South Korea vs Venezuela: Annual percentage change in primary energy use
South Korea
-1.5%
in 2025
Venezuela
-1.5%
in 2025
South Korea rank
180th
Venezuela rank
179th
Annual percentage change in primary energy use over time
- South Korea
- Venezuela
How they compare
Venezuela currently reports -1.5% against -1.5% in South Korea, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was South Korea ahead.
South Korea ranks 180th and Venezuela ranks 179th of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 5 and Venezuela in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.9% | 3.5% | 14.4% | South Korea |
| 1970s | 12.1% | 5.9% | 6.2% | South Korea |
| 1980s | 8.1% | 2.9% | 5.2% | South Korea |
| 1990s | 8.8% | 2.2% | 6.6% | South Korea |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 3.6% | 0.6% | Venezuela |
| 2010s | 2.2% | -4.1% | 6.2% | South Korea |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 1.3% | 1.0% | Venezuela |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy use, South Korea or Venezuela?
- Venezuela, at -1.5% against -1.5% in South Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy use between South Korea and Venezuela?
- 0.0%, with Venezuela ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Venezuela?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do South Korea and Venezuela rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy use?
- South Korea ranks 180th and Venezuela ranks 179th 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.