Japan vs Korea, Rep.: Fossil fuel consumption
Japan
1,808 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Korea, Rep.
1,506 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Japan rank
6th
Korea, Rep. rank
7th
Fossil fuel consumption over time
- Japan
- Korea, Rep.
How they compare
Japan currently reports 1,808 terawatt-hours against 1,506 terawatt-hours in Korea, Rep., a difference of 302 terawatt-hours.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Korea, Rep.'s.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 6th and Korea, Rep. ranks 7th of 79 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Korea, Rep. | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,470 terawatt-hours | 42.77 terawatt-hours | 1,427 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1970s | 3,037 terawatt-hours | 173.76 terawatt-hours | 2,863 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1980s | 2,669 terawatt-hours | 335.34 terawatt-hours | 2,334 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1990s | 3,159 terawatt-hours | 1,020 terawatt-hours | 2,140 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2000s | 2,983 terawatt-hours | 1,250 terawatt-hours | 1,733 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2010s | 2,413 terawatt-hours | 1,396 terawatt-hours | 1,017 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2020s | 1,900 terawatt-hours | 1,494 terawatt-hours | 406.05 terawatt-hours | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel consumption, Japan or Korea, Rep.?
- Japan, at 1,808 terawatt-hours against 1,506 terawatt-hours in Korea, Rep. as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel consumption between Japan and Korea, Rep.?
- 302 terawatt-hours, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Korea, Rep.?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Korea, Rep. rank globally for fossil fuel consumption?
- Japan ranks 6th and Korea, Rep. ranks 7th of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fossil fuel consumption. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.