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

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
33.6%
in 2023
Korea
32.6%
in 2024
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
26th
Korea rank
29th

Electricity production from coal sources over time

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

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 33.6% against 32.6% in Korea, a difference of 1.0%.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 26th and Korea ranks 29th of 210 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of averaged higher in 2 and Korea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Korea Difference Ahead
1990s 39.0% 26.7% 12.3% Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2000s 40.0% 40.4% 0.4% Korea
2010s 40.8% 43.3% 2.4% Korea
2020s 36.5% 35.2% 1.3% 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, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of or Korea?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 33.6% against 32.6% in Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in electricity production from coal sources between Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Korea?
1.0%, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Korea?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Korea rank globally for electricity production from coal sources?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 26th and Korea ranks 29th 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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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.