Egypt vs Malaysia: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions
Egypt
563,150 tonnes
in 2022
Malaysia
620,594 tonnes
in 2022
Egypt rank
28th
Malaysia rank
25th
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions over time
- Egypt
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 620,594 tonnes against 563,150 tonnes in Egypt, a difference of 57,444 tonnes.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 28th and Malaysia ranks 25th of 220 countries.
Across the 28 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 25 and Malaysia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 501.78 tonnes | 60.43 tonnes | 441.36 tonnes | Egypt |
| 1760s | 494.57 tonnes | 61.34 tonnes | 433.23 tonnes | Egypt |
| 1770s | 487.24 tonnes | 62.24 tonnes | 425 tonnes | Egypt |
| 1780s | 479.78 tonnes | 63.13 tonnes | 416.65 tonnes | Egypt |
| 1790s | 472.17 tonnes | 64.01 tonnes | 408.16 tonnes | Egypt |
| 1800s | 464.39 tonnes | 64.87 tonnes | 399.52 tonnes | Egypt |
| 1810s | 466.61 tonnes | 65.71 tonnes | 400.9 tonnes | Egypt |
| 1820s | 481.14 tonnes | 71.37 tonnes | 409.77 tonnes | Egypt |
| 1830s | 495.69 tonnes | 86.16 tonnes | 409.53 tonnes | Egypt |
| 1840s | 510.21 tonnes | 106.92 tonnes | 403.29 tonnes | Egypt |
| 1850s | 542.83 tonnes | 131.52 tonnes | 411.31 tonnes | Egypt |
| 1860s | 617.51 tonnes | 161.7 tonnes | 455.82 tonnes | Egypt |
| 1870s | 712.81 tonnes | 216.09 tonnes | 496.72 tonnes | Egypt |
| 1880s | 810.63 tonnes | 304.39 tonnes | 506.24 tonnes | Egypt |
| 1890s | 916.24 tonnes | 464.56 tonnes | 451.68 tonnes | Egypt |
| 1900s | 1,067 tonnes | 611.68 tonnes | 455.46 tonnes | Egypt |
| 1910s | 3,713 tonnes | 2,052 tonnes | 1,661 tonnes | Egypt |
| 1920s | 6,894 tonnes | 15,839 tonnes | 8,945 tonnes | Malaysia |
| 1930s | 9,541 tonnes | 10,385 tonnes | 843.25 tonnes | Malaysia |
| 1940s | 41,774 tonnes | 2,972 tonnes | 38,802 tonnes | Egypt |
| 1950s | 96,898 tonnes | 13,236 tonnes | 83,662 tonnes | Egypt |
| 1960s | 171,736 tonnes | 62,998 tonnes | 108,738 tonnes | Egypt |
| 1970s | 235,141 tonnes | 92,588 tonnes | 142,553 tonnes | Egypt |
| 1980s | 530,654 tonnes | 163,600 tonnes | 367,054 tonnes | Egypt |
| 1990s | 635,887 tonnes | 267,313 tonnes | 368,574 tonnes | Egypt |
| 2000s | 642,886 tonnes | 302,154 tonnes | 340,731 tonnes | Egypt |
| 2010s | 686,119 tonnes | 548,045 tonnes | 138,074 tonnes | Egypt |
| 2020s | 432,272 tonnes | 635,288 tonnes | 203,016 tonnes | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions, Egypt or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 620,594 tonnes against 563,150 tonnes in Egypt as of 2022.
- What is the difference in coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions between Egypt and Malaysia?
- 57,444 tonnes, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Malaysia?
- 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
- How do Egypt and Malaysia rank globally for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?
- Egypt ranks 28th and Malaysia ranks 25th 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.