What is the difference in coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions between North Korea and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?

5,207 tonnes, with North Korea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?

273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.

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.

North Korea vs Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions

North Korea

185,582 tonnes

in 2022

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

180,375 tonnes

in 2022

North Korea rank

42nd

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank

43rd

Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions over time

North Korea
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

How they compare

North Korea currently reports 185,582 tonnes against 180,375 tonnes in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, a difference of 5,207 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was North Korea ahead.

North Korea ranks 42nd and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 43rd of 220 countries.

Across the 28 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 18 and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade	North Korea	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1750s	186.26 tonnes	35.81 tonnes	150.45 tonnes	North Korea
1760s	187.15 tonnes	36.75 tonnes	150.4 tonnes	North Korea
1770s	187.95 tonnes	37.69 tonnes	150.25 tonnes	North Korea
1780s	188.63 tonnes	38.62 tonnes	150.01 tonnes	North Korea
1790s	189.2 tonnes	39.53 tonnes	149.66 tonnes	North Korea
1800s	189.62 tonnes	40.42 tonnes	149.2 tonnes	North Korea
1810s	189.9 tonnes	44.79 tonnes	145.1 tonnes	North Korea
1820s	190.15 tonnes	54.18 tonnes	135.97 tonnes	North Korea
1830s	189.56 tonnes	65.44 tonnes	124.12 tonnes	North Korea
1840s	187.73 tonnes	78.88 tonnes	108.85 tonnes	North Korea
1850s	186.62 tonnes	96.14 tonnes	90.48 tonnes	North Korea
1860s	186.45 tonnes	110.22 tonnes	76.24 tonnes	North Korea
1870s	188.94 tonnes	126.92 tonnes	62.02 tonnes	North Korea
1880s	190.81 tonnes	151.05 tonnes	39.76 tonnes	North Korea
1890s	187.73 tonnes	174.39 tonnes	13.35 tonnes	North Korea
1900s	377.46 tonnes	214.63 tonnes	162.83 tonnes	North Korea
1910s	3,842 tonnes	3,021 tonnes	820.25 tonnes	North Korea
1920s	12,893 tonnes	19,885 tonnes	6,992 tonnes	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1930s	42,458 tonnes	47,838 tonnes	5,379 tonnes	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1940s	61,465 tonnes	81,406 tonnes	19,941 tonnes	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1950s	41,592 tonnes	185,686 tonnes	144,094 tonnes	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1960s	172,627 tonnes	243,799 tonnes	71,172 tonnes	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1970s	292,845 tonnes	378,926 tonnes	86,081 tonnes	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1980s	307,791 tonnes	421,248 tonnes	113,457 tonnes	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1990s	248,406 tonnes	390,020 tonnes	141,614 tonnes	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
2000s	257,148 tonnes	494,117 tonnes	236,969 tonnes	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
2010s	208,853 tonnes	540,816 tonnes	331,963 tonnes	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
2020s	193,532 tonnes	163,483 tonnes	30,049 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 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: North Korea, at 185,582 tonnes against 180,375 tonnes in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of as of 2022.
What is the difference in coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions between North Korea and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: 5,207 tonnes, with North Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
How do North Korea and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank globally for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?: North Korea ranks 42nd and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 43rd 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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Indicator: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions
Unit: tonnes
Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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.