Kazakhstan vs Peru: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions
Kazakhstan
1.06 million tonnes
in 2022
Peru
1.11 million tonnes
in 2022
Kazakhstan rank
15th
Peru rank
14th
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions over time
- Kazakhstan
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 1.11 million tonnes against 1.06 million tonnes in Kazakhstan, a difference of 48,430 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Peru ahead.
Kazakhstan ranks 15th and Peru ranks 14th of 220 countries.
Across the 28 decades both report, Kazakhstan averaged higher in 13 and Peru in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kazakhstan | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 55.87 tonnes | 129.7 tonnes | 73.83 tonnes | Peru |
| 1760s | 57.94 tonnes | 135.58 tonnes | 77.65 tonnes | Peru |
| 1770s | 60.08 tonnes | 141.63 tonnes | 81.55 tonnes | Peru |
| 1780s | 65.56 tonnes | 147.83 tonnes | 82.26 tonnes | Peru |
| 1790s | 68.21 tonnes | 154.16 tonnes | 85.95 tonnes | Peru |
| 1800s | 70.91 tonnes | 160.6 tonnes | 89.69 tonnes | Peru |
| 1810s | 71.69 tonnes | 167.13 tonnes | 95.45 tonnes | Peru |
| 1820s | 72.74 tonnes | 182.14 tonnes | 109.4 tonnes | Peru |
| 1830s | 79.08 tonnes | 207.13 tonnes | 128.04 tonnes | Peru |
| 1840s | 73.49 tonnes | 233.04 tonnes | 159.55 tonnes | Peru |
| 1850s | 166.08 tonnes | 265.66 tonnes | 99.58 tonnes | Peru |
| 1860s | 1,107 tonnes | 306.99 tonnes | 799.87 tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1870s | 4,690 tonnes | 354.92 tonnes | 4,335 tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1880s | 11,766 tonnes | 1,950 tonnes | 9,816 tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1890s | 28,126 tonnes | 5,759 tonnes | 22,367 tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1900s | 57,560 tonnes | 31,357 tonnes | 26,203 tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1910s | 72,151 tonnes | 78,385 tonnes | 6,234 tonnes | Peru |
| 1920s | 58,574 tonnes | 120,807 tonnes | 62,233 tonnes | Peru |
| 1930s | 407,987 tonnes | 115,857 tonnes | 292,129 tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1940s | 675,089 tonnes | 107,769 tonnes | 567,320 tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1950s | 1.59 million tonnes | 131,176 tonnes | 1.45 million tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1960s | 2.53 million tonnes | 499,135 tonnes | 2.04 million tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1970s | 3.46 million tonnes | 698,139 tonnes | 2.76 million tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1980s | 3.36 million tonnes | 891,442 tonnes | 2.46 million tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1990s | 2.67 million tonnes | 1.03 million tonnes | 1.64 million tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 2000s | 2.26 million tonnes | 1.12 million tonnes | 1.15 million tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 2010s | 1.05 million tonnes | 1.10 million tonnes | 47,886 tonnes | Peru |
| 2020s | 1.03 million tonnes | 1.12 million tonnes | 93,384 tonnes | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions, Kazakhstan or Peru?
- Peru, at 1.11 million tonnes against 1.06 million tonnes in Kazakhstan as of 2022.
- What is the difference in coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions between Kazakhstan and Peru?
- 48,430 tonnes, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Peru?
- 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
- How do Kazakhstan and Peru rank globally for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?
- Kazakhstan ranks 15th and Peru ranks 14th 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.