What is the difference in coal consumption, per capita between China and Republic of Korea?

0 terawatt-hours per person, with China ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for China and Republic of Korea?

61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Coal consumption, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

China vs Republic of Korea: Coal consumption, per capita

China

0 terawatt-hours per person

in 2025

Republic of Korea

0 terawatt-hours per person

in 2025

China rank

4th

Republic of Korea rank

6th

Coal consumption, per capita over time

China
Republic of Korea

How they compare

China currently reports 0 terawatt-hours per person against 0 terawatt-hours per person in Republic of Korea, a difference of 0 terawatt-hours per person.

That makes China's figure about 1.2 times Republic of Korea's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Republic of Korea ahead.

China ranks 4th and Republic of Korea ranks 6th of 205 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and Republic of Korea in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	China	Republic of Korea	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0 terawatt-hours per person	0 terawatt-hours per person	0 terawatt-hours per person	Republic of Korea
1970s	0 terawatt-hours per person	0 terawatt-hours per person	0 terawatt-hours per person	China
1980s	0 terawatt-hours per person	0 terawatt-hours per person	0 terawatt-hours per person	Republic of Korea
1990s	0 terawatt-hours per person	0 terawatt-hours per person	0 terawatt-hours per person	Republic of Korea
2000s	0 terawatt-hours per person	0 terawatt-hours per person	0 terawatt-hours per person	Republic of Korea
2010s	0 terawatt-hours per person	0 terawatt-hours per person	0 terawatt-hours per person	Republic of Korea
2020s	0 terawatt-hours per person	0 terawatt-hours per person	0 terawatt-hours per person	China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher coal consumption, per capita, China or Republic of Korea?: China, at 0 terawatt-hours per person against 0 terawatt-hours per person in Republic of Korea as of 2025.
What is the difference in coal consumption, per capita between China and Republic of Korea?: 0 terawatt-hours per person, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Republic of Korea?: 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
How do China and Republic of Korea rank globally for coal consumption, per capita?: China ranks 4th and Republic of Korea ranks 6th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Coal consumption, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Coal consumption, per capita
Unit: terawatt-hours per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 205 places, 9,838 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed: 30 August 2026

Coal consumption divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.