Europe & Central Asia vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Electricity production from coal sources
Electricity production from coal sources over time
- Europe & Central Asia
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
How they compare
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 33.6% against 11.3% in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 22.3%.
That makes Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's figure about 3.0 times Europe & Central Asia's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of has been ahead every year.
Europe & Central Asia ranks 24th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 26th of 47 groups.
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe & Central Asia | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.9% | 39.0% | 9.1% | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2000s | 26.8% | 40.0% | 13.2% | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2010s | 22.7% | 40.8% | 18.1% | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2020s | 16.4% | 36.5% | 20.1% | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity production from coal sources, Europe & Central Asia or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 33.6% against 11.3% in Europe & Central Asia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in electricity production from coal sources between Europe & Central Asia and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 22.3%, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Europe & Central Asia and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for electricity production from coal sources?
- Europe & Central Asia ranks 24th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 26th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Electricity production from coal sources (% of total). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of electricity production from coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.