India vs Indonesia: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions
India
11.28 million tonnes
in 2022
Indonesia
3.82 million tonnes
in 2022
India rank
1st
Indonesia rank
4th
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions over time
- India
- Indonesia
How they compare
India currently reports 11.28 million tonnes against 3.82 million tonnes in Indonesia, a difference of 7.47 million tonnes.
That makes India's figure about 3.0 times Indonesia's.
Across all 273 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
India ranks 1st and Indonesia ranks 4th of 220 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 28 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 35,094 tonnes | 4,690 tonnes | 30,404 tonnes | India |
| 1760s | 35,717 tonnes | 4,804 tonnes | 30,913 tonnes | India |
| 1770s | 36,343 tonnes | 4,917 tonnes | 31,426 tonnes | India |
| 1780s | 36,968 tonnes | 5,028 tonnes | 31,940 tonnes | India |
| 1790s | 37,593 tonnes | 5,137 tonnes | 32,456 tonnes | India |
| 1800s | 38,215 tonnes | 5,245 tonnes | 32,971 tonnes | India |
| 1810s | 38,833 tonnes | 5,350 tonnes | 33,483 tonnes | India |
| 1820s | 39,578 tonnes | 5,626 tonnes | 33,952 tonnes | India |
| 1830s | 40,834 tonnes | 6,110 tonnes | 34,724 tonnes | India |
| 1840s | 42,541 tonnes | 6,587 tonnes | 35,954 tonnes | India |
| 1850s | 45,748 tonnes | 7,207 tonnes | 38,541 tonnes | India |
| 1860s | 51,551 tonnes | 8,050 tonnes | 43,501 tonnes | India |
| 1870s | 54,830 tonnes | 9,104 tonnes | 45,727 tonnes | India |
| 1880s | 79,564 tonnes | 10,205 tonnes | 69,359 tonnes | India |
| 1890s | 127,101 tonnes | 15,721 tonnes | 111,380 tonnes | India |
| 1900s | 278,391 tonnes | 32,723 tonnes | 245,668 tonnes | India |
| 1910s | 443,523 tonnes | 50,367 tonnes | 393,156 tonnes | India |
| 1920s | 415,422 tonnes | 80,899 tonnes | 334,523 tonnes | India |
| 1930s | 362,573 tonnes | 125,518 tonnes | 237,054 tonnes | India |
| 1940s | 433,506 tonnes | 92,570 tonnes | 340,936 tonnes | India |
| 1950s | 541,979 tonnes | 101,132 tonnes | 440,847 tonnes | India |
| 1960s | 945,813 tonnes | 129,098 tonnes | 816,715 tonnes | India |
| 1970s | 1.46 million tonnes | 227,917 tonnes | 1.24 million tonnes | India |
| 1980s | 2.35 million tonnes | 456,158 tonnes | 1.90 million tonnes | India |
| 1990s | 3.71 million tonnes | 904,426 tonnes | 2.80 million tonnes | India |
| 2000s | 5.86 million tonnes | 1.59 million tonnes | 4.27 million tonnes | India |
| 2010s | 9.54 million tonnes | 2.67 million tonnes | 6.87 million tonnes | India |
| 2020s | 10.58 million tonnes | 3.42 million tonnes | 7.15 million tonnes | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions, India or Indonesia?
- India, at 11.28 million tonnes against 3.82 million tonnes in Indonesia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions between India and Indonesia?
- 7.47 million tonnes, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Indonesia?
- 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
- How do India and Indonesia rank globally for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?
- India ranks 1st and Indonesia ranks 4th 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.