Electricity production from coal sources per capita rose 12.0% to 5,343 kWh in South Korea in 2017, according to World Bank / EIA.
Historically, electricity production from coal sources per capita in South Korea reached an all time high of 5,343 kWh in 2017 and an all time low of 21.8 kWh in 1974.
South Korea has been ranked 3rd within the group of 27 countries we follow in terms of electricity production from coal sources per capita, 9 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Electricity Production from Coal Sources Per Capita | Unit | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| Cambodia | kWh | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2.33 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| China | kWh | 2,704 | 2,735 | 2,955 | 2,942 | 2,913 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. People's Republic of Korea | kWh | 319 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| India | kWh | 575 | 638 | 680 | 755 | 792 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | kWh | 2,214 | 2,605 | 2,836 | 2,796 | 2,754 | ||||||||||||||||
| Laos | kWh | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Russia | kWh | 1,152 | 1,185 | 1,139 | 1,122 | 1,127 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | kWh | 4,674 | 4,669 | 4,669 | 4,416 | 4,578 | ||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | kWh | 477 | 519 | 530 | 563 | 518 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | kWh | 5,964 | 5,180 | 5,377 | 5,345 | 4,553 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | kWh | 227 | 236 | 271 | 388 | 572 |
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