Which has higher coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions, Hong Kong, China or Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, at 180,375 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 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?

7,878 tonnes, with Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Venezuela, Bolivarian 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 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions

Hong Kong, China

172,497 tonnes

in 2022

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

180,375 tonnes

in 2022

Hong Kong, China rank

44th

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank

43rd

Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions over time

Hong Kong, China
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

How they compare

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of currently reports 180,375 tonnes against 172,497 tonnes in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 7,878 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 44th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 43rd of 220 countries.

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 28 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Hong Kong, China	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1750s	1.14 tonnes	35.81 tonnes	34.67 tonnes	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1760s	1.19 tonnes	36.75 tonnes	35.57 tonnes	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1770s	1.24 tonnes	37.69 tonnes	36.46 tonnes	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1780s	1.29 tonnes	38.62 tonnes	37.34 tonnes	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1790s	1.34 tonnes	39.53 tonnes	38.19 tonnes	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1800s	1.4 tonnes	40.42 tonnes	39.02 tonnes	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1810s	1.45 tonnes	44.79 tonnes	43.34 tonnes	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1820s	1.62 tonnes	54.18 tonnes	52.56 tonnes	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1830s	1.95 tonnes	65.44 tonnes	63.49 tonnes	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1840s	2.29 tonnes	78.88 tonnes	76.59 tonnes	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1850s	4.02 tonnes	96.14 tonnes	92.12 tonnes	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1860s	7.78 tonnes	110.22 tonnes	102.44 tonnes	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1870s	10.47 tonnes	126.92 tonnes	116.45 tonnes	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1880s	13.98 tonnes	151.05 tonnes	137.08 tonnes	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1890s	18.68 tonnes	174.39 tonnes	155.71 tonnes	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1900s	24.78 tonnes	214.63 tonnes	189.85 tonnes	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1910s	30.18 tonnes	3,021 tonnes	2,991 tonnes	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1920s	23.86 tonnes	19,885 tonnes	19,861 tonnes	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1930s	13.08 tonnes	47,838 tonnes	47,825 tonnes	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1940s	13.28 tonnes	81,406 tonnes	81,393 tonnes	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1950s	7,780 tonnes	185,686 tonnes	177,906 tonnes	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1960s	15,736 tonnes	243,799 tonnes	228,063 tonnes	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1970s	76,219 tonnes	378,926 tonnes	302,707 tonnes	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1980s	132,311 tonnes	421,248 tonnes	288,937 tonnes	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1990s	213,238 tonnes	390,020 tonnes	176,782 tonnes	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
2000s	357,178 tonnes	494,117 tonnes	136,938 tonnes	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
2010s	492,966 tonnes	540,816 tonnes	47,850 tonnes	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
2020s	160,967 tonnes	163,483 tonnes	2,516 tonnes	Venezuela, Bolivarian 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 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, at 180,375 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 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: 7,878 tonnes, with Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
How do Hong Kong, China and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank globally for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?: Hong Kong, China ranks 44th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 43rd 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.