Malaysia vs Thailand: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions
Malaysia
620,594 tonnes
in 2022
Thailand
597,814 tonnes
in 2022
Malaysia rank
25th
Thailand rank
27th
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions over time
- Malaysia
- Thailand
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 620,594 tonnes against 597,814 tonnes in Thailand, a difference of 22,780 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Thailand ahead.
Malaysia ranks 25th and Thailand ranks 27th of 220 countries.
Across the 28 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 6 and Thailand in 22.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 60.43 tonnes | 277.88 tonnes | 217.45 tonnes | Thailand |
| 1760s | 61.34 tonnes | 282.5 tonnes | 221.16 tonnes | Thailand |
| 1770s | 62.24 tonnes | 287.15 tonnes | 224.91 tonnes | Thailand |
| 1780s | 63.13 tonnes | 291.81 tonnes | 228.68 tonnes | Thailand |
| 1790s | 64.01 tonnes | 296.48 tonnes | 232.47 tonnes | Thailand |
| 1800s | 64.87 tonnes | 301.16 tonnes | 236.29 tonnes | Thailand |
| 1810s | 65.71 tonnes | 315.16 tonnes | 249.45 tonnes | Thailand |
| 1820s | 71.37 tonnes | 321.06 tonnes | 249.68 tonnes | Thailand |
| 1830s | 86.16 tonnes | 322.85 tonnes | 236.69 tonnes | Thailand |
| 1840s | 106.92 tonnes | 349.55 tonnes | 242.63 tonnes | Thailand |
| 1850s | 131.52 tonnes | 374.97 tonnes | 243.45 tonnes | Thailand |
| 1860s | 161.7 tonnes | 393.87 tonnes | 232.17 tonnes | Thailand |
| 1870s | 216.09 tonnes | 420.11 tonnes | 204.02 tonnes | Thailand |
| 1880s | 304.39 tonnes | 457.3 tonnes | 152.92 tonnes | Thailand |
| 1890s | 464.56 tonnes | 502.48 tonnes | 37.92 tonnes | Thailand |
| 1900s | 611.68 tonnes | 552.31 tonnes | 59.36 tonnes | Malaysia |
| 1910s | 2,052 tonnes | 644.85 tonnes | 1,407 tonnes | Malaysia |
| 1920s | 15,839 tonnes | 777.16 tonnes | 15,061 tonnes | Malaysia |
| 1930s | 10,385 tonnes | 971.52 tonnes | 9,413 tonnes | Malaysia |
| 1940s | 2,972 tonnes | 1,189 tonnes | 1,783 tonnes | Malaysia |
| 1950s | 13,236 tonnes | 22,331 tonnes | 9,095 tonnes | Thailand |
| 1960s | 62,998 tonnes | 89,949 tonnes | 26,952 tonnes | Thailand |
| 1970s | 92,588 tonnes | 318,209 tonnes | 225,621 tonnes | Thailand |
| 1980s | 163,600 tonnes | 793,106 tonnes | 629,506 tonnes | Thailand |
| 1990s | 267,313 tonnes | 2.29 million tonnes | 2.03 million tonnes | Thailand |
| 2000s | 302,154 tonnes | 850,680 tonnes | 548,526 tonnes | Thailand |
| 2010s | 548,045 tonnes | 761,881 tonnes | 213,835 tonnes | Thailand |
| 2020s | 635,288 tonnes | 628,777 tonnes | 6,511 tonnes | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions, Malaysia or Thailand?
- Malaysia, at 620,594 tonnes against 597,814 tonnes in Thailand as of 2022.
- What is the difference in coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions between Malaysia and Thailand?
- 22,780 tonnes, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Thailand?
- 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
- How do Malaysia and Thailand rank globally for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?
- Malaysia ranks 25th 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.