Malaysia vs Serbia: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions
Malaysia
620,594 tonnes
in 2022
Serbia
642,734 tonnes
in 2022
Malaysia rank
25th
Serbia rank
23rd
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions over time
- Malaysia
- Serbia
How they compare
Serbia currently reports 642,734 tonnes against 620,594 tonnes in Malaysia, a difference of 22,140 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Serbia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 25th and Serbia ranks 23rd of 220 countries.
Across the 28 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 5 and Serbia in 23.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Serbia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 60.43 tonnes | 68.07 tonnes | 7.65 tonnes | Serbia |
| 1760s | 61.34 tonnes | 70.61 tonnes | 9.27 tonnes | Serbia |
| 1770s | 62.24 tonnes | 73.22 tonnes | 10.98 tonnes | Serbia |
| 1780s | 63.13 tonnes | 75.9 tonnes | 12.76 tonnes | Serbia |
| 1790s | 64.01 tonnes | 78.64 tonnes | 14.63 tonnes | Serbia |
| 1800s | 64.87 tonnes | 81.44 tonnes | 16.57 tonnes | Serbia |
| 1810s | 65.71 tonnes | 85.04 tonnes | 19.33 tonnes | Serbia |
| 1820s | 71.37 tonnes | 89.65 tonnes | 18.28 tonnes | Serbia |
| 1830s | 86.16 tonnes | 94.46 tonnes | 8.29 tonnes | Serbia |
| 1840s | 106.92 tonnes | 99.45 tonnes | 7.46 tonnes | Malaysia |
| 1850s | 131.52 tonnes | 104.63 tonnes | 26.89 tonnes | Malaysia |
| 1860s | 161.7 tonnes | 112.27 tonnes | 49.42 tonnes | Malaysia |
| 1870s | 216.09 tonnes | 123.19 tonnes | 92.9 tonnes | Malaysia |
| 1880s | 304.39 tonnes | 179.63 tonnes | 124.76 tonnes | Malaysia |
| 1890s | 464.56 tonnes | 4,887 tonnes | 4,422 tonnes | Serbia |
| 1900s | 611.68 tonnes | 15,527 tonnes | 14,916 tonnes | Serbia |
| 1910s | 2,052 tonnes | 15,913 tonnes | 13,861 tonnes | Serbia |
| 1920s | 15,839 tonnes | 109,593 tonnes | 93,754 tonnes | Serbia |
| 1930s | 10,385 tonnes | 191,892 tonnes | 181,507 tonnes | Serbia |
| 1940s | 2,972 tonnes | 185,519 tonnes | 182,547 tonnes | Serbia |
| 1950s | 13,236 tonnes | 316,330 tonnes | 303,094 tonnes | Serbia |
| 1960s | 62,998 tonnes | 478,522 tonnes | 415,524 tonnes | Serbia |
| 1970s | 92,588 tonnes | 849,752 tonnes | 757,164 tonnes | Serbia |
| 1980s | 163,600 tonnes | 1.01 million tonnes | 851,141 tonnes | Serbia |
| 1990s | 267,313 tonnes | 1.06 million tonnes | 797,603 tonnes | Serbia |
| 2000s | 302,154 tonnes | 845,909 tonnes | 543,754 tonnes | Serbia |
| 2010s | 548,045 tonnes | 742,909 tonnes | 194,863 tonnes | Serbia |
| 2020s | 635,288 tonnes | 663,922 tonnes | 28,635 tonnes | Serbia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions, Malaysia or Serbia?
- Serbia, at 642,734 tonnes against 620,594 tonnes in Malaysia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions between Malaysia and Serbia?
- 22,140 tonnes, with Serbia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Serbia?
- 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
- How do Malaysia and Serbia rank globally for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?
- Malaysia ranks 25th and Serbia ranks 23rd 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.