Japan vs South Korea: Gas consumption, annual growth rate
Japan
-0.5983 % change on previous year
in 2025
South Korea
-0.6569 % change on previous year
in 2025
Japan rank
80th
South Korea rank
82nd
Gas consumption, annual growth rate over time
- Japan
- South Korea
How they compare
Japan currently reports -0.5983 % change on previous year against -0.6569 % change on previous year in South Korea, a difference of 0.0586 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1988 it was South Korea ahead.
Japan ranks 80th and South Korea ranks 82nd of 126 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.97 % change on previous year | 12.97 % change on previous year | 8 % change on previous year | South Korea |
| 1990s | 4.69 % change on previous year | 20.95 % change on previous year | 16.26 % change on previous year | South Korea |
| 2000s | 2.57 % change on previous year | 7.39 % change on previous year | 4.82 % change on previous year | South Korea |
| 2010s | 1.75 % change on previous year | 5.16 % change on previous year | 3.41 % change on previous year | South Korea |
| 2020s | -2.91 % change on previous year | 2.09 % change on previous year | 5 % change on previous year | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gas consumption, annual growth rate, Japan or South Korea?
- Japan, at -0.5983 % change on previous year against -0.6569 % change on previous year in South Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gas consumption, annual growth rate between Japan and South Korea?
- 0.0586 % change on previous year, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South Korea?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2025.
- How do Japan and South Korea rank globally for gas consumption, annual growth rate?
- Japan ranks 80th and South Korea ranks 82nd of 126 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gas consumption, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Gas consumption. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.