Indonesia vs South Africa: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions
Indonesia
3.82 million tonnes
in 2022
South Africa
2.83 million tonnes
in 2022
Indonesia rank
4th
South Africa rank
7th
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions over time
- Indonesia
- South Africa
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 3.82 million tonnes against 2.83 million tonnes in South Africa, a difference of 988,310 tonnes.
That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.3 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Indonesia ahead.
Indonesia ranks 4th and South Africa ranks 7th of 220 countries.
Across the 28 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 14 and South Africa in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 4,690 tonnes | 305.51 tonnes | 4,385 tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1760s | 4,804 tonnes | 314.85 tonnes | 4,489 tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1770s | 4,917 tonnes | 324.95 tonnes | 4,592 tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1780s | 5,028 tonnes | 335.92 tonnes | 4,692 tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1790s | 5,137 tonnes | 347.88 tonnes | 4,789 tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1800s | 5,245 tonnes | 360.96 tonnes | 4,884 tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1810s | 5,350 tonnes | 382.53 tonnes | 4,967 tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1820s | 5,626 tonnes | 415.44 tonnes | 5,211 tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1830s | 6,110 tonnes | 452.74 tonnes | 5,657 tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1840s | 6,587 tonnes | 819.09 tonnes | 5,768 tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1850s | 7,207 tonnes | 1,944 tonnes | 5,264 tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1860s | 8,050 tonnes | 2,549 tonnes | 5,500 tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1870s | 9,104 tonnes | 6,782 tonnes | 2,322 tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1880s | 10,205 tonnes | 14,911 tonnes | 4,706 tonnes | South Africa |
| 1890s | 15,721 tonnes | 46,915 tonnes | 31,194 tonnes | South Africa |
| 1900s | 32,723 tonnes | 110,548 tonnes | 77,825 tonnes | South Africa |
| 1910s | 50,367 tonnes | 242,416 tonnes | 192,050 tonnes | South Africa |
| 1920s | 80,899 tonnes | 290,679 tonnes | 209,780 tonnes | South Africa |
| 1930s | 125,518 tonnes | 300,061 tonnes | 174,543 tonnes | South Africa |
| 1940s | 92,570 tonnes | 495,170 tonnes | 402,600 tonnes | South Africa |
| 1950s | 101,132 tonnes | 651,952 tonnes | 550,821 tonnes | South Africa |
| 1960s | 129,098 tonnes | 911,336 tonnes | 782,238 tonnes | South Africa |
| 1970s | 227,917 tonnes | 1.57 million tonnes | 1.34 million tonnes | South Africa |
| 1980s | 456,158 tonnes | 2.01 million tonnes | 1.56 million tonnes | South Africa |
| 1990s | 904,426 tonnes | 2.35 million tonnes | 1.45 million tonnes | South Africa |
| 2000s | 1.59 million tonnes | 2.92 million tonnes | 1.33 million tonnes | South Africa |
| 2010s | 2.67 million tonnes | 3.25 million tonnes | 578,082 tonnes | South Africa |
| 2020s | 3.42 million tonnes | 2.90 million tonnes | 518,597 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 South Africa?
- Indonesia, at 3.82 million tonnes against 2.83 million tonnes in South Africa as of 2022.
- What is the difference in coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions between Indonesia and South Africa?
- 988,310 tonnes, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and South Africa?
- 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
- How do Indonesia and South Africa rank globally for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?
- Indonesia ranks 4th and South Africa ranks 7th 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.