Chile vs Thailand: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions
Chile
410,897 tonnes
in 2022
Thailand
597,814 tonnes
in 2022
Chile rank
30th
Thailand rank
27th
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions over time
- Chile
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 597,814 tonnes against 410,897 tonnes in Chile, a difference of 186,917 tonnes.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.5 times Chile's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Thailand ahead.
Chile ranks 30th and Thailand ranks 27th of 220 countries.
Across the 28 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 18 and Thailand in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 101.94 tonnes | 277.88 tonnes | 175.94 tonnes | Thailand |
| 1760s | 107.82 tonnes | 282.5 tonnes | 174.68 tonnes | Thailand |
| 1770s | 113.92 tonnes | 287.15 tonnes | 173.23 tonnes | Thailand |
| 1780s | 120.22 tonnes | 291.81 tonnes | 171.59 tonnes | Thailand |
| 1790s | 126.69 tonnes | 296.48 tonnes | 169.8 tonnes | Thailand |
| 1800s | 133.3 tonnes | 301.16 tonnes | 167.86 tonnes | Thailand |
| 1810s | 142.22 tonnes | 315.16 tonnes | 172.94 tonnes | Thailand |
| 1820s | 154.15 tonnes | 321.06 tonnes | 166.91 tonnes | Thailand |
| 1830s | 6,365 tonnes | 322.85 tonnes | 6,042 tonnes | Chile |
| 1840s | 20,163 tonnes | 349.55 tonnes | 19,813 tonnes | Chile |
| 1850s | 36,108 tonnes | 374.97 tonnes | 35,733 tonnes | Chile |
| 1860s | 52,952 tonnes | 393.87 tonnes | 52,558 tonnes | Chile |
| 1870s | 64,112 tonnes | 420.11 tonnes | 63,692 tonnes | Chile |
| 1880s | 64,296 tonnes | 457.3 tonnes | 63,839 tonnes | Chile |
| 1890s | 53,133 tonnes | 502.48 tonnes | 52,631 tonnes | Chile |
| 1900s | 79,368 tonnes | 552.31 tonnes | 78,816 tonnes | Chile |
| 1910s | 150,455 tonnes | 644.85 tonnes | 149,811 tonnes | Chile |
| 1920s | 457,401 tonnes | 777.16 tonnes | 456,624 tonnes | Chile |
| 1930s | 561,742 tonnes | 971.52 tonnes | 560,770 tonnes | Chile |
| 1940s | 1.03 million tonnes | 1,189 tonnes | 1.03 million tonnes | Chile |
| 1950s | 931,018 tonnes | 22,331 tonnes | 908,687 tonnes | Chile |
| 1960s | 1.31 million tonnes | 89,949 tonnes | 1.22 million tonnes | Chile |
| 1970s | 1.73 million tonnes | 318,209 tonnes | 1.41 million tonnes | Chile |
| 1980s | 2.31 million tonnes | 793,106 tonnes | 1.52 million tonnes | Chile |
| 1990s | 2.34 million tonnes | 2.29 million tonnes | 43,026 tonnes | Chile |
| 2000s | 1.36 million tonnes | 850,680 tonnes | 510,353 tonnes | Chile |
| 2010s | 562,399 tonnes | 761,881 tonnes | 199,482 tonnes | Thailand |
| 2020s | 453,584 tonnes | 628,777 tonnes | 175,193 tonnes | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions, Chile or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 597,814 tonnes against 410,897 tonnes in Chile as of 2022.
- What is the difference in coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions between Chile and Thailand?
- 186,917 tonnes, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Thailand?
- 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
- How do Chile and Thailand rank globally for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?
- Chile ranks 30th 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.