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