Ireland vs South Korea: Annual change in primary energy from solar
Ireland
0.5816 terawatt-hours
in 2025
South Korea
0.4108 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Ireland rank
47th
South Korea rank
50th
Annual change in primary energy from solar over time
- Ireland
- South Korea
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 0.5816 terawatt-hours against 0.4108 terawatt-hours in South Korea, a difference of 0.1708 terawatt-hours.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.4 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was South Korea ahead.
Ireland ranks 47th and South Korea ranks 50th of 80 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0005 terawatt-hours | 0.0005 terawatt-hours | South Korea |
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0562 terawatt-hours | 0.0561 terawatt-hours | South Korea |
| 2010s | 0.0033 terawatt-hours | 1.36 terawatt-hours | 1.36 terawatt-hours | South Korea |
| 2020s | 0.2735 terawatt-hours | 3.94 terawatt-hours | 3.67 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 solar, Ireland or South Korea?
- Ireland, at 0.5816 terawatt-hours against 0.4108 terawatt-hours in South Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from solar between Ireland and South Korea?
- 0.1708 terawatt-hours, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and South Korea?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Ireland and South Korea rank globally for annual change in primary energy from solar?
- Ireland ranks 47th and South Korea ranks 50th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from solar. 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.