India vs Korea: Annual percentage change in primary energy from coal
India
0.3%
in 2025
Korea
0.1%
in 2025
India rank
26th
Korea rank
28th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from coal over time
- India
- Korea
How they compare
India currently reports 0.3% against 0.1% in Korea, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes India's figure about 3.4 times Korea's.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Korea ahead.
India ranks 26th and Korea ranks 28th of 78 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, India averaged higher in 4 and Korea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.8% | 1.9% | 0.9% | India |
| 1970s | 3.3% | 8.7% | 5.4% | Korea |
| 1980s | 6.6% | 7.7% | 1.2% | Korea |
| 1990s | 4.3% | 5.0% | 0.7% | Korea |
| 2000s | 6.2% | 6.0% | 0.2% | India |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 2.1% | 2.2% | India |
| 2020s | 4.4% | -3.6% | 8.1% | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from coal, India or Korea?
- India, at 0.3% against 0.1% in Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from coal between India and Korea?
- 0.2%, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Korea?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do India and Korea rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from coal?
- India ranks 26th and Korea ranks 28th of 78 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) β 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.