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

Latest (2023)
33.6%
Change on year
down 3.3%
World rank
26th
of 210 countries
All-time high
49.7%
in 2019
All-time low
33.6%
in 2023
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Electricity production from coal sources in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 1990–2023

010203040501990200620231990: 40.1 % of total1991: 42.5 % of total1992: 42.1 % of total1993: 39.7 % of total1994: 40.1 % of total1995: 36.8 % of total1996: 36.5 % of total1997: 39.2 % of total1998: 33.9 % of total1999: 39.1 % of total2000: 43.3 % of total2001: 42.5 % of total2002: 41.2 % of total2003: 39.5 % of total2004: 38.6 % of total2005: 39 % of total2006: 40.9 % of total2007: 34.7 % of total2008: 36 % of total2009: 44.3 % of total2010: 41.1 % of total2011: 34.2 % of total2012: 34.6 % of total2013: 34.5 % of total2014: 37.1 % of total2015: 43.1 % of total2016: 42.5 % of total2017: 45.9 % of total2018: 45.4 % of total2019: 49.7 % of total2020: 42.9 % of total2021: 34.7 % of total2022: 34.8 % of total2023: 33.6 % of total

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

Annual values for Electricity production from coal sources (% of total) in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 1990 to 2023.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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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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
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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.