Korea vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding

Korea
667.15 kWh per person
in 2021
Sub-Saharan Africa
17.87 kWh per person
in 2021
Korea rank
41st
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
38th

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding over time

  • Korea
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
0200400600199020052021

How they compare

Korea currently reports 667.15 kWh per person against 17.87 kWh per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 649.28 kWh per person.

That makes Korea's figure about 37.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

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

Korea ranks 41st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 38th of 209 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 3 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1990s -39.39 kWh per person -5 kWh per person 34.39 kWh per person Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 12.24 kWh per person 4.7 kWh per person 7.54 kWh per person Korea
2010s 197.22 kWh per person 8.53 kWh per person 188.69 kWh per person Korea
2020s 621.72 kWh per person 16.55 kWh per person 605.17 kWh per person Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity production from renewable sources, excluding, Korea or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Korea, at 667.15 kWh per person against 17.87 kWh per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2021.
What is the difference in electricity production from renewable sources, excluding between Korea and Sub-Saharan Africa?
649.28 kWh per person, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Sub-Saharan Africa?
32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
How do Korea and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding?
Korea ranks 41st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 38th 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.