Indonesia vs Saudi Arabia: Sulphur dioxide and coal

Indonesia
3.82 million
in 2022
Saudi Arabia
3.46 million
in 2022
Indonesia rank
4th
Saudi Arabia rank
5th

Sulphur dioxide and coal over time

  • Indonesia
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 3.82 million against 3.46 million in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 356,220.

That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.

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

Indonesia ranks 4th and Saudi Arabia ranks 5th of 216 countries.

Across the 28 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 23 and Saudi Arabia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Indonesia Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1750s 4,690 88.89 4,601 Indonesia
1760s 4,804 90.44 4,714 Indonesia
1770s 4,917 91.99 4,825 Indonesia
1780s 5,028 93.54 4,934 Indonesia
1790s 5,137 95.08 5,042 Indonesia
1800s 5,245 96.61 5,148 Indonesia
1810s 5,350 98.12 5,252 Indonesia
1820s 5,626 100.09 5,526 Indonesia
1830s 6,110 102.15 6,008 Indonesia
1840s 6,587 103.59 6,484 Indonesia
1850s 7,207 104.97 7,102 Indonesia
1860s 8,050 106.31 7,943 Indonesia
1870s 9,104 108.11 8,996 Indonesia
1880s 10,205 110.64 10,095 Indonesia
1890s 15,721 113.29 15,608 Indonesia
1900s 32,723 102.19 32,621 Indonesia
1910s 50,367 73.82 50,293 Indonesia
1920s 80,899 45.32 80,853 Indonesia
1930s 125,518 893.84 124,624 Indonesia
1940s 92,570 50,803 41,767 Indonesia
1950s 101,132 46,409 54,722 Indonesia
1960s 129,098 114,232 14,866 Indonesia
1970s 227,917 965,716 737,799 Saudi Arabia
1980s 456,158 1.38 million 927,417 Saudi Arabia
1990s 904,426 1.75 million 845,444 Saudi Arabia
2000s 1.59 million 2.37 million 778,029 Saudi Arabia
2010s 2.67 million 3.50 million 834,954 Saudi Arabia
2020s 3.42 million 3.16 million 259,307 Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sulphur dioxide and coal, Indonesia or Saudi Arabia?
Indonesia, at 3.82 million against 3.46 million in Saudi Arabia as of 2022.
What is the difference in sulphur dioxide and coal between Indonesia and Saudi Arabia?
356,220, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Saudi Arabia?
273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
How do Indonesia and Saudi Arabia rank globally for sulphur dioxide and coal?
Indonesia ranks 4th and Saudi Arabia ranks 5th of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Sulphur dioxide and coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Sulphur dioxide and coal
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
Last refreshed