South Korea Coal Usage/Consumption 1971-2024
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.
- South Korea coal usage/consumption for 2015 was 43.08%, a 0.67% increase from 2014.
- South Korea coal usage/consumption for 2014 was 42.41%, a 0.98% increase from 2013.
- South Korea coal usage/consumption for 2013 was 41.43%, a 3.65% decline from 2012.
- South Korea coal usage/consumption for 2012 was 45.08%, a 1.91% increase from 2011.
| South Korea Coal Usage/Consumption - Historical Data |
| Year |
% of Electricity from Coal |
Annual Change |
| 2015 |
43.08% |
0.67% |
| 2014 |
42.41% |
0.98% |
| 2013 |
41.43% |
-3.65% |
| 2012 |
45.08% |
1.91% |
| 2011 |
43.17% |
-0.97% |
| 2010 |
44.15% |
-2.10% |
| 2009 |
46.24% |
3.05% |
| 2008 |
43.20% |
3.12% |
| 2007 |
40.08% |
2.07% |
| 2006 |
38.01% |
-0.35% |
| 2005 |
38.36% |
-0.44% |
| 2004 |
38.80% |
-0.31% |
| 2003 |
39.11% |
-1.47% |
| 2002 |
40.58% |
0.65% |
| 2001 |
39.93% |
1.32% |
| 2000 |
38.61% |
2.73% |
| 1999 |
35.88% |
-1.29% |
| 1998 |
37.17% |
5.98% |
| 1997 |
31.20% |
2.87% |
| 1996 |
28.33% |
1.11% |
| 1995 |
27.22% |
1.29% |
| 1994 |
25.94% |
4.06% |
| 1993 |
21.88% |
7.99% |
| 1992 |
13.89% |
-0.54% |
| 1991 |
14.43% |
-2.33% |
| 1990 |
16.76% |
-2.11% |
| 1989 |
18.87% |
-3.26% |
| 1988 |
22.12% |
2.10% |
| 1987 |
20.02% |
-7.24% |
| 1986 |
27.26% |
-3.14% |
| 1985 |
30.41% |
5.54% |
| 1984 |
24.87% |
16.09% |
| 1983 |
8.78% |
2.72% |
| 1982 |
6.06% |
-0.24% |
| 1981 |
6.29% |
-0.37% |
| 1980 |
6.66% |
3.15% |
| 1979 |
3.52% |
0.57% |
| 1978 |
2.95% |
-2.28% |
| 1977 |
5.23% |
-1.15% |
| 1976 |
6.38% |
-0.14% |
| 1975 |
6.52% |
2.11% |
| 1974 |
4.41% |
-4.63% |
| 1973 |
9.05% |
2.19% |
| 1972 |
6.86% |
-0.01% |
| 1971 |
6.87% |
-0.01% |
