South Korea vs Sweden: Electricity generation from nuclear per person
South Korea
3,574 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Sweden
4,420 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
South Korea rank
5th
Sweden rank
3rd
Electricity generation from nuclear per person over time
- South Korea
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 4,420 kilowatt-hours against 3,574 kilowatt-hours in South Korea, a difference of 846 kilowatt-hours.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times South Korea's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
South Korea ranks 5th and Sweden ranks 3rd of 208 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kilowatt-hours | 5 kilowatt-hours | 5 kilowatt-hours | Sweden |
| 1970s | 14.79 kilowatt-hours | 1,194 kilowatt-hours | 1,179 kilowatt-hours | Sweden |
| 1980s | 481.36 kilowatt-hours | 6,279 kilowatt-hours | 5,797 kilowatt-hours | Sweden |
| 1990s | 1,526 kilowatt-hours | 8,039 kilowatt-hours | 6,513 kilowatt-hours | Sweden |
| 2000s | 2,800 kilowatt-hours | 7,359 kilowatt-hours | 4,559 kilowatt-hours | Sweden |
| 2010s | 2,977 kilowatt-hours | 6,472 kilowatt-hours | 3,495 kilowatt-hours | Sweden |
| 2020s | 3,375 kilowatt-hours | 4,763 kilowatt-hours | 1,389 kilowatt-hours | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from nuclear per person, South Korea or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 4,420 kilowatt-hours against 3,574 kilowatt-hours in South Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from nuclear per person between South Korea and Sweden?
- 846 kilowatt-hours, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Sweden?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do South Korea and Sweden rank globally for electricity generation from nuclear per person?
- South Korea ranks 5th and Sweden ranks 3rd of 208 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 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.