Indonesia vs Saudi Arabia: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions
Indonesia
3.82 million tonnes
in 2022
Saudi Arabia
3.46 million tonnes
in 2022
Indonesia rank
4th
Saudi Arabia rank
5th
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions over time
- Indonesia
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 3.82 million tonnes against 3.46 million tonnes in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 356,220 tonnes.
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 220 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 tonnes | 88.89 tonnes | 4,601 tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1760s | 4,804 tonnes | 90.44 tonnes | 4,714 tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1770s | 4,917 tonnes | 91.99 tonnes | 4,825 tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1780s | 5,028 tonnes | 93.54 tonnes | 4,934 tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1790s | 5,137 tonnes | 95.08 tonnes | 5,042 tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1800s | 5,245 tonnes | 96.61 tonnes | 5,148 tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1810s | 5,350 tonnes | 98.12 tonnes | 5,252 tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1820s | 5,626 tonnes | 100.09 tonnes | 5,526 tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1830s | 6,110 tonnes | 102.15 tonnes | 6,008 tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1840s | 6,587 tonnes | 103.59 tonnes | 6,484 tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1850s | 7,207 tonnes | 104.97 tonnes | 7,102 tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1860s | 8,050 tonnes | 106.31 tonnes | 7,943 tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1870s | 9,104 tonnes | 108.11 tonnes | 8,996 tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1880s | 10,205 tonnes | 110.64 tonnes | 10,095 tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1890s | 15,721 tonnes | 113.29 tonnes | 15,608 tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1900s | 32,723 tonnes | 102.19 tonnes | 32,621 tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1910s | 50,367 tonnes | 73.82 tonnes | 50,293 tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1920s | 80,899 tonnes | 45.32 tonnes | 80,853 tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1930s | 125,518 tonnes | 893.84 tonnes | 124,624 tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1940s | 92,570 tonnes | 50,803 tonnes | 41,767 tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1950s | 101,132 tonnes | 46,409 tonnes | 54,722 tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1960s | 129,098 tonnes | 114,232 tonnes | 14,866 tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1970s | 227,917 tonnes | 965,716 tonnes | 737,799 tonnes | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 456,158 tonnes | 1.38 million tonnes | 927,417 tonnes | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 904,426 tonnes | 1.75 million tonnes | 845,444 tonnes | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 1.59 million tonnes | 2.37 million tonnes | 778,029 tonnes | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 2.67 million tonnes | 3.50 million tonnes | 834,954 tonnes | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 3.42 million tonnes | 3.16 million tonnes | 259,307 tonnes | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions, Indonesia or Saudi Arabia?
- Indonesia, at 3.82 million tonnes against 3.46 million tonnes in Saudi Arabia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions between Indonesia and Saudi Arabia?
- 356,220 tonnes, 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 coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?
- Indonesia ranks 4th and Saudi Arabia ranks 5th 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.