Japan vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Share of electricity generation from coal
Japan
32.1%
in 2025
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
34.1%
in 2024
Japan rank
25th
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
23rd
Share of electricity generation from coal over time
- Japan
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
How they compare
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 34.1% against 32.1% in Japan, a difference of 2.0%.
That makes Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 25th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 23rd of 210 countries.
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.0% | 40.2% | 14.3% | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2010s | 31.7% | 41.0% | 9.3% | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2020s | 33.1% | 36.2% | 3.1% | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of electricity generation from coal, Japan or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 34.1% against 32.1% in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of electricity generation from coal between Japan and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 2.0%, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for share of electricity generation from coal?
- Japan ranks 25th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 23rd of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of electricity generation from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.