public opinion on coal power was largely negative.
South Korea is the country with the highest share of public support for expanding use of natural gas as a source of energy. 88 percent of South Korean respondents to a 2019/2020 survey favored natural gas consumption. Of the displayed countries, Sweden and the Netherlands were the only two where support was less than 50 percent. Natural gas received greater backing by the public than any other fossil fuel. By comparison, Share of public in favor of expanding natural gas a source of energy worldwide in 2019/20, by select country
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Pew Research Center. (October 19, 2020). Share of public in favor of expanding natural gas a source of energy worldwide in 2019/20, by select country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1183351/natural-gas-expansion-opinion-by-selected-countries/
Pew Research Center. "Share of public in favor of expanding natural gas a source of energy worldwide in 2019/20, by select country." Chart. October 19, 2020. Statista. Accessed March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1183351/natural-gas-expansion-opinion-by-selected-countries/
Pew Research Center. (2020). Share of public in favor of expanding natural gas a source of energy worldwide in 2019/20, by select country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1183351/natural-gas-expansion-opinion-by-selected-countries/
Pew Research Center. "Share of Public in Favor of Expanding Natural Gas a Source of Energy Worldwide in 2019/20, by Select Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Oct 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1183351/natural-gas-expansion-opinion-by-selected-countries/
Pew Research Center, Share of public in favor of expanding natural gas a source of energy worldwide in 2019/20, by select country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1183351/natural-gas-expansion-opinion-by-selected-countries/ (last visited March 29, 2024)
Share of public in favor of expanding natural gas a source of energy worldwide in 2019/20, by select country [Graph], Pew Research Center, October 19, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1183351/natural-gas-expansion-opinion-by-selected-countries/