Egypt vs Thailand: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions
Egypt
563,150 tonnes
in 2022
Thailand
597,814 tonnes
in 2022
Egypt rank
28th
Thailand rank
27th
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions over time
- Egypt
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 597,814 tonnes against 563,150 tonnes in Egypt, a difference of 34,664 tonnes.
That makes Thailand'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 Thailand ranks 27th of 220 countries.
Across the 28 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 22 and Thailand in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 501.78 tonnes | 277.88 tonnes | 223.9 tonnes | Egypt |
| 1760s | 494.57 tonnes | 282.5 tonnes | 212.07 tonnes | Egypt |
| 1770s | 487.24 tonnes | 287.15 tonnes | 200.1 tonnes | Egypt |
| 1780s | 479.78 tonnes | 291.81 tonnes | 187.97 tonnes | Egypt |
| 1790s | 472.17 tonnes | 296.48 tonnes | 175.68 tonnes | Egypt |
| 1800s | 464.39 tonnes | 301.16 tonnes | 163.23 tonnes | Egypt |
| 1810s | 466.61 tonnes | 315.16 tonnes | 151.45 tonnes | Egypt |
| 1820s | 481.14 tonnes | 321.06 tonnes | 160.08 tonnes | Egypt |
| 1830s | 495.69 tonnes | 322.85 tonnes | 172.84 tonnes | Egypt |
| 1840s | 510.21 tonnes | 349.55 tonnes | 160.66 tonnes | Egypt |
| 1850s | 542.83 tonnes | 374.97 tonnes | 167.86 tonnes | Egypt |
| 1860s | 617.51 tonnes | 393.87 tonnes | 223.64 tonnes | Egypt |
| 1870s | 712.81 tonnes | 420.11 tonnes | 292.7 tonnes | Egypt |
| 1880s | 810.63 tonnes | 457.3 tonnes | 353.33 tonnes | Egypt |
| 1890s | 916.24 tonnes | 502.48 tonnes | 413.76 tonnes | Egypt |
| 1900s | 1,067 tonnes | 552.31 tonnes | 514.83 tonnes | Egypt |
| 1910s | 3,713 tonnes | 644.85 tonnes | 3,068 tonnes | Egypt |
| 1920s | 6,894 tonnes | 777.16 tonnes | 6,116 tonnes | Egypt |
| 1930s | 9,541 tonnes | 971.52 tonnes | 8,570 tonnes | Egypt |
| 1940s | 41,774 tonnes | 1,189 tonnes | 40,585 tonnes | Egypt |
| 1950s | 96,898 tonnes | 22,331 tonnes | 74,567 tonnes | Egypt |
| 1960s | 171,736 tonnes | 89,949 tonnes | 81,787 tonnes | Egypt |
| 1970s | 235,141 tonnes | 318,209 tonnes | 83,068 tonnes | Thailand |
| 1980s | 530,654 tonnes | 793,106 tonnes | 262,451 tonnes | Thailand |
| 1990s | 635,887 tonnes | 2.29 million tonnes | 1.66 million tonnes | Thailand |
| 2000s | 642,886 tonnes | 850,680 tonnes | 207,794 tonnes | Thailand |
| 2010s | 686,119 tonnes | 761,881 tonnes | 75,761 tonnes | Thailand |
| 2020s | 432,272 tonnes | 628,777 tonnes | 196,505 tonnes | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions, Egypt or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 597,814 tonnes against 563,150 tonnes in Egypt as of 2022.
- What is the difference in coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions between Egypt and Thailand?
- 34,664 tonnes, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Thailand?
- 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
- How do Egypt and Thailand rank globally for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?
- Egypt ranks 28th 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.