Hong Kong vs Qatar: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions
Hong Kong
172,497 tonnes
in 2022
Qatar
195,356 tonnes
in 2022
Hong Kong rank
44th
Qatar rank
41st
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions over time
- Hong Kong
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 195,356 tonnes against 172,497 tonnes in Hong Kong, a difference of 22,859 tonnes.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.1 times Hong Kong's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Hong Kong ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 44th and Qatar ranks 41st of 220 countries.
Across the 28 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 25 and Qatar in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 1.14 tonnes | 0.4521 tonnes | 0.6863 tonnes | Hong Kong |
| 1760s | 1.19 tonnes | 0.4676 tonnes | 0.7182 tonnes | Hong Kong |
| 1770s | 1.24 tonnes | 0.4828 tonnes | 0.7524 tonnes | Hong Kong |
| 1780s | 1.29 tonnes | 0.4976 tonnes | 0.7891 tonnes | Hong Kong |
| 1790s | 1.34 tonnes | 0.5118 tonnes | 0.8286 tonnes | Hong Kong |
| 1800s | 1.4 tonnes | 0.525 tonnes | 0.8712 tonnes | Hong Kong |
| 1810s | 1.45 tonnes | 0.5373 tonnes | 0.917 tonnes | Hong Kong |
| 1820s | 1.62 tonnes | 0.5485 tonnes | 1.07 tonnes | Hong Kong |
| 1830s | 1.95 tonnes | 0.5577 tonnes | 1.39 tonnes | Hong Kong |
| 1840s | 2.29 tonnes | 0.5646 tonnes | 1.73 tonnes | Hong Kong |
| 1850s | 4.02 tonnes | 0.5685 tonnes | 3.45 tonnes | Hong Kong |
| 1860s | 7.78 tonnes | 0.5587 tonnes | 7.22 tonnes | Hong Kong |
| 1870s | 10.47 tonnes | 0.533 tonnes | 9.94 tonnes | Hong Kong |
| 1880s | 13.98 tonnes | 0.5038 tonnes | 13.47 tonnes | Hong Kong |
| 1890s | 18.68 tonnes | 0.4706 tonnes | 18.21 tonnes | Hong Kong |
| 1900s | 24.78 tonnes | 0.3848 tonnes | 24.4 tonnes | Hong Kong |
| 1910s | 30.18 tonnes | 0.256 tonnes | 29.93 tonnes | Hong Kong |
| 1920s | 23.86 tonnes | 0.1915 tonnes | 23.67 tonnes | Hong Kong |
| 1930s | 13.08 tonnes | 0.1802 tonnes | 12.9 tonnes | Hong Kong |
| 1940s | 13.28 tonnes | 140.32 tonnes | 127.03 tonnes | Qatar |
| 1950s | 7,780 tonnes | 2,742 tonnes | 5,038 tonnes | Hong Kong |
| 1960s | 15,736 tonnes | 3,139 tonnes | 12,597 tonnes | Hong Kong |
| 1970s | 76,219 tonnes | 14,339 tonnes | 61,879 tonnes | Hong Kong |
| 1980s | 132,311 tonnes | 74,820 tonnes | 57,491 tonnes | Hong Kong |
| 1990s | 213,238 tonnes | 183,957 tonnes | 29,281 tonnes | Hong Kong |
| 2000s | 357,178 tonnes | 365,646 tonnes | 8,468 tonnes | Qatar |
| 2010s | 492,966 tonnes | 324,109 tonnes | 168,857 tonnes | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 160,967 tonnes | 189,623 tonnes | 28,656 tonnes | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions, Hong Kong or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 195,356 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 Qatar?
- 22,859 tonnes, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Qatar?
- 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
- How do Hong Kong and Qatar rank globally for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?
- Hong Kong ranks 44th and Qatar ranks 41st 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.