Egypt vs Japan: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions
Egypt
563,150 tonnes
in 2022
Japan
617,600 tonnes
in 2022
Egypt rank
28th
Japan rank
26th
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions over time
- Egypt
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 617,600 tonnes against 563,150 tonnes in Egypt, a difference of 54,450 tonnes.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
Across all 273 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 28th and Japan ranks 26th of 220 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 28 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 501.78 tonnes | 2,023 tonnes | 1,521 tonnes | Japan |
| 1760s | 494.57 tonnes | 2,034 tonnes | 1,539 tonnes | Japan |
| 1770s | 487.24 tonnes | 2,044 tonnes | 1,557 tonnes | Japan |
| 1780s | 479.78 tonnes | 2,054 tonnes | 1,574 tonnes | Japan |
| 1790s | 472.17 tonnes | 2,062 tonnes | 1,590 tonnes | Japan |
| 1800s | 464.39 tonnes | 2,070 tonnes | 1,605 tonnes | Japan |
| 1810s | 466.61 tonnes | 2,075 tonnes | 1,609 tonnes | Japan |
| 1820s | 481.14 tonnes | 2,078 tonnes | 1,597 tonnes | Japan |
| 1830s | 495.69 tonnes | 2,078 tonnes | 1,583 tonnes | Japan |
| 1840s | 510.21 tonnes | 2,585 tonnes | 2,075 tonnes | Japan |
| 1850s | 542.83 tonnes | 3,960 tonnes | 3,417 tonnes | Japan |
| 1860s | 617.51 tonnes | 3,939 tonnes | 3,322 tonnes | Japan |
| 1870s | 712.81 tonnes | 10,139 tonnes | 9,426 tonnes | Japan |
| 1880s | 810.63 tonnes | 31,106 tonnes | 30,295 tonnes | Japan |
| 1890s | 916.24 tonnes | 83,934 tonnes | 83,018 tonnes | Japan |
| 1900s | 1,067 tonnes | 203,431 tonnes | 202,364 tonnes | Japan |
| 1910s | 3,713 tonnes | 386,083 tonnes | 382,370 tonnes | Japan |
| 1920s | 6,894 tonnes | 508,819 tonnes | 501,926 tonnes | Japan |
| 1930s | 9,541 tonnes | 617,506 tonnes | 607,964 tonnes | Japan |
| 1940s | 41,774 tonnes | 584,424 tonnes | 542,650 tonnes | Japan |
| 1950s | 96,898 tonnes | 990,527 tonnes | 893,629 tonnes | Japan |
| 1960s | 171,736 tonnes | 3.55 million tonnes | 3.38 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1970s | 235,141 tonnes | 3.57 million tonnes | 3.34 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1980s | 530,654 tonnes | 1.79 million tonnes | 1.26 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1990s | 635,887 tonnes | 1.34 million tonnes | 703,951 tonnes | Japan |
| 2000s | 642,886 tonnes | 1.05 million tonnes | 404,441 tonnes | Japan |
| 2010s | 686,119 tonnes | 944,815 tonnes | 258,696 tonnes | Japan |
| 2020s | 432,272 tonnes | 582,927 tonnes | 150,655 tonnes | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions, Egypt or Japan?
- Japan, at 617,600 tonnes against 563,150 tonnes in Egypt as of 2022.
- What is the difference in coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions between Egypt and Japan?
- 54,450 tonnes, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Japan?
- 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
- How do Egypt and Japan rank globally for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?
- Egypt ranks 28th 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.