Finland vs Korea: Electricity generation from nuclear per person
Finland
5,836 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Korea
3,574 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Finland rank
2nd
Korea rank
5th
Electricity generation from nuclear per person over time
- Finland
- Korea
How they compare
Finland currently reports 5,836 kilowatt-hours against 3,574 kilowatt-hours in Korea, a difference of 2,262 kilowatt-hours.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.6 times Korea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Korea ahead.
Finland ranks 2nd and Korea ranks 5th of 205 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kilowatt-hours | 0 kilowatt-hours | 0 kilowatt-hours | β |
| 1970s | 264.47 kilowatt-hours | 14.79 kilowatt-hours | 249.69 kilowatt-hours | Finland |
| 1980s | 3,482 kilowatt-hours | 481.36 kilowatt-hours | 3,001 kilowatt-hours | Finland |
| 1990s | 3,963 kilowatt-hours | 1,526 kilowatt-hours | 2,437 kilowatt-hours | Finland |
| 2000s | 4,367 kilowatt-hours | 2,800 kilowatt-hours | 1,567 kilowatt-hours | Finland |
| 2010s | 4,246 kilowatt-hours | 2,977 kilowatt-hours | 1,269 kilowatt-hours | Finland |
| 2020s | 5,131 kilowatt-hours | 3,375 kilowatt-hours | 1,756 kilowatt-hours | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from nuclear per person, Finland or Korea?
- Finland, at 5,836 kilowatt-hours against 3,574 kilowatt-hours in Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from nuclear per person between Finland and Korea?
- 2,262 kilowatt-hours, with Finland 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 electricity generation from nuclear per person?
- Finland ranks 2nd and Korea ranks 5th of 205 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 nuclear 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.