Canada vs Korea: Electricity generation from gas per person
Canada
2,888 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Korea
3,379 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Canada rank
21st
Korea rank
18th
Electricity generation from gas per person over time
- Canada
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 3,379 kilowatt-hours against 2,888 kilowatt-hours in Canada, a difference of 491 kilowatt-hours.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.2 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 21st and Korea ranks 18th of 203 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 3 and Korea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 329.94 kilowatt-hours | 142.69 kilowatt-hours | 187.25 kilowatt-hours | Canada |
| 1990s | 601.95 kilowatt-hours | 540.07 kilowatt-hours | 61.88 kilowatt-hours | Canada |
| 2000s | 1,241 kilowatt-hours | 1,236 kilowatt-hours | 5.62 kilowatt-hours | Canada |
| 2010s | 1,790 kilowatt-hours | 2,627 kilowatt-hours | 837.93 kilowatt-hours | Korea |
| 2020s | 2,458 kilowatt-hours | 3,351 kilowatt-hours | 893.46 kilowatt-hours | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from gas per person, Canada or Korea?
- Korea, at 3,379 kilowatt-hours against 2,888 kilowatt-hours in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from gas per person between Canada and Korea?
- 491 kilowatt-hours, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Korea?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Korea rank globally for electricity generation from gas per person?
- Canada ranks 21st and Korea ranks 18th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from gas per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.