Kazakhstan vs Singapore: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions
Kazakhstan
1.06 million tonnes
in 2022
Singapore
1.03 million tonnes
in 2022
Kazakhstan rank
15th
Singapore rank
17th
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions over time
- Kazakhstan
- Singapore
How they compare
Kazakhstan currently reports 1.06 million tonnes against 1.03 million tonnes in Singapore, a difference of 28,070 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Kazakhstan ahead.
Kazakhstan ranks 15th and Singapore ranks 17th of 220 countries.
Across the 28 decades both report, Kazakhstan averaged higher in 27 and Singapore in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kazakhstan | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 55.87 tonnes | 0.0032 tonnes | 55.86 tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1760s | 57.94 tonnes | 0.0042 tonnes | 57.93 tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1770s | 60.08 tonnes | 0.0054 tonnes | 60.08 tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1780s | 65.56 tonnes | 0.007 tonnes | 65.56 tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1790s | 68.21 tonnes | 0.009 tonnes | 68.2 tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1800s | 70.91 tonnes | 0.0117 tonnes | 70.9 tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1810s | 71.69 tonnes | 0.0151 tonnes | 71.67 tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1820s | 72.74 tonnes | 0.0195 tonnes | 72.72 tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1830s | 79.08 tonnes | 0.0253 tonnes | 79.06 tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1840s | 73.49 tonnes | 0.0327 tonnes | 73.46 tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1850s | 166.08 tonnes | 0.0489 tonnes | 166.03 tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1860s | 1,107 tonnes | 0.0832 tonnes | 1,107 tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1870s | 4,690 tonnes | 0.1375 tonnes | 4,690 tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1880s | 11,766 tonnes | 0.2286 tonnes | 11,766 tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1890s | 28,126 tonnes | 0.3532 tonnes | 28,125 tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1900s | 57,560 tonnes | 1.06 tonnes | 57,559 tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1910s | 72,151 tonnes | 2.97 tonnes | 72,148 tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1920s | 58,574 tonnes | 6.38 tonnes | 58,568 tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1930s | 407,987 tonnes | 11.67 tonnes | 407,975 tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1940s | 675,089 tonnes | 19.12 tonnes | 675,070 tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1950s | 1.59 million tonnes | 22,384 tonnes | 1.56 million tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1960s | 2.53 million tonnes | 25,513 tonnes | 2.51 million tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1970s | 3.46 million tonnes | 419,678 tonnes | 3.04 million tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1980s | 3.36 million tonnes | 773,380 tonnes | 2.58 million tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1990s | 2.67 million tonnes | 1.38 million tonnes | 1.28 million tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 2000s | 2.26 million tonnes | 1.72 million tonnes | 539,948 tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 2010s | 1.05 million tonnes | 2.43 million tonnes | 1.37 million tonnes | Singapore |
| 2020s | 1.03 million tonnes | 934,623 tonnes | 92,776 tonnes | Kazakhstan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions, Kazakhstan or Singapore?
- Kazakhstan, at 1.06 million tonnes against 1.03 million tonnes in Singapore as of 2022.
- What is the difference in coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions between Kazakhstan and Singapore?
- 28,070 tonnes, with Kazakhstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Singapore?
- 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
- How do Kazakhstan and Singapore rank globally for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?
- Kazakhstan ranks 15th and Singapore ranks 17th 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.