Coal share of electricity in South Korea in 2024 — 32.6%. Ranked 28 in the world out of 33. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 13.01 pp.
1990–2024 · % of generation
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South Korea
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 32.6 | −1.03 pp |
| 2023 | 33.63 | −1.1 pp |
| 2022 | 34.73 | −0.68 pp |
| 2021 | 35.41 | −1.6 pp |
| 2020 | 37 | −5.65 pp |
| 2019 | 42.66 | −1.63 pp |
| 2018 | 44.29 | −1.55 pp |
| 2017 | 45.84 | +4.36 pp |
| 2016 | 41.49 | −0.98 pp |
| 2015 | 42.47 | +1.66 pp |
| 2014 | 40.82 | +0.2 pp |
| 2013 | 40.62 | −4.16 pp |
| 2012 | 44.77 | +1.53 pp |
| 2011 | 43.25 | −3.11 pp |
| 2010 | 46.36 | −1.15 pp |
| 2009 | 47.51 | +3.14 pp |
| 2008 | 44.37 | +2.78 pp |
| 2007 | 41.59 | +3.92 pp |
| 2006 | 37.67 | −0.37 pp |
| 2005 | 38.04 | −1.03 pp |
| 2004 | 39.06 | +0.04 pp |
| 2003 | 39.02 | −0.39 pp |
| 2002 | 39.41 | −0.16 pp |
| 2001 | 39.56 | +1.41 pp |
| 2000 | 38.15 | +1.66 pp |
| 1999 | 36.5 | −0.59 pp |
| 1998 | 37.09 | +5.74 pp |
| 1997 | 31.35 | +2.46 pp |
| 1996 | 28.88 | +0.8 pp |
| 1995 | 28.09 | +1.56 pp |
| 1994 | 26.53 | +3.01 pp |
| 1993 | 23.52 | +5.53 pp |
| 1992 | 17.99 | +0.16 pp |
| 1991 | 17.82 | −1.77 pp |
| 1990 | 19.59 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Japan
30.07
South Korea
32.6
The share of electricity generated from coal in a country's total generation. Coal remains the largest source of electricity in the world despite plant closures in Europe and North America: growth in Asia outweighs that decline. In emissions per kilowatt-hour coal is about twice as bad as gas, which is why this share does more than anything else to set the carbon intensity of a country's electricity.
Important: Aggregates for groups of countries are weighted by electricity generation in terawatt-hours — the only correct weight for a share of generation. The weight series comes from Ember and starts in 2000, so there are no aggregates for earlier years, even though country data go back to 1960.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
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