Electricity production from coal sources rose 12.2% to 264,414 GWh in South Korea in 2017, according to World Bank / EIA.
Historically, electricity production from coal sources in South Korea reached an all time high of 264,414 GWh in 2017 and an all time low of 724 GWh in 1971.
South Korea has been ranked 5th within the group of 27 countries we follow in terms of electricity production from coal sources, 4 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Electricity Production from Coal Sources | Unit | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| Cambodia | GWh | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 34.0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| China | GWh | 3,695,410 | 3,755,839 | 4,074,171 | 4,070,941 | 4,042,505 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. People's Republic of Korea | GWh | 7,850 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| India | GWh | 701,255 | 787,130 | 847,969 | 949,931 | 1,006,555 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | GWh | 281,577 | 330,798 | 359,246 | 353,086 | 346,687 | ||||||||||||||||
| Laos | GWh | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Russia | GWh | 165,011 | 169,163 | 161,872 | 158,702 | 158,552 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | GWh | 227,517 | 228,168 | 228,967 | 217,183 | 225,726 | ||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | GWh | 31,712 | 34,583 | 35,352 | 37,572 | 34,582 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | GWh | 1,876,340 | 1,640,796 | 1,713,944 | 1,713,690 | 1,468,296 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | GWh | 20,358 | 21,383 | 24,732 | 35,602 | 52,798 |
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