Korea, Democratic People's Republic of vs Upper middle income: Electricity production from coal sources
Electricity production from coal sources over time
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 33.6% against 10.2% in Upper middle income, a difference of 23.4%.
That makes Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's figure about 3.3 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Upper middle income ahead.
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 26th and Upper middle income ranks 27th of 210 countries.
Upper middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.0% | 43.0% | 4.0% | Upper middle income |
| 2000s | 40.0% | 50.4% | 10.4% | Upper middle income |
| 2010s | 40.8% | 53.8% | 13.0% | Upper middle income |
| 2020s | 36.5% | 50.3% | 13.8% | Upper middle income |
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 Upper middle income?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 33.6% against 10.2% in Upper middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in electricity production from coal sources between Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Upper middle income?
- 23.4%, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Upper middle income?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Upper middle income rank globally for electricity production from coal sources?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 26th and Upper middle income ranks 27th 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.