Germany vs North Korea: Coal production
Germany
213.29 terawatt-hours
in 2025
North Korea
164.4 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Germany rank
15th
North Korea rank
17th
Coal production over time
- Germany
- North Korea
How they compare
Germany currently reports 213.29 terawatt-hours against 164.4 terawatt-hours in North Korea, a difference of 48.89 terawatt-hours.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.3 times North Korea's.
Across all 124 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 15th and North Korea ranks 17th of 220 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 764.28 terawatt-hours | 0.0537 terawatt-hours | 764.23 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 1910s | 1,007 terawatt-hours | 1.15 terawatt-hours | 1,006 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 1920s | 1,000 terawatt-hours | 4.46 terawatt-hours | 995.88 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 1930s | 1,112 terawatt-hours | 16.47 terawatt-hours | 1,096 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 1940s | 1,170 terawatt-hours | 27.43 terawatt-hours | 1,143 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 1950s | 1,677 terawatt-hours | 15.86 terawatt-hours | 1,661 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 1960s | 1,877 terawatt-hours | 121.62 terawatt-hours | 1,755 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 1970s | 1,672 terawatt-hours | 270.7 terawatt-hours | 1,401 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 1980s | 1,658 terawatt-hours | 231.29 terawatt-hours | 1,427 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 1990s | 988.33 terawatt-hours | 227.07 terawatt-hours | 761.26 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 2000s | 644.83 terawatt-hours | 219.67 terawatt-hours | 425.16 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 2010s | 485.82 terawatt-hours | 208.79 terawatt-hours | 277.03 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 2020s | 281.49 terawatt-hours | 165.2 terawatt-hours | 116.29 terawatt-hours | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal production, Germany or North Korea?
- Germany, at 213.29 terawatt-hours against 164.4 terawatt-hours in North Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal production between Germany and North Korea?
- 48.89 terawatt-hours, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and North Korea?
- 124 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2024.
- How do Germany and North Korea rank globally for coal production?
- Germany ranks 15th and North Korea ranks 17th of 220 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.