Greece vs South Korea: Electricity generation from hydropower
Greece
3.42 terawatt-hours
in 2025
South Korea
3.8 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Greece rank
77th
South Korea rank
74th
Electricity generation from hydropower over time
- Greece
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 3.8 terawatt-hours against 3.42 terawatt-hours in Greece, a difference of 0.38 terawatt-hours.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 77th and South Korea ranks 74th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 6 and South Korea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.52 terawatt-hours | 1 terawatt-hours | 0.5214 terawatt-hours | Greece |
| 1970s | 2.49 terawatt-hours | 1.61 terawatt-hours | 0.8838 terawatt-hours | Greece |
| 1980s | 2.87 terawatt-hours | 2.57 terawatt-hours | 0.2924 terawatt-hours | Greece |
| 1990s | 3.2 terawatt-hours | 3.43 terawatt-hours | 0.2258 terawatt-hours | South Korea |
| 2000s | 4.02 terawatt-hours | 3.54 terawatt-hours | 0.474 terawatt-hours | Greece |
| 2010s | 5.2 terawatt-hours | 3.33 terawatt-hours | 1.88 terawatt-hours | Greece |
| 2020s | 3.99 terawatt-hours | 3.71 terawatt-hours | 0.2717 terawatt-hours | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from hydropower, Greece or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 3.8 terawatt-hours against 3.42 terawatt-hours in Greece as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from hydropower between Greece and South Korea?
- 0.38 terawatt-hours, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and South Korea?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Greece and South Korea rank globally for electricity generation from hydropower?
- Greece ranks 77th and South Korea ranks 74th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from hydropower. 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.