Canada vs Thailand: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions
Canada
629,055 tonnes
in 2022
Thailand
597,814 tonnes
in 2022
Canada rank
24th
Thailand rank
27th
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions over time
- Canada
- Thailand
How they compare
Canada currently reports 629,055 tonnes against 597,814 tonnes in Thailand, a difference of 31,241 tonnes.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Thailand's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Thailand ahead.
Canada ranks 24th and Thailand ranks 27th of 220 countries.
Across the 28 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 26 and Thailand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 228.33 tonnes | 277.88 tonnes | 49.55 tonnes | Thailand |
| 1760s | 262.79 tonnes | 282.5 tonnes | 19.72 tonnes | Thailand |
| 1770s | 303.7 tonnes | 287.15 tonnes | 16.56 tonnes | Canada |
| 1780s | 369.93 tonnes | 291.81 tonnes | 78.12 tonnes | Canada |
| 1790s | 447.2 tonnes | 296.48 tonnes | 150.71 tonnes | Canada |
| 1800s | 519.31 tonnes | 301.16 tonnes | 218.15 tonnes | Canada |
| 1810s | 654.96 tonnes | 315.16 tonnes | 339.79 tonnes | Canada |
| 1820s | 894.52 tonnes | 321.06 tonnes | 573.46 tonnes | Canada |
| 1830s | 1,228 tonnes | 322.85 tonnes | 905.52 tonnes | Canada |
| 1840s | 1,871 tonnes | 349.55 tonnes | 1,521 tonnes | Canada |
| 1850s | 4,087 tonnes | 374.97 tonnes | 3,712 tonnes | Canada |
| 1860s | 12,409 tonnes | 393.87 tonnes | 12,015 tonnes | Canada |
| 1870s | 23,449 tonnes | 420.11 tonnes | 23,029 tonnes | Canada |
| 1880s | 118,338 tonnes | 457.3 tonnes | 117,881 tonnes | Canada |
| 1890s | 216,463 tonnes | 502.48 tonnes | 215,961 tonnes | Canada |
| 1900s | 574,321 tonnes | 552.31 tonnes | 573,768 tonnes | Canada |
| 1910s | 1.09 million tonnes | 644.85 tonnes | 1.09 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1920s | 1.44 million tonnes | 777.16 tonnes | 1.44 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1930s | 2.03 million tonnes | 971.52 tonnes | 2.03 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1940s | 2.99 million tonnes | 1,189 tonnes | 2.98 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1950s | 3.23 million tonnes | 22,331 tonnes | 3.21 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1960s | 4.28 million tonnes | 89,949 tonnes | 4.19 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1970s | 5.26 million tonnes | 318,209 tonnes | 4.94 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1980s | 3.77 million tonnes | 793,106 tonnes | 2.98 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1990s | 2.68 million tonnes | 2.29 million tonnes | 382,362 tonnes | Canada |
| 2000s | 2.09 million tonnes | 850,680 tonnes | 1.24 million tonnes | Canada |
| 2010s | 1.11 million tonnes | 761,881 tonnes | 351,731 tonnes | Canada |
| 2020s | 654,951 tonnes | 628,777 tonnes | 26,174 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 Thailand?
- Canada, at 629,055 tonnes against 597,814 tonnes in Thailand as of 2022.
- What is the difference in coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions between Canada and Thailand?
- 31,241 tonnes, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Thailand?
- 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
- How do Canada and Thailand rank globally for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?
- Canada ranks 24th and Thailand ranks 27th 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.