South Korea vs Singapore: Annual change in primary energy from coal
South Korea
0.7708 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Singapore
0.4402 terawatt-hours
in 2025
South Korea rank
18th
Singapore rank
21st
Annual change in primary energy from coal over time
- South Korea
- Singapore
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 0.7708 terawatt-hours against 0.4402 terawatt-hours in Singapore, a difference of 0.3306 terawatt-hours.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.8 times Singapore's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was South Korea ahead.
South Korea ranks 18th and Singapore ranks 21st of 78 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 6 and Singapore in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9362 terawatt-hours | -0.0029 terawatt-hours | 0.9391 terawatt-hours | South Korea |
| 1970s | 7.64 terawatt-hours | -0.0027 terawatt-hours | 7.64 terawatt-hours | South Korea |
| 1980s | 14.71 terawatt-hours | 0.0136 terawatt-hours | 14.7 terawatt-hours | South Korea |
| 1990s | 17.53 terawatt-hours | -0.0144 terawatt-hours | 17.54 terawatt-hours | South Korea |
| 2000s | 35.89 terawatt-hours | 0.0047 terawatt-hours | 35.89 terawatt-hours | South Korea |
| 2010s | 17.81 terawatt-hours | 0.5279 terawatt-hours | 17.28 terawatt-hours | South Korea |
| 2020s | -33.99 terawatt-hours | -0.229 terawatt-hours | 33.76 terawatt-hours | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from coal, South Korea or Singapore?
- South Korea, at 0.7708 terawatt-hours against 0.4402 terawatt-hours in Singapore as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from coal between South Korea and Singapore?
- 0.3306 terawatt-hours, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Singapore?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do South Korea and Singapore rank globally for annual change in primary energy from coal?
- South Korea ranks 18th and Singapore ranks 21st 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.