Republic of Korea vs Upper middle income: Electricity production from coal sources

Republic of Korea
32.6%
in 2024
Upper middle income
10.2%
in 2024
Republic of Korea rank
29th
Upper middle income rank
27th

Electricity production from coal sources over time

  • Republic of Korea
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 32.6% against 10.2% in Upper middle income, a difference of 22.4%.

That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 3.2 times Upper middle income's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Upper middle income ahead.

Republic of Korea ranks 29th 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 Republic of Korea Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1990s 26.7% 43.0% 16.3% Upper middle income
2000s 40.4% 50.4% 10.0% Upper middle income
2010s 43.3% 53.8% 10.6% Upper middle income
2020s 34.7% 42.3% 7.6% Upper middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity production from coal sources, Republic of Korea or Upper middle income?
Republic of Korea, at 32.6% against 10.2% in Upper middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in electricity production from coal sources between Republic of Korea and Upper middle income?
22.4%, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Upper middle income?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Republic of Korea and Upper middle income rank globally for electricity production from coal sources?
Republic of Korea ranks 29th 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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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.