Hong Kong vs Israel: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions
Hong Kong
172,497 tonnes
in 2022
Israel
169,703 tonnes
in 2022
Hong Kong rank
44th
Israel rank
46th
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions over time
- Hong Kong
- Israel
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 172,497 tonnes against 169,703 tonnes in Israel, a difference of 2,794 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Israel ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 44th and Israel ranks 46th of 220 countries.
Across the 28 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 2 and Israel in 26.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 1.14 tonnes | 23.43 tonnes | 22.29 tonnes | Israel |
| 1760s | 1.19 tonnes | 24.32 tonnes | 23.13 tonnes | Israel |
| 1770s | 1.24 tonnes | 25.2 tonnes | 23.97 tonnes | Israel |
| 1780s | 1.29 tonnes | 26.08 tonnes | 24.79 tonnes | Israel |
| 1790s | 1.34 tonnes | 26.95 tonnes | 25.61 tonnes | Israel |
| 1800s | 1.4 tonnes | 27.79 tonnes | 26.4 tonnes | Israel |
| 1810s | 1.45 tonnes | 28.62 tonnes | 27.17 tonnes | Israel |
| 1820s | 1.62 tonnes | 29.42 tonnes | 27.8 tonnes | Israel |
| 1830s | 1.95 tonnes | 30.16 tonnes | 28.21 tonnes | Israel |
| 1840s | 2.29 tonnes | 30.83 tonnes | 28.54 tonnes | Israel |
| 1850s | 4.02 tonnes | 31.39 tonnes | 27.37 tonnes | Israel |
| 1860s | 7.78 tonnes | 31.26 tonnes | 23.48 tonnes | Israel |
| 1870s | 10.47 tonnes | 30.3 tonnes | 19.83 tonnes | Israel |
| 1880s | 13.98 tonnes | 29.2 tonnes | 15.22 tonnes | Israel |
| 1890s | 18.68 tonnes | 27.94 tonnes | 9.26 tonnes | Israel |
| 1900s | 24.78 tonnes | 26.98 tonnes | 2.2 tonnes | Israel |
| 1910s | 30.18 tonnes | 28.06 tonnes | 2.12 tonnes | Hong Kong |
| 1920s | 23.86 tonnes | 31.74 tonnes | 7.88 tonnes | Israel |
| 1930s | 13.08 tonnes | 65.42 tonnes | 52.34 tonnes | Israel |
| 1940s | 13.28 tonnes | 92.85 tonnes | 79.56 tonnes | Israel |
| 1950s | 7,780 tonnes | 39,543 tonnes | 31,763 tonnes | Israel |
| 1960s | 15,736 tonnes | 101,097 tonnes | 85,362 tonnes | Israel |
| 1970s | 76,219 tonnes | 190,334 tonnes | 114,115 tonnes | Israel |
| 1980s | 132,311 tonnes | 252,110 tonnes | 119,799 tonnes | Israel |
| 1990s | 213,238 tonnes | 378,666 tonnes | 165,428 tonnes | Israel |
| 2000s | 357,178 tonnes | 443,078 tonnes | 85,900 tonnes | Israel |
| 2010s | 492,966 tonnes | 296,046 tonnes | 196,920 tonnes | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 160,967 tonnes | 171,653 tonnes | 10,686 tonnes | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions, Hong Kong or Israel?
- Hong Kong, at 172,497 tonnes against 169,703 tonnes in Israel as of 2022.
- What is the difference in coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions between Hong Kong and Israel?
- 2,794 tonnes, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Israel?
- 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
- How do Hong Kong and Israel rank globally for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?
- Hong Kong ranks 44th and Israel ranks 46th 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.