South Korea vs United States: Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita
South Korea
13.06 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
United States
12.63 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
South Korea rank
7th
United States rank
8th
Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita over time
- South Korea
- United States
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 13.06 kilowatt-hours per person against 12.63 kilowatt-hours per person in United States, a difference of 0.43 kilowatt-hours per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was United States ahead.
South Korea ranks 7th and United States ranks 8th of 79 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0326 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.48 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.44 kilowatt-hours per person | United States |
| 1970s | 0.09 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.74 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.65 kilowatt-hours per person | United States |
| 1980s | 1.52 kilowatt-hours per person | 6.83 kilowatt-hours per person | 5.31 kilowatt-hours per person | United States |
| 1990s | 4.71 kilowatt-hours per person | 10.09 kilowatt-hours per person | 5.39 kilowatt-hours per person | United States |
| 2000s | 8.6 kilowatt-hours per person | 10.94 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.34 kilowatt-hours per person | United States |
| 2010s | 9.7 kilowatt-hours per person | 11.66 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.96 kilowatt-hours per person | United States |
| 2020s | 12.17 kilowatt-hours per person | 12.19 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0186 kilowatt-hours per person | United States |
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 States?
- South Korea, at 13.06 kilowatt-hours per person against 12.63 kilowatt-hours per person in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita between South Korea and United States?
- 0.43 kilowatt-hours per person, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and United States?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do South Korea and United States rank globally for per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita?
- South Korea ranks 7th and United States ranks 8th 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.