South Korea vs Ukraine: Annual change in primary energy from renewables

South Korea
-0.4129 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Ukraine
-0.1767 terawatt-hours
in 2025
South Korea rank
63rd
Ukraine rank
62nd

Annual change in primary energy from renewables over time

  • South Korea
  • Ukraine
-5051015196619952025

How they compare

Ukraine currently reports -0.1767 terawatt-hours against -0.4129 terawatt-hours in South Korea, a difference of 0.2362 terawatt-hours.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Ukraine ahead.

South Korea ranks 63rd and Ukraine ranks 62nd of 77 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 4 and Ukraine in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Ukraine Difference Ahead
1980s -0.0552 terawatt-hours -0.1458 terawatt-hours 0.0906 terawatt-hours South Korea
1990s 0.1469 terawatt-hours 0.4198 terawatt-hours 0.2728 terawatt-hours Ukraine
2000s 0.43 terawatt-hours -0.1927 terawatt-hours 0.6227 terawatt-hours South Korea
2010s 5.93 terawatt-hours 0.1284 terawatt-hours 5.81 terawatt-hours South Korea
2020s 7.86 terawatt-hours 1.05 terawatt-hours 6.82 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 renewables, South Korea or Ukraine?
Ukraine, at -0.1767 terawatt-hours against -0.4129 terawatt-hours in South Korea as of 2025.
What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from renewables between South Korea and Ukraine?
0.2362 terawatt-hours, with Ukraine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Ukraine?
40 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2025.
How do South Korea and Ukraine rank globally for annual change in primary energy from renewables?
South Korea ranks 63rd and Ukraine ranks 62nd of 77 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 renewables. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual change in primary energy from renewables
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
82 places, 4,604 data points, 1966–2025
Last refreshed

Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.