South Korea vs Sweden: Annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy
South Korea
-12.72 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Sweden
-8.79 terawatt-hours
in 2025
South Korea rank
76th
Sweden rank
74th
Annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy over time
- South Korea
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports -8.79 terawatt-hours against -12.72 terawatt-hours in South Korea, a difference of 3.93 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 31 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was South Korea ahead.
South Korea ranks 76th and Sweden ranks 74th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 4 and Sweden in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1795 terawatt-hours | -1.12 terawatt-hours | 1.3 terawatt-hours | South Korea |
| 1970s | 1.04 terawatt-hours | 8.39 terawatt-hours | 7.35 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 1980s | 13.46 terawatt-hours | 15.13 terawatt-hours | 1.67 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 1990s | 17.03 terawatt-hours | 2.48 terawatt-hours | 14.54 terawatt-hours | South Korea |
| 2000s | 13.98 terawatt-hours | -3.72 terawatt-hours | 17.7 terawatt-hours | South Korea |
| 2010s | 5.37 terawatt-hours | 7.36 terawatt-hours | 1.99 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 2020s | 27.45 terawatt-hours | -8.08 terawatt-hours | 35.54 terawatt-hours | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy, South Korea or Sweden?
- Sweden, at -8.79 terawatt-hours against -12.72 terawatt-hours in South Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy between South Korea and Sweden?
- 3.93 terawatt-hours, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Sweden?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do South Korea and Sweden rank globally for annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy?
- South Korea ranks 76th and Sweden ranks 74th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.