Electricity production from coal sources in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Electricity production from coal sources was 33.6% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Electricity production from coal sources in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 1990–2023
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2023, electricity production from coal sources in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of stood at 33.6%. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from coal sources in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 49.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 33.6%, in 2023.
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 26th of 210 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Electricity production from coal sources in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 40.1% | — |
| 1991 | 42.5% | +6.1% |
| 1992 | 42.1% | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 39.7% | -5.6% |
| 1994 | 40.1% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 36.8% | -8.3% |
| 1996 | 36.5% | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 39.2% | +7.5% |
| 1998 | 33.9% | -13.5% |
| 1999 | 39.1% | +15.2% |
| 2000 | 43.3% | +10.8% |
| 2001 | 42.5% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 41.2% | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 39.5% | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 38.6% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 39.0% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 40.9% | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 34.7% | -15.0% |
| 2008 | 36.0% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 44.3% | +23.0% |
| 2010 | 41.1% | -7.3% |
| 2011 | 34.2% | -16.7% |
| 2012 | 34.6% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 34.5% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 37.1% | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 43.1% | +16.2% |
| 2016 | 42.5% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 45.9% | +8.1% |
| 2018 | 45.4% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 49.7% | +9.5% |
| 2020 | 42.9% | -13.6% |
| 2021 | 34.7% | -19.2% |
| 2022 | 34.8% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 33.6% | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.0% | 33.9% | 42.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.0% | 34.7% | 44.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.8% | 34.2% | 49.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.5% | 33.6% | 42.9% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from coal sources in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Electricity production from coal sources in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 33.6% in 2023, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from coal sources recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 49.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest electricity production from coal sources recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.6% in 2023.
- How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for electricity production from coal sources?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 26th out of 210 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electricity production from coal sources rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Korea, Democratic People's Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electricity production from coal sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.