South Korea: Coal production
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| South Korea |
Coal production, thousand short tons |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 903.89 |
| Year | 2022 |
| Measure | thousand short tons |
| Data availability | 1980 - 2022 |
| Average | 9,029.41 |
| Min - Max | 903.89 - 26,780.62 |
| Source | The U.S. Energy Information Administration |
The latest value from 2022 is 903.89 thousand short tons, a decline from 989.87 thousand short tons in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 47401.28 thousand short tons, based on data from 191 countries. Historically, the average for South Korea from 1980 to 2022 is 9029.41 thousand short tons. The minimum value, 903.89 thousand short tons, was reached in 2022 while the maximum of 26780.62 thousand short tons was recorded in 1988.
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Definition: Total primary coal production (Coal includes anthracite, subanthracite, bituminous, subbituminous, lignite, brown coal, and oil shale.)
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| Gasoline production | 397.43 | 2014 | thousand barrels per day |
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| Jet fuel production | 370.43 | 2014 | thousand barrels per day |
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| Coal reserves | 359.35 | 2022 | million short tons |
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| Coal consumption | 133,767.08 | 2022 | thousand short tons |
| Coal imports | 133,347.98 | 2022 | thousand short tons |
| Coal exports | 0.42 | 2022 | thousand short tons |
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| Electricity production | 606.76 | 2022 | billion kilowatthours |
| Electricity consumption | 586.77 | 2022 | billion kilowatthours |
| Electricity imports | 0.00 | 2022 | billion kilowatthours |
| Electricity exports | 0.00 | 2022 | billion kilowatthours |
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| Renewable power generation | 45.58 | 2022 | billion kilowatthours |