Egypt vs South Korea: Annual change in primary energy from coal
Egypt
1.47 terawatt-hours
in 2025
South Korea
0.7708 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Egypt rank
17th
South Korea rank
18th
Annual change in primary energy from coal over time
- Egypt
- South Korea
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 1.47 terawatt-hours against 0.7708 terawatt-hours in South Korea, a difference of 0.6992 terawatt-hours.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.9 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was South Korea ahead.
Egypt ranks 17th and South Korea ranks 18th of 78 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and South Korea in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2064 terawatt-hours | 0.9362 terawatt-hours | 0.7298 terawatt-hours | South Korea |
| 1970s | 0.244 terawatt-hours | 7.64 terawatt-hours | 7.4 terawatt-hours | South Korea |
| 1980s | 0.2353 terawatt-hours | 14.71 terawatt-hours | 14.48 terawatt-hours | South Korea |
| 1990s | -0.1905 terawatt-hours | 17.53 terawatt-hours | 17.72 terawatt-hours | South Korea |
| 2000s | -0.1201 terawatt-hours | 35.89 terawatt-hours | 36.01 terawatt-hours | South Korea |
| 2010s | 1.57 terawatt-hours | 17.81 terawatt-hours | 16.24 terawatt-hours | South Korea |
| 2020s | -1.1 terawatt-hours | -33.99 terawatt-hours | 32.88 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from coal, Egypt or South Korea?
- Egypt, at 1.47 terawatt-hours against 0.7708 terawatt-hours in South Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from coal between Egypt and South Korea?
- 0.6992 terawatt-hours, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and South Korea?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and South Korea rank globally for annual change in primary energy from coal?
- Egypt ranks 17th and South Korea ranks 18th of 78 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.