Canada vs South Korea: Primary energy from low-carbon energy

Canada
734.98 terawatt-hours
in 2025
South Korea
674.95 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Canada rank
7th
South Korea rank
8th

Primary energy from low-carbon energy over time

  • Canada
  • South Korea
0200400600800196519952025

How they compare

Canada currently reports 734.98 terawatt-hours against 674.95 terawatt-hours in South Korea, a difference of 60.03 terawatt-hours.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.

Across all 61 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 7th and South Korea ranks 8th of 77 countries.

Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada South Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 135.12 terawatt-hours 1 terawatt-hours 134.12 terawatt-hours Canada
1970s 253.59 terawatt-hours 3.29 terawatt-hours 250.31 terawatt-hours Canada
1980s 470.41 terawatt-hours 64.01 terawatt-hours 406.4 terawatt-hours Canada
1990s 606.08 terawatt-hours 213.79 terawatt-hours 392.29 terawatt-hours Canada
2000s 646.51 terawatt-hours 410.78 terawatt-hours 235.73 terawatt-hours Canada
2010s 756.78 terawatt-hours 490.03 terawatt-hours 266.75 terawatt-hours Canada
2020s 749.9 terawatt-hours 630.03 terawatt-hours 119.87 terawatt-hours Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary energy from low-carbon energy, Canada or South Korea?
Canada, at 734.98 terawatt-hours against 674.95 terawatt-hours in South Korea as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary energy from low-carbon energy between Canada and South Korea?
60.03 terawatt-hours, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and South Korea?
61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
How do Canada and South Korea rank globally for primary energy from low-carbon energy?
Canada ranks 7th and South Korea ranks 8th of 77 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as 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

Indicator
Primary energy from low-carbon energy
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
82 places, 4,686 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.