Germany vs South Korea: Fossil fuel consumption by fuel

Germany
785.19 terawatt-hours
in 2025
South Korea
629.58 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Germany rank
9th
South Korea rank
12th

Fossil fuel consumption by fuel over time

  • Germany
  • South Korea
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How they compare

Germany currently reports 785.19 terawatt-hours against 629.58 terawatt-hours in South Korea, a difference of 155.61 terawatt-hours.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.2 times South Korea's.

Across all 46 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 9th and South Korea ranks 12th of 219 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Fossil fuel consumption by fuel
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
222 places, 10,411 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours.