East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Korea: Electric power consumption
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
4,920 kWh per capita
in 2023
Korea
11,350 kWh per capita
in 2024
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
11th
Korea rank
13th
Electric power consumption over time
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 11,350 kWh per capita against 4,920 kWh per capita in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 6,430 kWh per capita.
That makes Korea's figure about 2.3 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 11th and Korea ranks 13th of 43 groups.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 646.03 kWh per capita | 3,747 kWh per capita | 3,101 kWh per capita | Korea |
| 2000s | 1,429 kWh per capita | 7,380 kWh per capita | 5,951 kWh per capita | Korea |
| 2010s | 3,113 kWh per capita | 10,427 kWh per capita | 7,314 kWh per capita | Korea |
| 2020s | 4,500 kWh per capita | 11,491 kWh per capita | 6,991 kWh per capita | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electric power consumption, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Korea?
- Korea, at 11,350 kWh per capita against 4,920 kWh per capita in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in electric power consumption between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Korea?
- 6,430 kWh per capita, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Korea?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Korea rank globally for electric power consumption?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 11th and Korea ranks 13th of 43 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Electric power consumption (kWh per capita). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Electric power consumption measures the production of power plants and combined heat and power plants less transmission, distribution, and transformation losses and own use by heat and power plants.