Austria vs South Korea: Annual percentage change in primary energy use
Austria
-1.7%
in 2025
South Korea
-1.5%
in 2025
Austria rank
181st
South Korea rank
180th
Annual percentage change in primary energy use over time
- Austria
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports -1.5% against -1.7% in Austria, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was South Korea ahead.
Austria ranks 181st and South Korea ranks 180th of 216 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.6% | 17.9% | 13.2% | South Korea |
| 1970s | 3.6% | 12.1% | 8.5% | South Korea |
| 1980s | -0.2% | 8.1% | 8.2% | South Korea |
| 1990s | 1.8% | 8.8% | 6.9% | South Korea |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 3.0% | 2.3% | South Korea |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 2.2% | 1.7% | South Korea |
| 2020s | -2.0% | 0.3% | 2.3% | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy use, Austria or South Korea?
- South Korea, at -1.5% against -1.7% in Austria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy use between Austria and South Korea?
- 0.2%, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and South Korea?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Austria and South Korea rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy use?
- Austria ranks 181st and South Korea ranks 180th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage change in primary energy use. 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.