European Union vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Electricity production from coal sources

European Union
10.5%
in 2024
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
33.6%
in 2023
European Union rank
25th
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
26th

Electricity production from coal sources over time

  • European Union
  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
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How they compare

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 33.6% against 10.5% in European Union, a difference of 23.1%.

That makes Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's figure about 3.2 times European Union's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of has been ahead every year.

European Union ranks 25th 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 European Union Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Difference Ahead
1990s 34.0% 39.0% 5.0% Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2000s 29.7% 40.0% 10.3% Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2010s 24.3% 40.8% 16.5% Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2020s 14.7% 36.5% 21.8% 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, European Union or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 33.6% against 10.5% in European Union as of 2023.
What is the difference in electricity production from coal sources between European Union and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
23.1%, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do European Union and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for electricity production from coal sources?
European Union ranks 25th 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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Indicator
Electricity production from coal sources (% of total)
Unit
% of total
Source
IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
257 places, 7,768 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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.