Japan vs Thailand: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions
Japan
617,600 tonnes
in 2022
Thailand
597,814 tonnes
in 2022
Japan rank
26th
Thailand rank
27th
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions over time
- Japan
- Thailand
How they compare
Japan currently reports 617,600 tonnes against 597,814 tonnes in Thailand, a difference of 19,786 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 26th and Thailand ranks 27th of 220 countries.
Across the 28 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 26 and Thailand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 2,023 tonnes | 277.88 tonnes | 1,745 tonnes | Japan |
| 1760s | 2,034 tonnes | 282.5 tonnes | 1,751 tonnes | Japan |
| 1770s | 2,044 tonnes | 287.15 tonnes | 1,757 tonnes | Japan |
| 1780s | 2,054 tonnes | 291.81 tonnes | 1,762 tonnes | Japan |
| 1790s | 2,062 tonnes | 296.48 tonnes | 1,766 tonnes | Japan |
| 1800s | 2,070 tonnes | 301.16 tonnes | 1,768 tonnes | Japan |
| 1810s | 2,075 tonnes | 315.16 tonnes | 1,760 tonnes | Japan |
| 1820s | 2,078 tonnes | 321.06 tonnes | 1,757 tonnes | Japan |
| 1830s | 2,078 tonnes | 322.85 tonnes | 1,756 tonnes | Japan |
| 1840s | 2,585 tonnes | 349.55 tonnes | 2,236 tonnes | Japan |
| 1850s | 3,960 tonnes | 374.97 tonnes | 3,585 tonnes | Japan |
| 1860s | 3,939 tonnes | 393.87 tonnes | 3,546 tonnes | Japan |
| 1870s | 10,139 tonnes | 420.11 tonnes | 9,719 tonnes | Japan |
| 1880s | 31,106 tonnes | 457.3 tonnes | 30,649 tonnes | Japan |
| 1890s | 83,934 tonnes | 502.48 tonnes | 83,432 tonnes | Japan |
| 1900s | 203,431 tonnes | 552.31 tonnes | 202,879 tonnes | Japan |
| 1910s | 386,083 tonnes | 644.85 tonnes | 385,438 tonnes | Japan |
| 1920s | 508,819 tonnes | 777.16 tonnes | 508,042 tonnes | Japan |
| 1930s | 617,506 tonnes | 971.52 tonnes | 616,534 tonnes | Japan |
| 1940s | 584,424 tonnes | 1,189 tonnes | 583,235 tonnes | Japan |
| 1950s | 990,527 tonnes | 22,331 tonnes | 968,196 tonnes | Japan |
| 1960s | 3.55 million tonnes | 89,949 tonnes | 3.46 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1970s | 3.57 million tonnes | 318,209 tonnes | 3.25 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1980s | 1.79 million tonnes | 793,106 tonnes | 1.00 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1990s | 1.34 million tonnes | 2.29 million tonnes | 954,205 tonnes | Thailand |
| 2000s | 1.05 million tonnes | 850,680 tonnes | 196,647 tonnes | Japan |
| 2010s | 944,815 tonnes | 761,881 tonnes | 182,934 tonnes | Japan |
| 2020s | 582,927 tonnes | 628,777 tonnes | 45,850 tonnes | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions, Japan or Thailand?
- Japan, at 617,600 tonnes against 597,814 tonnes in Thailand as of 2022.
- What is the difference in coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions between Japan and Thailand?
- 19,786 tonnes, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Thailand?
- 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
- How do Japan and Thailand rank globally for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?
- Japan ranks 26th and Thailand ranks 27th 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.