Finland vs South Korea: Primary energy from nuclear per person

Finland
17,677 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
South Korea
10,832 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Finland rank
2nd
South Korea rank
4th

Primary energy from nuclear per person over time

  • Finland
  • South Korea
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k196519952025

How they compare

Finland currently reports 17,677 kilowatt-hours per person against 10,832 kilowatt-hours per person in South Korea, a difference of 6,845 kilowatt-hours per person.

That makes Finland's figure about 1.6 times South Korea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was South Korea ahead.

Finland ranks 2nd and South Korea ranks 4th of 217 countries.

Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland South Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 0 kilowatt-hours per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person
1970s 801.43 kilowatt-hours per person 44.81 kilowatt-hours per person 756.62 kilowatt-hours per person Finland
1980s 10,551 kilowatt-hours per person 1,459 kilowatt-hours per person 9,092 kilowatt-hours per person Finland
1990s 12,009 kilowatt-hours per person 4,624 kilowatt-hours per person 7,385 kilowatt-hours per person Finland
2000s 13,232 kilowatt-hours per person 8,485 kilowatt-hours per person 4,748 kilowatt-hours per person Finland
2010s 12,866 kilowatt-hours per person 9,021 kilowatt-hours per person 3,845 kilowatt-hours per person Finland
2020s 15,546 kilowatt-hours per person 10,227 kilowatt-hours per person 5,320 kilowatt-hours per person Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary energy from nuclear per person, Finland or South Korea?
Finland, at 17,677 kilowatt-hours per person against 10,832 kilowatt-hours per person in South Korea as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary energy from nuclear per person between Finland and South Korea?
6,845 kilowatt-hours per person, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and South Korea?
61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
How do Finland and South Korea rank globally for primary energy from nuclear per person?
Finland ranks 2nd and South Korea ranks 4th of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy 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

Indicator
Primary energy from nuclear per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours per person
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
218 places, 10,573 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.