Electricity production from coal sources in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Electricity production from coal sources was 32.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity production from coal sources in Republic of Korea, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2024, electricity production from coal sources in Republic of Korea stood at 32.6%.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from coal sources in Republic of Korea peaked at 47.5% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 17.8%, in 1991.
Republic of Korea ranks 28th of 209 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Electricity production from coal sources in Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 19.6% | — |
| 1991 | 17.8% | -9.0% |
| 1992 | 18.0% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 23.5% | +30.8% |
| 1994 | 26.5% | +12.8% |
| 1995 | 28.1% | +5.9% |
| 1996 | 28.9% | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 31.3% | +8.5% |
| 1998 | 37.1% | +18.3% |
| 1999 | 36.5% | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 38.2% | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 39.6% | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 39.4% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 39.0% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 39.1% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 38.0% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 37.7% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 41.6% | +10.4% |
| 2008 | 44.4% | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 47.5% | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 46.4% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 43.2% | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 44.8% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 40.6% | -9.3% |
| 2014 | 40.8% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 42.5% | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 41.5% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 45.8% | +10.5% |
| 2018 | 44.3% | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 42.7% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 37.0% | -13.3% |
| 2021 | 35.4% | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 34.7% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 33.6% | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 32.6% | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.7% | 17.8% | 37.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.4% | 37.7% | 47.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.3% | 40.6% | 46.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.7% | 32.6% | 37.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from coal sources in Republic of Korea?
- Electricity production from coal sources in Republic of Korea was 32.6% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from coal sources recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 47.5% in 2009.
- What is the lowest electricity production from coal sources recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.8% in 1991.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for electricity production from coal sources?
- Republic of Korea ranks 28th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from coal sources rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Republic of Korea 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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About this data
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.