Which has higher coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions, Hong Kong, China or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 185,582 tonnes against 172,497 tonnes in Hong Kong, China as of 2022.

What is the difference in coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions between Hong Kong, China and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?

13,085 tonnes, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?

273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.

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.

Hong Kong, China vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions

Hong Kong, China

172,497 tonnes

in 2022

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

185,582 tonnes

in 2022

Hong Kong, China rank

44th

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank

42nd

Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions over time

Hong Kong, China
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

How they compare

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 185,582 tonnes against 172,497 tonnes in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 13,085 tonnes.

That makes Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's figure about 1.1 times Hong Kong, China's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 44th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 42nd of 220 countries.

Across the 28 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 2 and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of in 26.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Hong Kong, China	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1750s	1.14 tonnes	186.26 tonnes	185.12 tonnes	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1760s	1.19 tonnes	187.15 tonnes	185.97 tonnes	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1770s	1.24 tonnes	187.95 tonnes	186.71 tonnes	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1780s	1.29 tonnes	188.63 tonnes	187.35 tonnes	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1790s	1.34 tonnes	189.2 tonnes	187.86 tonnes	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1800s	1.4 tonnes	189.62 tonnes	188.23 tonnes	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1810s	1.45 tonnes	189.9 tonnes	188.44 tonnes	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1820s	1.62 tonnes	190.15 tonnes	188.53 tonnes	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1830s	1.95 tonnes	189.56 tonnes	187.6 tonnes	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1840s	2.29 tonnes	187.73 tonnes	185.44 tonnes	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1850s	4.02 tonnes	186.62 tonnes	182.6 tonnes	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1860s	7.78 tonnes	186.45 tonnes	178.68 tonnes	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1870s	10.47 tonnes	188.94 tonnes	178.47 tonnes	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1880s	13.98 tonnes	190.81 tonnes	176.84 tonnes	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1890s	18.68 tonnes	187.73 tonnes	169.05 tonnes	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1900s	24.78 tonnes	377.46 tonnes	352.67 tonnes	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1910s	30.18 tonnes	3,842 tonnes	3,812 tonnes	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1920s	23.86 tonnes	12,893 tonnes	12,869 tonnes	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1930s	13.08 tonnes	42,458 tonnes	42,445 tonnes	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1940s	13.28 tonnes	61,465 tonnes	61,452 tonnes	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1950s	7,780 tonnes	41,592 tonnes	33,812 tonnes	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1960s	15,736 tonnes	172,627 tonnes	156,891 tonnes	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1970s	76,219 tonnes	292,845 tonnes	216,626 tonnes	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1980s	132,311 tonnes	307,791 tonnes	175,480 tonnes	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1990s	213,238 tonnes	248,406 tonnes	35,169 tonnes	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2000s	357,178 tonnes	257,148 tonnes	100,031 tonnes	Hong Kong, China
2010s	492,966 tonnes	208,853 tonnes	284,113 tonnes	Hong Kong, China
2020s	160,967 tonnes	193,532 tonnes	32,565 tonnes	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions, Hong Kong, China or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?: Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 185,582 tonnes against 172,497 tonnes in Hong Kong, China as of 2022.
What is the difference in coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions between Hong Kong, China and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?: 13,085 tonnes, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?: 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
How do Hong Kong, China and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?: Hong Kong, China ranks 44th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 42nd 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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Indicator: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions
Unit: tonnes
Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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.