Australia vs South Korea: Fossil fuel consumption, per capita
Australia
0.0001 terawatt-hours per person
in 2025
South Korea
0.0001 terawatt-hours per person
in 2025
Australia rank
19th
South Korea rank
16th
Fossil fuel consumption, per capita over time
- Australia
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person against 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person in Australia, a difference of 0 terawatt-hours per person.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 19th and South Korea ranks 16th of 205 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 6 and South Korea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 1980s | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 1990s | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel consumption, per capita, Australia or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person against 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel consumption, per capita between Australia and South Korea?
- 0 terawatt-hours per person, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and South Korea?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Australia and South Korea rank globally for fossil fuel consumption, per capita?
- Australia ranks 19th and South Korea ranks 16th of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Fossil fuel consumption, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fossil fuel consumption divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.