South Korea vs Sweden: Annual change in primary energy from nuclear
South Korea
-12.31 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Sweden
-12.19 terawatt-hours
in 2025
South Korea rank
214th
Sweden rank
213th
Annual change in primary energy from nuclear over time
- South Korea
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports -12.19 terawatt-hours against -12.31 terawatt-hours in South Korea, a difference of 0.12 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 32 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Sweden ahead.
South Korea ranks 214th and Sweden ranks 213th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0326 terawatt-hours | 0.0326 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 1970s | 0.9551 terawatt-hours | 6.36 terawatt-hours | 5.4 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 1980s | 13.4 terawatt-hours | 13.5 terawatt-hours | 0.1063 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 1990s | 16.88 terawatt-hours | 2.3 terawatt-hours | 14.58 terawatt-hours | South Korea |
| 2000s | 13.55 terawatt-hours | -6.37 terawatt-hours | 19.92 terawatt-hours | South Korea |
| 2010s | -0.564 terawatt-hours | 4.23 terawatt-hours | 4.79 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 2020s | 19.59 terawatt-hours | -9.84 terawatt-hours | 29.43 terawatt-hours | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from nuclear, South Korea or Sweden?
- Sweden, at -12.19 terawatt-hours against -12.31 terawatt-hours in South Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from nuclear between South Korea and Sweden?
- 0.12 terawatt-hours, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Sweden?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do South Korea and Sweden rank globally for annual change in primary energy from nuclear?
- South Korea ranks 214th and Sweden ranks 213th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from nuclear. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.