 2,044 tonnes | 1,741 tonnes | Japan |
| 1780s | 369.93 tonnes | 2,054 tonnes | 1,684 tonnes | Japan |
| 1790s | 447.2 tonnes | 2,062 tonnes | 1,615 tonnes | Japan |
| 1800s | 519.31 tonnes | 2,070 tonnes | 1,550 tonnes | Japan |
| 1810s | 654.96 tonnes | 2,075 tonnes | 1,420 tonnes | Japan |
| 1820s | 894.52 tonnes | 2,078 tonnes | 1,183 tonnes | Japan |
| 1830s | 1,228 tonnes | 2,078 tonnes | 850.12 tonnes | Japan |
| 1840s | 1,871 tonnes | 2,585 tonnes | 714.3 tonnes | Japan |
| 1850s | 4,087 tonnes | 3,960 tonnes | 126.85 tonnes | Canada |
| 1860s | 12,409 tonnes | 3,939 tonnes | 8,469 tonnes | Canada |
| 1870s | 23,449 tonnes | 10,139 tonnes | 13,309 tonnes | Canada |
| 1880s | 118,338 tonnes | 31,106 tonnes | 87,233 tonnes | Canada |
| 1890s | 216,463 tonnes | 83,934 tonnes | 132,529 tonnes | Canada |
| 1900s | 574,321 tonnes | 203,431 tonnes | 370,890 tonnes | Canada |
| 1910s | 1.09 million tonnes | 386,083 tonnes | 703,655 tonnes | Canada |
| 1920s | 1.44 million tonnes | 508,819 tonnes | 934,723 tonnes | Canada |
| 1930s | 2.03 million tonnes | 617,506 tonnes | 1.42 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1940s | 2.99 million tonnes | 584,424 tonnes | 2.40 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1950s | 3.23 million tonnes | 990,527 tonnes | 2.24 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1960s | 4.28 million tonnes | 3.55 million tonnes | 728,706 tonnes | Canada |
| 1970s | 5.26 million tonnes | 3.57 million tonnes | 1.69 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1980s | 3.77 million tonnes | 1.79 million tonnes | 1.98 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1990s | 2.68 million tonnes | 1.34 million tonnes | 1.34 million tonnes | Canada |
| 2000s | 2.09 million tonnes | 1.05 million tonnes | 1.04 million tonnes | Canada |
| 2010s | 1.11 million tonnes | 944,815 tonnes | 168,797 tonnes | Canada |
| 2020s | 654,951 tonnes | 582,927 tonnes | 72,025 tonnes | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions, Canada or Japan?
- Canada, at 629,055 tonnes against 617,600 tonnes in Japan as of 2022.
- What is the difference in coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions between Canada and Japan?
- 11,455 tonnes, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Japan?
- 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
- How do Canada and Japan rank globally for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?
- Canada ranks 24th and Japan ranks 26th 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.