South Korea vs USSR: Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita
South Korea
15.35 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
USSR
14.29 kilowatt-hours per person
in 1984
South Korea rank
6th
USSR rank
8th
Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita over time
- South Korea
- USSR
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 15.35 kilowatt-hours per person against 14.29 kilowatt-hours per person in USSR, a difference of 1.06 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.1 times USSR's.
Across all 20 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.
South Korea ranks 6th and USSR ranks 8th of 78 countries.
USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2 kilowatt-hours per person | 15.3 kilowatt-hours per person | 13.3 kilowatt-hours per person | USSR |
| 1970s | 2.63 kilowatt-hours per person | 15.41 kilowatt-hours per person | 12.79 kilowatt-hours per person | USSR |
| 1980s | 4.73 kilowatt-hours per person | 14.58 kilowatt-hours per person | 9.85 kilowatt-hours per person | USSR |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita, South Korea or USSR?
- South Korea, at 15.35 kilowatt-hours per person against 14.29 kilowatt-hours per person in USSR as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita between South Korea and USSR?
- 1.06 kilowatt-hours per person, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and USSR?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 1984.
- How do South Korea and USSR rank globally for coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita?
- South Korea ranks 6th and USSR ranks 8th of 78 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.