Hong Kong, China vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Electricity production from coal sources
Electricity production from coal sources over time
- Hong Kong, China
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
How they compare
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 33.6% against 33.1% in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.
Hong Kong, China ranks 28th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 26th of 210 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 3 and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong, China | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 84.3% | 39.0% | 45.3% | Hong Kong, China |
| 2000s | 68.3% | 40.0% | 28.3% | Hong Kong, China |
| 2010s | 67.3% | 40.8% | 26.5% | Hong Kong, China |
| 2020s | 34.6% | 36.5% | 1.9% | 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, Hong Kong, China or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 33.6% against 33.1% in Hong Kong, China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in electricity production from coal sources between Hong Kong, China and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 0.5%, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Hong Kong, China and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for electricity production from coal sources?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 28th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 26th of 210 countries.
- 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.