Republic of Korea vs Least developed countries: Electricity production from coal sources
Electricity production from coal sources over time
- Republic of Korea
- Least developed countries
How they compare
Republic of Korea currently reports 32.6% against 10.4% in Least developed countries, a difference of 22.2%.
That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 3.1 times Least developed countries's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Republic of Korea has been ahead every year.
Republic of Korea ranks 29th and Least developed countries ranks 26th of 210 countries.
Republic of Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Republic of Korea | Least developed countries | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.7% | 0.5% | 26.2% | Republic of Korea |
| 2000s | 40.4% | 1.0% | 39.4% | Republic of Korea |
| 2010s | 43.3% | 3.8% | 39.4% | Republic of Korea |
| 2020s | 35.2% | 8.3% | 26.9% | Republic of Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity production from coal sources, Republic of Korea or Least developed countries?
- Republic of Korea, at 32.6% against 10.4% in Least developed countries as of 2024.
- What is the difference in electricity production from coal sources between Republic of Korea and Least developed countries?
- 22.2%, with Republic of Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Least developed countries?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Republic of Korea and Least developed countries rank globally for electricity production from coal sources?
- Republic of Korea ranks 29th 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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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.