Belarus vs South Korea: Annual percentage change in primary energy use
Belarus
-1.4%
in 2025
South Korea
-1.5%
in 2025
Belarus rank
178th
South Korea rank
180th
Annual percentage change in primary energy use over time
- Belarus
- South Korea
How they compare
Belarus currently reports -1.4% against -1.5% in South Korea, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Belarus ahead.
Belarus ranks 178th and South Korea ranks 180th of 216 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 1 and South Korea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.4% | 11.1% | 7.6% | South Korea |
| 1990s | -5.8% | 8.8% | 14.6% | South Korea |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 3.0% | 1.5% | South Korea |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 2.2% | 1.1% | South Korea |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Belarus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy use, Belarus or South Korea?
- Belarus, at -1.4% against -1.5% in South Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy use between Belarus and South Korea?
- 0.1%, with Belarus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and South Korea?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2025.
- How do Belarus and South Korea rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy use?
- Belarus ranks 178th 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.