China vs Indonesia: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions
China
10.38 million tonnes
in 2022
Indonesia
3.82 million tonnes
in 2022
China rank
2nd
Indonesia rank
4th
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions over time
- China
- Indonesia
How they compare
China currently reports 10.38 million tonnes against 3.82 million tonnes in Indonesia, a difference of 6.57 million tonnes.
That makes China's figure about 2.7 times Indonesia's.
Across all 273 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 2nd and Indonesia ranks 4th of 220 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 28 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 39,014 tonnes | 4,690 tonnes | 34,324 tonnes | China |
| 1760s | 39,850 tonnes | 4,804 tonnes | 35,045 tonnes | China |
| 1770s | 44,723 tonnes | 4,917 tonnes | 39,806 tonnes | China |
| 1780s | 51,397 tonnes | 5,028 tonnes | 46,369 tonnes | China |
| 1790s | 51,375 tonnes | 5,137 tonnes | 46,238 tonnes | China |
| 1800s | 52,652 tonnes | 5,245 tonnes | 47,407 tonnes | China |
| 1810s | 55,823 tonnes | 5,350 tonnes | 50,474 tonnes | China |
| 1820s | 57,130 tonnes | 5,626 tonnes | 51,504 tonnes | China |
| 1830s | 59,229 tonnes | 6,110 tonnes | 53,119 tonnes | China |
| 1840s | 59,188 tonnes | 6,587 tonnes | 52,601 tonnes | China |
| 1850s | 56,868 tonnes | 7,207 tonnes | 49,661 tonnes | China |
| 1860s | 52,919 tonnes | 8,050 tonnes | 44,870 tonnes | China |
| 1870s | 52,082 tonnes | 9,104 tonnes | 42,979 tonnes | China |
| 1880s | 53,628 tonnes | 10,205 tonnes | 43,423 tonnes | China |
| 1890s | 55,993 tonnes | 15,721 tonnes | 40,272 tonnes | China |
| 1900s | 215,149 tonnes | 32,723 tonnes | 182,426 tonnes | China |
| 1910s | 346,509 tonnes | 50,367 tonnes | 296,142 tonnes | China |
| 1920s | 532,917 tonnes | 80,899 tonnes | 452,018 tonnes | China |
| 1930s | 751,472 tonnes | 125,518 tonnes | 625,954 tonnes | China |
| 1940s | 945,440 tonnes | 92,570 tonnes | 852,870 tonnes | China |
| 1950s | 2.69 million tonnes | 101,132 tonnes | 2.59 million tonnes | China |
| 1960s | 5.02 million tonnes | 129,098 tonnes | 4.89 million tonnes | China |
| 1970s | 9.25 million tonnes | 227,917 tonnes | 9.02 million tonnes | China |
| 1980s | 14.35 million tonnes | 456,158 tonnes | 13.90 million tonnes | China |
| 1990s | 20.28 million tonnes | 904,426 tonnes | 19.38 million tonnes | China |
| 2000s | 30.68 million tonnes | 1.59 million tonnes | 29.09 million tonnes | China |
| 2010s | 21.86 million tonnes | 2.67 million tonnes | 19.19 million tonnes | China |
| 2020s | 10.38 million tonnes | 3.42 million tonnes | 6.95 million tonnes | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions, China or Indonesia?
- China, at 10.38 million tonnes against 3.82 million tonnes in Indonesia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions between China and Indonesia?
- 6.57 million tonnes, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Indonesia?
- 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
- How do China and Indonesia rank globally for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?
- China ranks 2nd and Indonesia ranks 4th 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.