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
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
Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.