Korea vs Saudi Arabia: Fossil fuel consumption
Korea
2,929 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
3,320 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Korea rank
9th
Saudi Arabia rank
8th
Fossil fuel consumption over time
- Korea
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 3,320 terawatt-hours against 2,929 terawatt-hours in Korea, a difference of 391 terawatt-hours.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Korea's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Korea ranks 9th and Saudi Arabia ranks 8th of 220 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 3 and Saudi Arabia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 103.78 terawatt-hours | 242.08 terawatt-hours | 138.3 terawatt-hours | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 267.54 terawatt-hours | 317.26 terawatt-hours | 49.73 terawatt-hours | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 574.53 terawatt-hours | 685.92 terawatt-hours | 111.39 terawatt-hours | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 1,475 terawatt-hours | 1,106 terawatt-hours | 368.64 terawatt-hours | Korea |
| 2000s | 2,201 terawatt-hours | 1,750 terawatt-hours | 450.63 terawatt-hours | Korea |
| 2010s | 2,891 terawatt-hours | 2,887 terawatt-hours | 3.94 terawatt-hours | Korea |
| 2020s | 2,954 terawatt-hours | 3,125 terawatt-hours | 170.77 terawatt-hours | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel consumption, Korea or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 3,320 terawatt-hours against 2,929 terawatt-hours in Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel consumption between Korea and Saudi Arabia?
- 391 terawatt-hours, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Saudi Arabia?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Korea and Saudi Arabia rank globally for fossil fuel consumption?
- Korea ranks 9th and Saudi Arabia ranks 8th of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – 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. Fossil fuels include coal, oil, and gas.