Korea vs Sweden: Annual percentage change in primary energy from nuclear
Korea
-2.2%
in 2025
Sweden
-7.9%
in 2025
Korea rank
24th
Sweden rank
26th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from nuclear over time
- Korea
- Sweden
How they compare
Korea currently reports -2.2% against -7.9% in Sweden, a difference of 5.7%.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Korea ahead.
Korea ranks 24th and Sweden ranks 26th of 36 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 5 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,594.0% | 3.9% | 1,590.1% | Korea |
| 1980s | 36.3% | 12.9% | 23.4% | Korea |
| 1990s | 8.2% | 1.6% | 6.7% | Korea |
| 2000s | 3.8% | -2.4% | 6.2% | Korea |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 2.6% | 2.5% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 4.1% | -5.0% | 9.1% | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from nuclear, Korea or Sweden?
- Korea, at -2.2% against -7.9% in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from nuclear between Korea and Sweden?
- 5.7%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Sweden?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2025.
- How do Korea and Sweden rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from nuclear?
- Korea ranks 24th and Sweden ranks 26th of 36 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 percentage 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
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.