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

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
33.6%
in 2023
Least developed countries
10.4%
in 2023
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
26th
Least developed countries rank
26th

Electricity production from coal sources over time

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

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 33.6% against 10.4% in Least developed countries, a difference of 23.2%.

That makes Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's figure about 3.2 times Least developed countries's.

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

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

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Least developed countries Difference Ahead
1990s 39.0% 0.5% 38.5% Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2000s 40.0% 1.0% 39.0% Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2010s 40.8% 3.8% 37.0% Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2020s 36.5% 8.3% 28.2% 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 Least developed countries?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 33.6% against 10.4% in Least developed countries as of 2023.
What is the difference in electricity production from coal sources between Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Least developed countries?
23.2%, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Least developed countries?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Least developed countries rank globally for electricity production from coal sources?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 26th and Least developed countries 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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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.