India vs Korea: Fossil fuel supply by source
India
665.69 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Korea
629.58 terawatt-hours
in 2025
India rank
12th
Korea rank
13th
Fossil fuel supply by source over time
- India
- Korea
How they compare
India currently reports 665.69 terawatt-hours against 629.58 terawatt-hours in Korea, a difference of 36.11 terawatt-hours.
That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Korea's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1986 it was India ahead.
India ranks 12th and Korea ranks 13th of 77 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 77.1 terawatt-hours | 19.68 terawatt-hours | 57.42 terawatt-hours | India |
| 1990s | 176.39 terawatt-hours | 95.58 terawatt-hours | 80.82 terawatt-hours | India |
| 2000s | 334.55 terawatt-hours | 296.23 terawatt-hours | 38.32 terawatt-hours | India |
| 2010s | 541.91 terawatt-hours | 507.22 terawatt-hours | 34.69 terawatt-hours | India |
| 2020s | 634.16 terawatt-hours | 610.51 terawatt-hours | 23.65 terawatt-hours | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel supply by source, India or Korea?
- India, at 665.69 terawatt-hours against 629.58 terawatt-hours in Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel supply by source between India and Korea?
- 36.11 terawatt-hours, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Korea?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2025.
- How do India and Korea rank globally for fossil fuel supply by source?
- India ranks 12th and Korea ranks 13th of 77 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 Fossil fuel supply 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.