Pakistan vs South Africa: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions

Pakistan
2.07 million tonnes
in 2022
South Africa
2.83 million tonnes
in 2022
Pakistan rank
10th
South Africa rank
7th

Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions over time

  • Pakistan
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 2.83 million tonnes against 2.07 million tonnes in Pakistan, a difference of 760,120 tonnes.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.4 times Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Pakistan ahead.

Pakistan ranks 10th and South Africa ranks 7th of 220 countries.

Across the 28 decades both report, Pakistan averaged higher in 12 and South Africa in 16.

Head to head by decade

Decade Pakistan South Africa Difference Ahead
1750s 2,962 tonnes 305.51 tonnes 2,657 tonnes Pakistan
1760s 3,009 tonnes 314.85 tonnes 2,694 tonnes Pakistan
1770s 3,054 tonnes 324.95 tonnes 2,730 tonnes Pakistan
1780s 3,100 tonnes 335.92 tonnes 2,764 tonnes Pakistan
1790s 3,145 tonnes 347.88 tonnes 2,797 tonnes Pakistan
1800s 3,190 tonnes 360.96 tonnes 2,829 tonnes Pakistan
1810s 3,333 tonnes 382.53 tonnes 2,950 tonnes Pakistan
1820s 3,604 tonnes 415.44 tonnes 3,188 tonnes Pakistan
1830s 3,895 tonnes 452.74 tonnes 3,442 tonnes Pakistan
1840s 4,207 tonnes 819.09 tonnes 3,388 tonnes Pakistan
1850s 4,604 tonnes 1,944 tonnes 2,660 tonnes Pakistan
1860s 5,025 tonnes 2,549 tonnes 2,476 tonnes Pakistan
1870s 5,570 tonnes 6,782 tonnes 1,211 tonnes South Africa
1880s 5,808 tonnes 14,911 tonnes 9,103 tonnes South Africa
1890s 6,062 tonnes 46,915 tonnes 40,853 tonnes South Africa
1900s 6,643 tonnes 110,548 tonnes 103,906 tonnes South Africa
1910s 7,422 tonnes 242,416 tonnes 234,995 tonnes South Africa
1920s 8,316 tonnes 290,679 tonnes 282,363 tonnes South Africa
1930s 10,114 tonnes 300,061 tonnes 289,947 tonnes South Africa
1940s 16,530 tonnes 495,170 tonnes 478,640 tonnes South Africa
1950s 118,705 tonnes 651,952 tonnes 533,248 tonnes South Africa
1960s 195,408 tonnes 911,336 tonnes 715,928 tonnes South Africa
1970s 221,367 tonnes 1.57 million tonnes 1.35 million tonnes South Africa
1980s 395,623 tonnes 2.01 million tonnes 1.62 million tonnes South Africa
1990s 813,590 tonnes 2.35 million tonnes 1.54 million tonnes South Africa
2000s 1.07 million tonnes 2.92 million tonnes 1.85 million tonnes South Africa
2010s 1.38 million tonnes 3.25 million tonnes 1.86 million tonnes South Africa
2020s 2.10 million tonnes 2.90 million tonnes 802,250 tonnes South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions, Pakistan or South Africa?
South Africa, at 2.83 million tonnes against 2.07 million tonnes in Pakistan as of 2022.
What is the difference in coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions between Pakistan and South Africa?
760,120 tonnes, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and South Africa?
273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
How do Pakistan and South Africa rank globally for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?
Pakistan ranks 10th and South Africa ranks 7th 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
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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.