Bhutan vs South Korea: Coal production
Bhutan
0.9569 terawatt-hours
in 2024
South Korea
2.3 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Bhutan rank
57th
South Korea rank
54th
Coal production over time
- Bhutan
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 2.3 terawatt-hours against 0.9569 terawatt-hours in Bhutan, a difference of 1.34 terawatt-hours.
That makes South Korea's figure about 2.4 times Bhutan's.
Across all 45 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.
Bhutan ranks 57th and South Korea ranks 54th of 219 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0038 terawatt-hours | 115.16 terawatt-hours | 115.16 terawatt-hours | South Korea |
| 1990s | 0.2095 terawatt-hours | 44.37 terawatt-hours | 44.17 terawatt-hours | South Korea |
| 2000s | 0.3841 terawatt-hours | 16.68 terawatt-hours | 16.3 terawatt-hours | South Korea |
| 2010s | 0.5746 terawatt-hours | 9.11 terawatt-hours | 8.54 terawatt-hours | South Korea |
| 2020s | 0.7324 terawatt-hours | 4.31 terawatt-hours | 3.58 terawatt-hours | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal production, Bhutan or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 2.3 terawatt-hours against 0.9569 terawatt-hours in Bhutan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal production between Bhutan and South Korea?
- 1.34 terawatt-hours, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and South Korea?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and South Korea rank globally for coal production?
- Bhutan ranks 57th and South Korea ranks 54th of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Coal production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.