Belarus vs Korea, Rep.: Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita

Belarus
1.73 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Korea, Rep.
1.71 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Belarus rank
21st
Korea, Rep. rank
23rd

Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita over time

  • Belarus
  • Korea, Rep.
1234196519932022

How they compare

Belarus currently reports 1.73 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 1.71 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Korea, Rep., a difference of 0.02 kilowatt-hours per dollar.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Belarus ahead.

Belarus ranks 21st and Korea, Rep. ranks 23rd of 163 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 3 and Korea, Rep. in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belarus Korea, Rep. Difference Ahead
1980s 4.01 kilowatt-hours per dollar 1.73 kilowatt-hours per dollar 2.28 kilowatt-hours per dollar Belarus
1990s 3.53 kilowatt-hours per dollar 2.06 kilowatt-hours per dollar 1.46 kilowatt-hours per dollar Belarus
2000s 2.32 kilowatt-hours per dollar 2.01 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.3144 kilowatt-hours per dollar Belarus
2010s 1.69 kilowatt-hours per dollar 1.9 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.2164 kilowatt-hours per dollar Korea, Rep.
2020s 1.67 kilowatt-hours per dollar 1.71 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.0389 kilowatt-hours per dollar Korea, Rep.

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy intensity vs. gdp per capita, Belarus or Korea, Rep.?
Belarus, at 1.73 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 1.71 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Korea, Rep. as of 2022.
What is the difference in energy intensity vs. gdp per capita between Belarus and Korea, Rep.?
0.02 kilowatt-hours per dollar, with Belarus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Korea, Rep.?
38 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2022.
How do Belarus and Korea, Rep. rank globally for energy intensity vs. gdp per capita?
Belarus ranks 21st and Korea, Rep. ranks 23rd of 163 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita
Unit
kilowatt-hours per dollar
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
164 places, 7,728 data points, 1965–2022
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per international-$ of GDP.