Korea, Democratic People's Republic of vs Namibia: Energy use

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
664.87 kg of oil equivalent per capita
in 2023
Namibia
696.98 kg of oil equivalent per capita
in 2023
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
120th
Namibia rank
119th

Energy use over time

  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
  • Namibia
05001.0k1.5k199020062023

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 696.98 kg of oil equivalent per capita against 664.87 kg of oil equivalent per capita in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 32.11 kg of oil equivalent per capita.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 120th and Namibia ranks 119th of 176 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of averaged higher in 2 and Namibia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Namibia Difference Ahead
1990s 1,065 kg of oil equivalent per capita 498.7 kg of oil equivalent per capita 566.73 kg of oil equivalent per capita Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2000s 827.09 kg of oil equivalent per capita 673.86 kg of oil equivalent per capita 153.23 kg of oil equivalent per capita Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2010s 579.14 kg of oil equivalent per capita 697.82 kg of oil equivalent per capita 118.68 kg of oil equivalent per capita Namibia
2020s 662.92 kg of oil equivalent per capita 686.41 kg of oil equivalent per capita 23.49 kg of oil equivalent per capita Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy use, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of or Namibia?
Namibia, at 696.98 kg of oil equivalent per capita against 664.87 kg of oil equivalent per capita in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2023.
What is the difference in energy use between Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Namibia?
32.11 kg of oil equivalent per capita, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Namibia?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Namibia rank globally for energy use?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 120th and Namibia ranks 119th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Energy use (kg of oil equivalent per capita). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Energy use (kg of oil equivalent per capita)
Unit
kg of oil equivalent per capita
Source
IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
223 places, 6,690 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Energy use refers to use of primary energy before transformation to other end-use fuels, which is equal to indigenous production plus imports and stock changes, minus exports and fuels supplied to ships and aircraft engaged in international transport.