Korea, Democratic People's Republic of vs Turkmenistan: Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
4.49 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Turkmenistan
4.68 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
3rd
Turkmenistan rank
2nd

Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita over time

  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
  • Turkmenistan
24681012198520032022

How they compare

Turkmenistan currently reports 4.68 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 4.49 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 0.19 kilowatt-hours per dollar.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Turkmenistan ahead.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 3rd and Turkmenistan ranks 2nd of 164 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of averaged higher in 3 and Turkmenistan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Turkmenistan Difference Ahead
1990s 6.97 kilowatt-hours per dollar 8.7 kilowatt-hours per dollar 1.73 kilowatt-hours per dollar Turkmenistan
2000s 6.85 kilowatt-hours per dollar 4.68 kilowatt-hours per dollar 2.17 kilowatt-hours per dollar Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2010s 3.94 kilowatt-hours per dollar 3.44 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.5032 kilowatt-hours per dollar Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2020s 4.8 kilowatt-hours per dollar 4.56 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.242 kilowatt-hours per dollar Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy intensity vs. gdp per capita, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of or Turkmenistan?
Turkmenistan, at 4.68 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 4.49 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2022.
What is the difference in energy intensity vs. gdp per capita between Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Turkmenistan?
0.19 kilowatt-hours per dollar, with Turkmenistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Turkmenistan?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Turkmenistan rank globally for energy intensity vs. gdp per capita?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 3rd and Turkmenistan ranks 2nd of 164 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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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.