South Korea vs United Kingdom: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding … square

South Korea
353,873 kWh per square kilometre
in 2021
United Kingdom
482,623 kWh per square kilometre
in 2021
South Korea rank
10th
United Kingdom rank
8th

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding … square over time

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How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 482,623 kWh per square kilometre against 353,873 kWh per square kilometre in South Korea, a difference of 128,750 kWh per square kilometre.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.4 times South Korea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Korea ahead.

South Korea ranks 10th and United Kingdom ranks 8th of 208 countries.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1990s -18,414 kWh per square kilometre 1,341 kWh per square kilometre 19,755 kWh per square kilometre United Kingdom
2000s 6,154 kWh per square kilometre 45,912 kWh per square kilometre 39,758 kWh per square kilometre United Kingdom
2010s 103,665 kWh per square kilometre 273,158 kWh per square kilometre 169,493 kWh per square kilometre United Kingdom
2020s 329,974 kWh per square kilometre 505,508 kWh per square kilometre 175,533 kWh per square kilometre United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity production from renewable sources, excluding, South Korea or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 482,623 kWh per square kilometre against 353,873 kWh per square kilometre in South Korea as of 2021.
What is the difference in electricity production from renewable sources, excluding between South Korea and United Kingdom?
128,750 kWh per square kilometre, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and United Kingdom?
32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
How do South Korea and United Kingdom rank globally for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding?
South Korea ranks 10th and United Kingdom ranks 8th of 208 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh), per square kilometre. 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 square kilometre
Unit
kWh per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
255 places, 7,259 data points, 1990–2021
Last refreshed

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