South Korea vs Netherlands: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre

South Korea
0.0025 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Netherlands
0.0018 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
South Korea rank
3rd
Netherlands rank
5th

Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre over time

  • South Korea
  • Netherlands
00.0010.0010.0020.0020.003196519942023

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 0.0025 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0018 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Netherlands, a difference of 0.0007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre.

That makes South Korea's figure about 1.4 times Netherlands's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1971 it was South Korea ahead.

South Korea ranks 3rd and Netherlands ranks 5th of 202 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 5 and Netherlands in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Netherlands Difference Ahead
1970s 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Netherlands
1980s 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre South Korea
1990s 0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre South Korea
2000s 0.0014 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0011 terawatt-hours per square kilometre South Korea
2010s 0.0017 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0012 terawatt-hours per square kilometre South Korea
2020s 0.0022 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0014 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre, South Korea or Netherlands?
South Korea, at 0.0025 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0018 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Netherlands as of 2023.
What is the difference in electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre between South Korea and Netherlands?
0.0007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Netherlands?
53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do South Korea and Netherlands rank globally for electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre?
South Korea ranks 3rd and Netherlands ranks 5th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

South Korea vs Netherlands: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 10 October 2026, from https://climate.statizoid.com/compare/electricity-generation-from-low-carbon-sources-per-square-kilometre/korea-rep/netherlands/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://climate.statizoid.com/compare/electricity-generation-from-low-carbon-sources-per-square-kilometre/korea-rep/netherlands/">South Korea vs Netherlands: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre
Unit
terawatt-hours per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
202 places, 6,253 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Electricity generation from low-carbon sources divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.