Kuwait vs Thailand: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions
Kuwait
448,963 tonnes
in 2022
Thailand
597,814 tonnes
in 2022
Kuwait rank
29th
Thailand rank
27th
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions over time
- Kuwait
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 597,814 tonnes against 448,963 tonnes in Kuwait, a difference of 148,851 tonnes.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.3 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Thailand ahead.
Kuwait ranks 29th and Thailand ranks 27th of 220 countries.
Across the 28 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 2 and Thailand in 26.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 2.87 tonnes | 277.88 tonnes | 275.02 tonnes | Thailand |
| 1760s | 2.98 tonnes | 282.5 tonnes | 279.52 tonnes | Thailand |
| 1770s | 3.09 tonnes | 287.15 tonnes | 284.06 tonnes | Thailand |
| 1780s | 3.2 tonnes | 291.81 tonnes | 288.61 tonnes | Thailand |
| 1790s | 3.31 tonnes | 296.48 tonnes | 293.17 tonnes | Thailand |
| 1800s | 3.42 tonnes | 301.16 tonnes | 297.74 tonnes | Thailand |
| 1810s | 3.53 tonnes | 315.16 tonnes | 311.63 tonnes | Thailand |
| 1820s | 3.64 tonnes | 321.06 tonnes | 317.42 tonnes | Thailand |
| 1830s | 3.74 tonnes | 322.85 tonnes | 319.11 tonnes | Thailand |
| 1840s | 3.83 tonnes | 349.55 tonnes | 345.71 tonnes | Thailand |
| 1850s | 3.92 tonnes | 374.97 tonnes | 371.05 tonnes | Thailand |
| 1860s | 3.92 tonnes | 393.87 tonnes | 389.95 tonnes | Thailand |
| 1870s | 3.82 tonnes | 420.11 tonnes | 416.3 tonnes | Thailand |
| 1880s | 3.7 tonnes | 457.3 tonnes | 453.6 tonnes | Thailand |
| 1890s | 3.56 tonnes | 502.48 tonnes | 498.92 tonnes | Thailand |
| 1900s | 3.02 tonnes | 552.31 tonnes | 549.29 tonnes | Thailand |
| 1910s | 2.1 tonnes | 644.85 tonnes | 642.75 tonnes | Thailand |
| 1920s | 1.45 tonnes | 777.16 tonnes | 775.71 tonnes | Thailand |
| 1930s | 1.02 tonnes | 971.52 tonnes | 970.5 tonnes | Thailand |
| 1940s | 1,203 tonnes | 1,189 tonnes | 14.14 tonnes | Kuwait |
| 1950s | 25,262 tonnes | 22,331 tonnes | 2,931 tonnes | Kuwait |
| 1960s | 31,743 tonnes | 89,949 tonnes | 58,207 tonnes | Thailand |
| 1970s | 147,983 tonnes | 318,209 tonnes | 170,226 tonnes | Thailand |
| 1980s | 253,604 tonnes | 793,106 tonnes | 539,502 tonnes | Thailand |
| 1990s | 179,891 tonnes | 2.29 million tonnes | 2.11 million tonnes | Thailand |
| 2000s | 480,231 tonnes | 850,680 tonnes | 370,448 tonnes | Thailand |
| 2010s | 470,567 tonnes | 761,881 tonnes | 291,313 tonnes | Thailand |
| 2020s | 417,125 tonnes | 628,777 tonnes | 211,652 tonnes | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions, Kuwait or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 597,814 tonnes against 448,963 tonnes in Kuwait as of 2022.
- What is the difference in coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions between Kuwait and Thailand?
- 148,851 tonnes, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Thailand?
- 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
- How do Kuwait and Thailand rank globally for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?
- Kuwait ranks 29th and Thailand ranks 27th 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.