Republic of Korea vs Sri Lanka: Electricity production from coal sources

Republic of Korea
32.6%
in 2024
Sri Lanka
29.7%
in 2023
Republic of Korea rank
29th
Sri Lanka rank
32nd

Electricity production from coal sources over time

  • Republic of Korea
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 32.6% against 29.7% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 2.9%.

That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Republic of Korea ahead.

Republic of Korea ranks 29th and Sri Lanka ranks 32nd 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 Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1990s 26.7% 0.0% 26.7% Republic of Korea
2000s 40.4% 0.0% 40.4% Republic of Korea
2010s 43.3% 22.5% 20.7% Republic of Korea
2020s 35.2% 33.9% 1.2% 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 Sri Lanka?
Republic of Korea, at 32.6% against 29.7% in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
What is the difference in electricity production from coal sources between Republic of Korea and Sri Lanka?
2.9%, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Sri Lanka?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Republic of Korea and Sri Lanka rank globally for electricity production from coal sources?
Republic of Korea ranks 29th and Sri Lanka ranks 32nd 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.