South Korea vs Singapore: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre
South Korea
0.0025 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Singapore
0.0036 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
South Korea rank
3rd
Singapore rank
2nd
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre over time
- South Korea
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 0.0036 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0025 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in South Korea, a difference of 0.0011 terawatt-hours per square kilometre.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.5 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1971 it was South Korea ahead.
South Korea ranks 3rd and Singapore ranks 2nd of 202 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 4 and Singapore in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 1980s | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 1990s | 0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 2000s | 0.0014 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0013 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 2010s | 0.0017 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Singapore |
| 2020s | 0.0022 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0028 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Singapore |
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 Singapore?
- Singapore, at 0.0036 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0025 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in South Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre between South Korea and Singapore?
- 0.0011 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Singapore?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do South Korea and Singapore rank globally for electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre?
- South Korea ranks 3rd and Singapore ranks 2nd 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.
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About this data
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.