Mexico vs Turkey: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions
Mexico
2.11 million tonnes
in 2022
Turkey
2.99 million tonnes
in 2022
Mexico rank
9th
Turkey rank
6th
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions over time
- Mexico
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 2.99 million tonnes against 2.11 million tonnes in Mexico, a difference of 880,950 tonnes.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.4 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Turkey ahead.
Mexico ranks 9th and Turkey ranks 6th of 220 countries.
Across the 28 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 13 and Turkey in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 784.95 tonnes | 1,152 tonnes | 366.68 tonnes | Turkey |
| 1760s | 805.16 tonnes | 1,165 tonnes | 360.3 tonnes | Turkey |
| 1770s | 825.36 tonnes | 1,179 tonnes | 353.67 tonnes | Turkey |
| 1780s | 845.45 tonnes | 1,192 tonnes | 346.84 tonnes | Turkey |
| 1790s | 865.34 tonnes | 1,205 tonnes | 339.84 tonnes | Turkey |
| 1800s | 884.91 tonnes | 1,218 tonnes | 332.72 tonnes | Turkey |
| 1810s | 904.01 tonnes | 1,230 tonnes | 325.54 tonnes | Turkey |
| 1820s | 929.66 tonnes | 1,253 tonnes | 323.48 tonnes | Turkey |
| 1830s | 964.78 tonnes | 1,290 tonnes | 324.75 tonnes | Turkey |
| 1840s | 1,001 tonnes | 1,937 tonnes | 935.35 tonnes | Turkey |
| 1850s | 1,063 tonnes | 3,651 tonnes | 2,588 tonnes | Turkey |
| 1860s | 1,167 tonnes | 4,666 tonnes | 3,499 tonnes | Turkey |
| 1870s | 1,342 tonnes | 6,178 tonnes | 4,836 tonnes | Turkey |
| 1880s | 6,570 tonnes | 5,755 tonnes | 814.85 tonnes | Mexico |
| 1890s | 37,674 tonnes | 8,101 tonnes | 29,573 tonnes | Mexico |
| 1900s | 154,673 tonnes | 16,629 tonnes | 138,045 tonnes | Mexico |
| 1910s | 230,456 tonnes | 14,116 tonnes | 216,340 tonnes | Mexico |
| 1920s | 442,818 tonnes | 23,111 tonnes | 419,706 tonnes | Mexico |
| 1930s | 447,780 tonnes | 46,642 tonnes | 401,137 tonnes | Mexico |
| 1940s | 455,287 tonnes | 82,039 tonnes | 373,248 tonnes | Mexico |
| 1950s | 569,498 tonnes | 149,965 tonnes | 419,533 tonnes | Mexico |
| 1960s | 735,415 tonnes | 268,024 tonnes | 467,391 tonnes | Mexico |
| 1970s | 1.31 million tonnes | 685,206 tonnes | 621,951 tonnes | Mexico |
| 1980s | 2.13 million tonnes | 1.27 million tonnes | 856,352 tonnes | Mexico |
| 1990s | 2.49 million tonnes | 1.99 million tonnes | 497,033 tonnes | Mexico |
| 2000s | 2.43 million tonnes | 2.24 million tonnes | 193,663 tonnes | Mexico |
| 2010s | 2.37 million tonnes | 2.46 million tonnes | 92,809 tonnes | Turkey |
| 2020s | 2.16 million tonnes | 2.90 million tonnes | 740,287 tonnes | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions, Mexico or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 2.99 million tonnes against 2.11 million tonnes in Mexico as of 2022.
- What is the difference in coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions between Mexico and Turkey?
- 880,950 tonnes, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Turkey?
- 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
- How do Mexico and Turkey rank globally for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?
- Mexico ranks 9th and Turkey ranks 6th 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.