Korea vs Upper middle income: Energy use
Energy use over time
- Korea
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Korea currently reports 5,439 kg of oil equivalent per capita against 2,118 kg of oil equivalent per capita in Upper middle income, a difference of 3,321 kg of oil equivalent per capita.
That makes Korea's figure about 2.6 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.
Korea ranks 14th and Upper middle income ranks 16th of 176 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,010 kg of oil equivalent per capita | 986.26 kg of oil equivalent per capita | 2,024 kg of oil equivalent per capita | Korea |
| 2000s | 4,258 kg of oil equivalent per capita | 1,263 kg of oil equivalent per capita | 2,995 kg of oil equivalent per capita | Korea |
| 2010s | 5,237 kg of oil equivalent per capita | 1,758 kg of oil equivalent per capita | 3,479 kg of oil equivalent per capita | Korea |
| 2020s | 5,365 kg of oil equivalent per capita | 2,010 kg of oil equivalent per capita | 3,355 kg of oil equivalent per capita | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy use, Korea or Upper middle income?
- Korea, at 5,439 kg of oil equivalent per capita against 2,118 kg of oil equivalent per capita in Upper middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in energy use between Korea and Upper middle income?
- 3,321 kg of oil equivalent per capita, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Upper middle income?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Korea and Upper middle income rank globally for energy use?
- Korea ranks 14th and Upper middle income ranks 16th 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.
Individual pages
About this data
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.