South Korea vs Romania: Share of primary energy that is low-carbon vs. GDP per capita
South Korea
18.7%
in 2025
Romania
19.9%
in 2025
South Korea rank
25th
Romania rank
22nd
Share of primary energy that is low-carbon vs. GDP per capita over time
- South Korea
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 19.9% against 18.7% in South Korea, a difference of 1.2%.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was South Korea ahead.
South Korea ranks 25th and Romania ranks 22nd of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 4 and Romania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.0% | 0.4% | 0.5% | South Korea |
| 1970s | 1.0% | 1.4% | 0.4% | Romania |
| 1980s | 8.7% | 1.7% | 7.0% | South Korea |
| 1990s | 12.8% | 4.2% | 8.6% | South Korea |
| 2000s | 15.7% | 9.0% | 6.7% | South Korea |
| 2010s | 14.5% | 17.1% | 2.6% | Romania |
| 2020s | 17.6% | 19.7% | 2.1% | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy that is low-carbon vs. gdp per capita, South Korea or Romania?
- Romania, at 19.9% against 18.7% in South Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy that is low-carbon vs. gdp per capita between South Korea and Romania?
- 1.2%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Romania?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do South Korea and Romania rank globally for share of primary energy that is low-carbon vs. gdp per capita?
- South Korea ranks 25th and Romania ranks 22nd of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of primary energy that is low-carbon 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 as a percentage of total energy supply.