Indonesia vs Turkey: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions
Indonesia
3.82 million tonnes
in 2022
Turkey
2.99 million tonnes
in 2022
Indonesia rank
4th
Turkey rank
6th
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions over time
- Indonesia
- Turkey
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 3.82 million tonnes against 2.99 million tonnes in Turkey, a difference of 824,730 tonnes.
That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.3 times Turkey's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Indonesia ahead.
Indonesia ranks 4th and Turkey ranks 6th of 220 countries.
Across the 28 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 22 and Turkey in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 4,690 tonnes | 1,152 tonnes | 3,539 tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1760s | 4,804 tonnes | 1,165 tonnes | 3,639 tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1770s | 4,917 tonnes | 1,179 tonnes | 3,738 tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1780s | 5,028 tonnes | 1,192 tonnes | 3,836 tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1790s | 5,137 tonnes | 1,205 tonnes | 3,932 tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1800s | 5,245 tonnes | 1,218 tonnes | 4,027 tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1810s | 5,350 tonnes | 1,230 tonnes | 4,120 tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1820s | 5,626 tonnes | 1,253 tonnes | 4,373 tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1830s | 6,110 tonnes | 1,290 tonnes | 4,820 tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1840s | 6,587 tonnes | 1,937 tonnes | 4,651 tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1850s | 7,207 tonnes | 3,651 tonnes | 3,556 tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1860s | 8,050 tonnes | 4,666 tonnes | 3,384 tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1870s | 9,104 tonnes | 6,178 tonnes | 2,925 tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1880s | 10,205 tonnes | 5,755 tonnes | 4,450 tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1890s | 15,721 tonnes | 8,101 tonnes | 7,620 tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1900s | 32,723 tonnes | 16,629 tonnes | 16,094 tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1910s | 50,367 tonnes | 14,116 tonnes | 36,250 tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1920s | 80,899 tonnes | 23,111 tonnes | 57,787 tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1930s | 125,518 tonnes | 46,642 tonnes | 78,876 tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1940s | 92,570 tonnes | 82,039 tonnes | 10,531 tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1950s | 101,132 tonnes | 149,965 tonnes | 48,834 tonnes | Turkey |
| 1960s | 129,098 tonnes | 268,024 tonnes | 138,926 tonnes | Turkey |
| 1970s | 227,917 tonnes | 685,206 tonnes | 457,289 tonnes | Turkey |
| 1980s | 456,158 tonnes | 1.27 million tonnes | 815,055 tonnes | Turkey |
| 1990s | 904,426 tonnes | 1.99 million tonnes | 1.09 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 2000s | 1.59 million tonnes | 2.24 million tonnes | 652,457 tonnes | Turkey |
| 2010s | 2.67 million tonnes | 2.46 million tonnes | 207,236 tonnes | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 3.42 million tonnes | 2.90 million tonnes | 519,047 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 Turkey?
- Indonesia, at 3.82 million tonnes against 2.99 million tonnes in Turkey as of 2022.
- What is the difference in coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions between Indonesia and Turkey?
- 824,730 tonnes, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Turkey?
- 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
- How do Indonesia and Turkey rank globally for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?
- Indonesia ranks 4th and Turkey ranks 6th 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.