South Korea vs Mexico: Coal production per person
South Korea
44.53 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Mexico
31.77 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
South Korea rank
54th
Mexico rank
56th
Coal production per person over time
- South Korea
- Mexico
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 44.53 kilowatt-hours per person against 31.77 kilowatt-hours per person in Mexico, a difference of 12.76 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.4 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Mexico ahead.
South Korea ranks 54th and Mexico ranks 56th of 218 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 5 and Mexico in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 363.44 kilowatt-hours per person | 363.44 kilowatt-hours per person | Mexico |
| 1910s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 311.07 kilowatt-hours per person | 311.07 kilowatt-hours per person | Mexico |
| 1920s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 370.49 kilowatt-hours per person | 370.49 kilowatt-hours per person | Mexico |
| 1930s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 326.02 kilowatt-hours per person | 326.02 kilowatt-hours per person | Mexico |
| 1940s | 115.42 kilowatt-hours per person | 241.81 kilowatt-hours per person | 126.39 kilowatt-hours per person | Mexico |
| 1950s | 544.21 kilowatt-hours per person | 250.88 kilowatt-hours per person | 293.33 kilowatt-hours per person | South Korea |
| 1960s | 2,559 kilowatt-hours per person | 288.82 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,270 kilowatt-hours per person | South Korea |
| 1970s | 3,205 kilowatt-hours per person | 498.69 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,706 kilowatt-hours per person | South Korea |
| 1980s | 2,825 kilowatt-hours per person | 449 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,376 kilowatt-hours per person | South Korea |
| 1990s | 988.25 kilowatt-hours per person | 506.52 kilowatt-hours per person | 481.73 kilowatt-hours per person | South Korea |
| 2000s | 350.18 kilowatt-hours per person | 620.68 kilowatt-hours per person | 270.5 kilowatt-hours per person | Mexico |
| 2010s | 181.1 kilowatt-hours per person | 690.59 kilowatt-hours per person | 509.49 kilowatt-hours per person | Mexico |
| 2020s | 76.75 kilowatt-hours per person | 185.57 kilowatt-hours per person | 108.82 kilowatt-hours per person | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal production per person, South Korea or Mexico?
- South Korea, at 44.53 kilowatt-hours per person against 31.77 kilowatt-hours per person in Mexico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal production per person between South Korea and Mexico?
- 12.76 kilowatt-hours per person, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Mexico?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do South Korea and Mexico rank globally for coal production per person?
- South Korea ranks 54th and Mexico ranks 56th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Coal production per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.