Japan vs Malaysia: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions
Japan
617,600 tonnes
in 2022
Malaysia
620,594 tonnes
in 2022
Japan rank
26th
Malaysia rank
25th
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions over time
- Japan
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 620,594 tonnes against 617,600 tonnes in Japan, a difference of 2,994 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 26th and Malaysia ranks 25th of 220 countries.
Across the 28 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 27 and Malaysia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 2,023 tonnes | 60.43 tonnes | 1,962 tonnes | Japan |
| 1760s | 2,034 tonnes | 61.34 tonnes | 1,973 tonnes | Japan |
| 1770s | 2,044 tonnes | 62.24 tonnes | 1,982 tonnes | Japan |
| 1780s | 2,054 tonnes | 63.13 tonnes | 1,991 tonnes | Japan |
| 1790s | 2,062 tonnes | 64.01 tonnes | 1,998 tonnes | Japan |
| 1800s | 2,070 tonnes | 64.87 tonnes | 2,005 tonnes | Japan |
| 1810s | 2,075 tonnes | 65.71 tonnes | 2,010 tonnes | Japan |
| 1820s | 2,078 tonnes | 71.37 tonnes | 2,007 tonnes | Japan |
| 1830s | 2,078 tonnes | 86.16 tonnes | 1,992 tonnes | Japan |
| 1840s | 2,585 tonnes | 106.92 tonnes | 2,478 tonnes | Japan |
| 1850s | 3,960 tonnes | 131.52 tonnes | 3,829 tonnes | Japan |
| 1860s | 3,939 tonnes | 161.7 tonnes | 3,778 tonnes | Japan |
| 1870s | 10,139 tonnes | 216.09 tonnes | 9,923 tonnes | Japan |
| 1880s | 31,106 tonnes | 304.39 tonnes | 30,801 tonnes | Japan |
| 1890s | 83,934 tonnes | 464.56 tonnes | 83,470 tonnes | Japan |
| 1900s | 203,431 tonnes | 611.68 tonnes | 202,819 tonnes | Japan |
| 1910s | 386,083 tonnes | 2,052 tonnes | 384,031 tonnes | Japan |
| 1920s | 508,819 tonnes | 15,839 tonnes | 492,980 tonnes | Japan |
| 1930s | 617,506 tonnes | 10,385 tonnes | 607,121 tonnes | Japan |
| 1940s | 584,424 tonnes | 2,972 tonnes | 581,451 tonnes | Japan |
| 1950s | 990,527 tonnes | 13,236 tonnes | 977,291 tonnes | Japan |
| 1960s | 3.55 million tonnes | 62,998 tonnes | 3.49 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1970s | 3.57 million tonnes | 92,588 tonnes | 3.48 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1980s | 1.79 million tonnes | 163,600 tonnes | 1.63 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1990s | 1.34 million tonnes | 267,313 tonnes | 1.07 million tonnes | Japan |
| 2000s | 1.05 million tonnes | 302,154 tonnes | 745,173 tonnes | Japan |
| 2010s | 944,815 tonnes | 548,045 tonnes | 396,769 tonnes | Japan |
| 2020s | 582,927 tonnes | 635,288 tonnes | 52,361 tonnes | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions, Japan or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 620,594 tonnes against 617,600 tonnes in Japan as of 2022.
- What is the difference in coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions between Japan and Malaysia?
- 2,994 tonnes, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Malaysia?
- 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
- How do Japan and Malaysia rank globally for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?
- Japan ranks 26th and Malaysia ranks 25th 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.