What is the difference in global sulphur dioxide (so₂) emissions by world region between Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Qatar?

9,774 tonnes, with Qatar ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Qatar?

273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.

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 Global sulphur dioxide (SO₂) emissions by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of vs Qatar: Global sulphur dioxide (SO₂) emissions by world region

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

185,582 tonnes

in 2022

Qatar

195,356 tonnes

in 2022

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank

42nd

Qatar rank

41st

Global sulphur dioxide (SO₂) emissions by world region over time

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Qatar

How they compare

Qatar currently reports 195,356 tonnes against 185,582 tonnes in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 9,774 tonnes.

That makes Qatar's figure about 1.1 times Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 42nd and Qatar ranks 41st of 220 countries.

Across the 28 decades both report, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of averaged higher in 26 and Qatar in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of	Qatar	Difference	Ahead
1750s	186.26 tonnes	0.4521 tonnes	185.81 tonnes	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1760s	187.15 tonnes	0.4676 tonnes	186.69 tonnes	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1770s	187.95 tonnes	0.4828 tonnes	187.46 tonnes	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1780s	188.63 tonnes	0.4976 tonnes	188.14 tonnes	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1790s	189.2 tonnes	0.5118 tonnes	188.68 tonnes	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1800s	189.62 tonnes	0.525 tonnes	189.1 tonnes	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1810s	189.9 tonnes	0.5373 tonnes	189.36 tonnes	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1820s	190.15 tonnes	0.5485 tonnes	189.6 tonnes	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1830s	189.56 tonnes	0.5577 tonnes	189 tonnes	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1840s	187.73 tonnes	0.5646 tonnes	187.17 tonnes	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1850s	186.62 tonnes	0.5685 tonnes	186.05 tonnes	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1860s	186.45 tonnes	0.5587 tonnes	185.9 tonnes	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1870s	188.94 tonnes	0.533 tonnes	188.41 tonnes	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1880s	190.81 tonnes	0.5038 tonnes	190.31 tonnes	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1890s	187.73 tonnes	0.4706 tonnes	187.26 tonnes	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1900s	377.46 tonnes	0.3848 tonnes	377.07 tonnes	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1910s	3,842 tonnes	0.256 tonnes	3,841 tonnes	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1920s	12,893 tonnes	0.1915 tonnes	12,893 tonnes	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1930s	42,458 tonnes	0.1802 tonnes	42,458 tonnes	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1940s	61,465 tonnes	140.32 tonnes	61,325 tonnes	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1950s	41,592 tonnes	2,742 tonnes	38,850 tonnes	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1960s	172,627 tonnes	3,139 tonnes	169,488 tonnes	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1970s	292,845 tonnes	14,339 tonnes	278,505 tonnes	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1980s	307,791 tonnes	74,820 tonnes	232,971 tonnes	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1990s	248,406 tonnes	183,957 tonnes	64,449 tonnes	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2000s	257,148 tonnes	365,646 tonnes	108,499 tonnes	Qatar
2010s	208,853 tonnes	324,109 tonnes	115,256 tonnes	Qatar
2020s	193,532 tonnes	189,623 tonnes	3,909 tonnes	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher global sulphur dioxide (so₂) emissions by world region, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of or Qatar?: Qatar, at 195,356 tonnes against 185,582 tonnes in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2022.
What is the difference in global sulphur dioxide (so₂) emissions by world region between Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Qatar?: 9,774 tonnes, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Qatar?: 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
How do Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Qatar rank globally for global sulphur dioxide (so₂) emissions by world region?: Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 42nd and Qatar ranks 41st 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 Global sulphur dioxide (SO₂) emissions by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of vs Qatar: Global sulphur dioxide (SO₂) emissions by world region. Statizoid, drawing on Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Retrieved 09 September 2026, from https://climate.statizoid.com/compare/so-emissions-by-world-region-in-million-tonnes/korea-dem-people-s-rep/qatar/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://climate.statizoid.com/compare/so-emissions-by-world-region-in-million-tonnes/korea-dem-people-s-rep/qatar/">Korea, Democratic People&#x27;s Republic of vs Qatar: Global sulphur dioxide (SO₂) emissions by world region</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: Global sulphur dioxide (SO₂) emissions by world region
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
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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.