South Korea vs New Zealand: Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita
South Korea
13.06 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
New Zealand
25.09 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
South Korea rank
7th
New Zealand rank
4th
Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita over time
- South Korea
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 25.09 kilowatt-hours per person against 13.06 kilowatt-hours per person in South Korea, a difference of 12.03 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.9 times South Korea's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
South Korea ranks 7th and New Zealand ranks 4th of 79 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0326 kilowatt-hours per person | 8.84 kilowatt-hours per person | 8.81 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 0.09 kilowatt-hours per person | 9.77 kilowatt-hours per person | 9.68 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 1.52 kilowatt-hours per person | 11.14 kilowatt-hours per person | 9.62 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 4.71 kilowatt-hours per person | 13.65 kilowatt-hours per person | 8.94 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 8.6 kilowatt-hours per person | 14.53 kilowatt-hours per person | 5.94 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 9.7 kilowatt-hours per person | 22.17 kilowatt-hours per person | 12.47 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 12.17 kilowatt-hours per person | 22.91 kilowatt-hours per person | 10.74 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita, South Korea or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 25.09 kilowatt-hours per person against 13.06 kilowatt-hours per person in South Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita between South Korea and New Zealand?
- 12.03 kilowatt-hours per person, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and New Zealand?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do South Korea and New Zealand rank globally for per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita?
- South Korea ranks 7th and New Zealand ranks 4th of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.