South Korea vs Late-demographic dividend: Electric power consumption (kWh per capita)
South Korea
12,071 kWh per capita
in 2025
Late-demographic dividend
5,857 kWh per capita
in 2024
South Korea rank
10th
Late-demographic dividend rank
7th
Electric power consumption (kWh per capita) over time
- South Korea
- Late-demographic dividend
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 12,071 kWh per capita against 5,857 kWh per capita in Late-demographic dividend, a difference of 6,214 kWh per capita.
That makes South Korea's figure about 2.1 times Late-demographic dividend's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.
South Korea ranks 10th and Late-demographic dividend ranks 7th of 151 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Late-demographic dividend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,747 kWh per capita | 1,367 kWh per capita | 2,380 kWh per capita | South Korea |
| 2000s | 7,380 kWh per capita | 2,106 kWh per capita | 5,274 kWh per capita | South Korea |
| 2010s | 10,555 kWh per capita | 3,778 kWh per capita | 6,777 kWh per capita | South Korea |
| 2020s | 11,726 kWh per capita | 5,244 kWh per capita | 6,482 kWh per capita | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electric power consumption, South Korea or Late-demographic dividend?
- South Korea, at 12,071 kWh per capita against 5,857 kWh per capita in Late-demographic dividend as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electric power consumption between South Korea and Late-demographic dividend?
- 6,214 kWh per capita, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Late-demographic dividend?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do South Korea and Late-demographic dividend rank globally for electric power consumption?
- South Korea ranks 10th and Late-demographic dividend ranks 7th of 151 countries.
- 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.