North Korea vs Netherlands: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions
North Korea
185,582 tonnes
in 2022
Netherlands
213,298 tonnes
in 2022
North Korea rank
42nd
Netherlands rank
40th
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions over time
- North Korea
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 213,298 tonnes against 185,582 tonnes in North Korea, a difference of 27,716 tonnes.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times North Korea's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Netherlands ahead.
North Korea ranks 42nd and Netherlands ranks 40th of 220 countries.
Across the 28 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 27.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 186.26 tonnes | 3,806 tonnes | 3,619 tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1760s | 187.15 tonnes | 3,795 tonnes | 3,608 tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1770s | 187.95 tonnes | 3,784 tonnes | 3,597 tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1780s | 188.63 tonnes | 3,773 tonnes | 3,584 tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1790s | 189.2 tonnes | 3,761 tonnes | 3,572 tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1800s | 189.62 tonnes | 3,806 tonnes | 3,616 tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1810s | 189.9 tonnes | 4,013 tonnes | 3,824 tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1820s | 190.15 tonnes | 4,337 tonnes | 4,146 tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1830s | 189.56 tonnes | 4,679 tonnes | 4,489 tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1840s | 187.73 tonnes | 6,442 tonnes | 6,254 tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1850s | 186.62 tonnes | 9,657 tonnes | 9,470 tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1860s | 186.45 tonnes | 10,462 tonnes | 10,275 tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1870s | 188.94 tonnes | 13,558 tonnes | 13,369 tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1880s | 190.81 tonnes | 23,839 tonnes | 23,648 tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1890s | 187.73 tonnes | 33,563 tonnes | 33,376 tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1900s | 377.46 tonnes | 48,680 tonnes | 48,303 tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1910s | 3,842 tonnes | 61,748 tonnes | 57,906 tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1920s | 12,893 tonnes | 106,409 tonnes | 93,516 tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 42,458 tonnes | 143,934 tonnes | 101,475 tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 61,465 tonnes | 127,088 tonnes | 65,623 tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1950s | 41,592 tonnes | 286,018 tonnes | 244,426 tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 172,627 tonnes | 887,969 tonnes | 715,342 tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 292,845 tonnes | 982,335 tonnes | 689,491 tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 307,791 tonnes | 770,913 tonnes | 463,122 tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 248,406 tonnes | 736,879 tonnes | 488,473 tonnes | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 257,148 tonnes | 847,066 tonnes | 589,919 tonnes | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 208,853 tonnes | 603,672 tonnes | 394,819 tonnes | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 193,532 tonnes | 193,181 tonnes | 351 tonnes | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions, North Korea or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 213,298 tonnes against 185,582 tonnes in North Korea as of 2022.
- What is the difference in coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions between North Korea and Netherlands?
- 27,716 tonnes, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Netherlands?
- 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
- How do North Korea and Netherlands rank globally for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?
- North Korea ranks 42nd and Netherlands ranks 40th 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.