China (People’s Republic of) vs Korea: Annual percentage change in primary energy from coal
China (People’s Republic of)
0.0%
in 2025
Korea
0.1%
in 2025
China (People’s Republic of) rank
29th
Korea rank
28th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from coal over time
- China (People’s Republic of)
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 0.1% against 0.0% in China (People’s Republic of), a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Korea's figure about 54.3 times China (People’s Republic of)'s.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Korea ahead.
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 29th and Korea ranks 28th of 78 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China (People’s Republic of) averaged higher in 3 and Korea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China (People’s Republic of) | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.0% | 1.9% | 2.1% | China (People’s Republic of) |
| 1970s | 8.7% | 8.7% | 0.0% | Korea |
| 1980s | 6.0% | 7.7% | 1.8% | Korea |
| 1990s | 3.0% | 5.0% | 2.0% | Korea |
| 2000s | 9.4% | 6.0% | 3.4% | China (People’s Republic of) |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 2.1% | 0.6% | Korea |
| 2020s | 2.1% | -3.6% | 5.7% | China (People’s Republic of) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from coal, China (People’s Republic of) or Korea?
- Korea, at 0.1% against 0.0% in China (People’s Republic of) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from coal between China (People’s Republic of) and Korea?
- 0.1%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China (People’s Republic of) and Korea?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do China (People’s Republic of) and Korea rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from coal?
- China (People’s Republic of) ranks 29th and Korea ranks 28th 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 percentage 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
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.