Finland vs Korea: Global primary energy use by source
Finland
31.34 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Korea
61.52 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Finland rank
17th
Korea rank
14th
Global primary energy use by source over time
- Finland
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 61.52 terawatt-hours against 31.34 terawatt-hours in Finland, a difference of 30.18 terawatt-hours.
That makes Korea's figure about 2.0 times Finland's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Korea ahead.
Finland ranks 17th and Korea ranks 14th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 3 and Korea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | β |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | β |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | β |
| 1990s | 19.88 terawatt-hours | 0.2655 terawatt-hours | 19.62 terawatt-hours | Finland |
| 2000s | 28.83 terawatt-hours | 0.88 terawatt-hours | 27.95 terawatt-hours | Finland |
| 2010s | 35.82 terawatt-hours | 19.2 terawatt-hours | 16.62 terawatt-hours | Finland |
| 2020s | 35.34 terawatt-hours | 54.69 terawatt-hours | 19.34 terawatt-hours | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global primary energy use by source, Finland or Korea?
- Korea, at 61.52 terawatt-hours against 31.34 terawatt-hours in Finland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global primary energy use by source between Finland and Korea?
- 30.18 terawatt-hours, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Korea?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Finland and Korea rank globally for global primary energy use by source?
- Finland ranks 17th and Korea ranks 14th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Global primary energy use by source. 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 of total energy supply.