Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita in South Korea
South Korea: Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita was 13.06 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita in South Korea, 1965–2025
Source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.
Analysis
South Korea recorded 13.06 kilowatt-hours per person for per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita in South Korea peaked at 13.3 kilowatt-hours per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0243 kilowatt-hours per person, in 1965.
South Korea ranks 7th of 76 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0326 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0243 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0448 kilowatt-hours per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.09 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0371 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.3142 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.52 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.2941 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.37 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.71 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.74 kilowatt-hours per person | 6.81 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.6 kilowatt-hours per person | 7.15 kilowatt-hours per person | 9.62 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.7 kilowatt-hours per person | 8.82 kilowatt-hours per person | 10.49 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.17 kilowatt-hours per person | 10.84 kilowatt-hours per person | 13.3 kilowatt-hours per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
- 4 New Zealand 25.09 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 5 France 20.83 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 6 Canada 18.32 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 8 United States 12.63 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 9 Slovakia 12.49 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 10 United Arab Emirates 12.26 kilowatt-hours per person compare
More climate change data for South Korea
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.2% (2100)
- Population growth -0.1% (2025)
- Population, total 51.68 million (2025)
- Urban population growth -0.1% (2025)
- Urban population 41.95 million (2025)
- Urban population 81.2% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 11.29 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 20.71 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 11.29 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 11.29 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita in South Korea?
- Per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita in South Korea was 13.06 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025, according to Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 13.3 kilowatt-hours per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0243 kilowatt-hours per person in 1965.
- How does South Korea rank for per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita?
- South Korea ranks 7th out of 76 countries with data for 2025.
- Is per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures 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 part of Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.