South Korea vs USSR: Primary energy from low-carbon energy
South Korea
674.95 terawatt-hours
in 2025
USSR
638.74 terawatt-hours
in 1984
South Korea rank
8th
USSR rank
10th
Primary energy from low-carbon energy over time
- South Korea
- USSR
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 674.95 terawatt-hours against 638.74 terawatt-hours in USSR, a difference of 36.21 terawatt-hours.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.1 times USSR's.
Across all 20 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.
South Korea ranks 8th and USSR ranks 10th of 80 countries.
USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1 terawatt-hours | 104.05 terawatt-hours | 103.05 terawatt-hours | USSR |
| 1970s | 3.29 terawatt-hours | 231.44 terawatt-hours | 228.15 terawatt-hours | USSR |
| 1980s | 20.84 terawatt-hours | 498.75 terawatt-hours | 477.91 terawatt-hours | USSR |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from low-carbon energy, South Korea or USSR?
- South Korea, at 674.95 terawatt-hours against 638.74 terawatt-hours in USSR as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from low-carbon energy between South Korea and USSR?
- 36.21 terawatt-hours, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and USSR?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 1984.
- How do South Korea and USSR rank globally for primary energy from low-carbon energy?
- South Korea ranks 8th and USSR ranks 10th of 80 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.