South Korea vs United Arab Emirates: Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita
South Korea
13.06 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
12.26 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
South Korea rank
7th
United Arab Emirates rank
10th
Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita over time
- South Korea
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 13.06 kilowatt-hours per person against 12.26 kilowatt-hours per person in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.8 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.1 times United Arab Emirates's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.
South Korea ranks 7th and United Arab Emirates ranks 10th of 79 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0326 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0326 kilowatt-hours per person | South Korea |
| 1970s | 0.09 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.09 kilowatt-hours per person | South Korea |
| 1980s | 1.52 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.52 kilowatt-hours per person | South Korea |
| 1990s | 4.71 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 4.71 kilowatt-hours per person | South Korea |
| 2000s | 8.6 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0001 kilowatt-hours per person | 8.6 kilowatt-hours per person | South Korea |
| 2010s | 9.7 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0726 kilowatt-hours per person | 9.62 kilowatt-hours per person | South Korea |
| 2020s | 12.17 kilowatt-hours per person | 7.83 kilowatt-hours per person | 4.34 kilowatt-hours per person | South Korea |
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 United Arab Emirates?
- South Korea, at 13.06 kilowatt-hours per person against 12.26 kilowatt-hours per person in United Arab Emirates as of 2025.
- What is the difference in per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita between South Korea and United Arab Emirates?
- 0.8 kilowatt-hours per person, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and United Arab Emirates?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do South Korea and United Arab Emirates rank globally for per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita?
- South Korea ranks 7th and United Arab Emirates ranks 10th 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.