Hong Kong vs North Korea: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions
Hong Kong
172,497 tonnes
in 2022
North Korea
185,582 tonnes
in 2022
Hong Kong rank
44th
North Korea rank
42nd
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions over time
- Hong Kong
- North Korea
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 185,582 tonnes against 172,497 tonnes in Hong Kong, a difference of 13,085 tonnes.
That makes North Korea's figure about 1.1 times Hong Kong's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was North Korea ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 44th and North Korea ranks 42nd of 220 countries.
Across the 28 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 2 and North Korea in 26.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 1.14 tonnes | 186.26 tonnes | 185.12 tonnes | North Korea |
| 1760s | 1.19 tonnes | 187.15 tonnes | 185.97 tonnes | North Korea |
| 1770s | 1.24 tonnes | 187.95 tonnes | 186.71 tonnes | North Korea |
| 1780s | 1.29 tonnes | 188.63 tonnes | 187.35 tonnes | North Korea |
| 1790s | 1.34 tonnes | 189.2 tonnes | 187.86 tonnes | North Korea |
| 1800s | 1.4 tonnes | 189.62 tonnes | 188.23 tonnes | North Korea |
| 1810s | 1.45 tonnes | 189.9 tonnes | 188.44 tonnes | North Korea |
| 1820s | 1.62 tonnes | 190.15 tonnes | 188.53 tonnes | North Korea |
| 1830s | 1.95 tonnes | 189.56 tonnes | 187.6 tonnes | North Korea |
| 1840s | 2.29 tonnes | 187.73 tonnes | 185.44 tonnes | North Korea |
| 1850s | 4.02 tonnes | 186.62 tonnes | 182.6 tonnes | North Korea |
| 1860s | 7.78 tonnes | 186.45 tonnes | 178.68 tonnes | North Korea |
| 1870s | 10.47 tonnes | 188.94 tonnes | 178.47 tonnes | North Korea |
| 1880s | 13.98 tonnes | 190.81 tonnes | 176.84 tonnes | North Korea |
| 1890s | 18.68 tonnes | 187.73 tonnes | 169.05 tonnes | North Korea |
| 1900s | 24.78 tonnes | 377.46 tonnes | 352.67 tonnes | North Korea |
| 1910s | 30.18 tonnes | 3,842 tonnes | 3,812 tonnes | North Korea |
| 1920s | 23.86 tonnes | 12,893 tonnes | 12,869 tonnes | North Korea |
| 1930s | 13.08 tonnes | 42,458 tonnes | 42,445 tonnes | North Korea |
| 1940s | 13.28 tonnes | 61,465 tonnes | 61,452 tonnes | North Korea |
| 1950s | 7,780 tonnes | 41,592 tonnes | 33,812 tonnes | North Korea |
| 1960s | 15,736 tonnes | 172,627 tonnes | 156,891 tonnes | North Korea |
| 1970s | 76,219 tonnes | 292,845 tonnes | 216,626 tonnes | North Korea |
| 1980s | 132,311 tonnes | 307,791 tonnes | 175,480 tonnes | North Korea |
| 1990s | 213,238 tonnes | 248,406 tonnes | 35,169 tonnes | North Korea |
| 2000s | 357,178 tonnes | 257,148 tonnes | 100,031 tonnes | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 492,966 tonnes | 208,853 tonnes | 284,113 tonnes | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 160,967 tonnes | 193,532 tonnes | 32,565 tonnes | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions, Hong Kong or North Korea?
- North Korea, at 185,582 tonnes against 172,497 tonnes in Hong Kong as of 2022.
- What is the difference in coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions between Hong Kong and North Korea?
- 13,085 tonnes, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and North Korea?
- 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
- How do Hong Kong and North Korea rank globally for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?
- Hong Kong ranks 44th and North Korea 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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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.