Czechia vs South Korea: Share of primary energy from coal
Czechia
25.2%
in 2025
South Korea
22.0%
in 2025
Czechia rank
15th
South Korea rank
18th
Share of primary energy from coal over time
- Czechia
- South Korea
How they compare
Czechia currently reports 25.2% against 22.0% in South Korea, a difference of 3.2%.
That makes Czechia's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Czechia has been ahead every year.
Czechia ranks 15th and South Korea ranks 18th of 78 countries.
Czechia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Czechia | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 86.3% | 61.2% | 25.2% | Czechia |
| 1970s | 76.8% | 35.4% | 41.4% | Czechia |
| 1980s | 70.8% | 36.7% | 34.1% | Czechia |
| 1990s | 56.4% | 21.6% | 34.7% | Czechia |
| 2000s | 46.5% | 24.9% | 21.6% | Czechia |
| 2010s | 39.6% | 29.2% | 10.4% | Czechia |
| 2020s | 29.7% | 23.7% | 6.0% | Czechia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy from coal, Czechia or South Korea?
- Czechia, at 25.2% against 22.0% in South Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from coal between Czechia and South Korea?
- 3.2%, with Czechia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and South Korea?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Czechia and South Korea rank globally for share of primary energy from coal?
- Czechia ranks 15th and South Korea ranks 18th of 78 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of 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
Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.