South Korea vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding … capita

South Korea
667.15 kWh per person
in 2021
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
17.86 kWh per person
in 2021
South Korea rank
41st
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
40th

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding … capita over time

  • South Korea
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0200400600199020052021

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 667.15 kWh per person against 17.86 kWh per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 649.29 kWh per person.

That makes South Korea's figure about 37.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Korea ahead.

South Korea ranks 41st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 40th of 209 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 3 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s -39.39 kWh per person -5 kWh per person 34.39 kWh per person Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 12.24 kWh per person 4.7 kWh per person 7.54 kWh per person South Korea
2010s 197.22 kWh per person 8.53 kWh per person 188.69 kWh per person South Korea
2020s 621.72 kWh per person 16.54 kWh per person 605.18 kWh per person South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity production from renewable sources, excluding, South Korea or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
South Korea, at 667.15 kWh per person against 17.86 kWh per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2021.
What is the difference in electricity production from renewable sources, excluding between South Korea and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
649.29 kWh per person, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
How do South Korea and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding?
South Korea ranks 41st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 40th of 209 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh), per capita
Unit
kWh per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
256 places, 7,438 data points, 1990–2021
Last refreshed

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.