Republic of Korea vs Mexico: Coal production per person

Republic of Korea
44.53 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Mexico
31.77 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Republic of Korea rank
55th
Mexico rank
57th

Coal production per person over time

  • Republic of Korea
  • Mexico
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How they compare

Republic of 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 Republic of 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.

Republic of Korea ranks 55th and Mexico ranks 57th of 215 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Republic of Korea averaged higher in 5 and Mexico in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade Republic of 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 Republic of Korea
1960s 2,559 kilowatt-hours per person 288.82 kilowatt-hours per person 2,270 kilowatt-hours per person Republic of Korea
1970s 3,205 kilowatt-hours per person 498.69 kilowatt-hours per person 2,706 kilowatt-hours per person Republic of Korea
1980s 2,825 kilowatt-hours per person 449 kilowatt-hours per person 2,376 kilowatt-hours per person Republic of Korea
1990s 988.25 kilowatt-hours per person 506.52 kilowatt-hours per person 481.73 kilowatt-hours per person Republic of 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, Republic of Korea or Mexico?
Republic of 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 Republic of Korea and Mexico?
12.76 kilowatt-hours per person, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Mexico?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Republic of Korea and Mexico rank globally for coal production per person?
Republic of Korea ranks 55th and Mexico ranks 57th of 215 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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Indicator
Coal production per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours per person
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
219 places, 14,879 data points, 1700–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.