North Korea vs Qatar: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions
North Korea
185,582 tonnes
in 2022
Qatar
195,356 tonnes
in 2022
North Korea rank
42nd
Qatar rank
41st
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions over time
- North Korea
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 195,356 tonnes against 185,582 tonnes in North Korea, a difference of 9,774 tonnes.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.1 times North Korea's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 42nd and Qatar ranks 41st of 220 countries.
Across the 28 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 26 and Qatar in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 186.26 tonnes | 0.4521 tonnes | 185.81 tonnes | North Korea |
| 1760s | 187.15 tonnes | 0.4676 tonnes | 186.69 tonnes | North Korea |
| 1770s | 187.95 tonnes | 0.4828 tonnes | 187.46 tonnes | North Korea |
| 1780s | 188.63 tonnes | 0.4976 tonnes | 188.14 tonnes | North Korea |
| 1790s | 189.2 tonnes | 0.5118 tonnes | 188.68 tonnes | North Korea |
| 1800s | 189.62 tonnes | 0.525 tonnes | 189.1 tonnes | North Korea |
| 1810s | 189.9 tonnes | 0.5373 tonnes | 189.36 tonnes | North Korea |
| 1820s | 190.15 tonnes | 0.5485 tonnes | 189.6 tonnes | North Korea |
| 1830s | 189.56 tonnes | 0.5577 tonnes | 189 tonnes | North Korea |
| 1840s | 187.73 tonnes | 0.5646 tonnes | 187.17 tonnes | North Korea |
| 1850s | 186.62 tonnes | 0.5685 tonnes | 186.05 tonnes | North Korea |
| 1860s | 186.45 tonnes | 0.5587 tonnes | 185.9 tonnes | North Korea |
| 1870s | 188.94 tonnes | 0.533 tonnes | 188.41 tonnes | North Korea |
| 1880s | 190.81 tonnes | 0.5038 tonnes | 190.31 tonnes | North Korea |
| 1890s | 187.73 tonnes | 0.4706 tonnes | 187.26 tonnes | North Korea |
| 1900s | 377.46 tonnes | 0.3848 tonnes | 377.07 tonnes | North Korea |
| 1910s | 3,842 tonnes | 0.256 tonnes | 3,841 tonnes | North Korea |
| 1920s | 12,893 tonnes | 0.1915 tonnes | 12,893 tonnes | North Korea |
| 1930s | 42,458 tonnes | 0.1802 tonnes | 42,458 tonnes | North Korea |
| 1940s | 61,465 tonnes | 140.32 tonnes | 61,325 tonnes | North Korea |
| 1950s | 41,592 tonnes | 2,742 tonnes | 38,850 tonnes | North Korea |
| 1960s | 172,627 tonnes | 3,139 tonnes | 169,488 tonnes | North Korea |
| 1970s | 292,845 tonnes | 14,339 tonnes | 278,505 tonnes | North Korea |
| 1980s | 307,791 tonnes | 74,820 tonnes | 232,971 tonnes | North Korea |
| 1990s | 248,406 tonnes | 183,957 tonnes | 64,449 tonnes | North Korea |
| 2000s | 257,148 tonnes | 365,646 tonnes | 108,499 tonnes | Qatar |
| 2010s | 208,853 tonnes | 324,109 tonnes | 115,256 tonnes | Qatar |
| 2020s | 193,532 tonnes | 189,623 tonnes | 3,909 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 Qatar?
- Qatar, at 195,356 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 Qatar?
- 9,774 tonnes, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Qatar?
- 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
- How do North Korea and Qatar rank globally for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?
- North Korea ranks 42nd and Qatar ranks 41st 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.