France vs Korea, Rep.: Primary energy from nuclear per person
France
17,734 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Korea, Rep.
10,832 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
France rank
1st
Korea, Rep. rank
4th
Primary energy from nuclear per person over time
- France
- Korea, Rep.
How they compare
France currently reports 17,734 kilowatt-hours per person against 10,832 kilowatt-hours per person in Korea, Rep., a difference of 6,902 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes France's figure about 1.6 times Korea, Rep.'s.
Across all 61 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.
France ranks 1st and Korea, Rep. ranks 4th of 217 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Korea, Rep. | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 134.48 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 134.48 kilowatt-hours per person | France |
| 1970s | 1,041 kilowatt-hours per person | 44.81 kilowatt-hours per person | 996.09 kilowatt-hours per person | France |
| 1980s | 10,531 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,459 kilowatt-hours per person | 9,072 kilowatt-hours per person | France |
| 1990s | 19,111 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,624 kilowatt-hours per person | 14,487 kilowatt-hours per person | France |
| 2000s | 21,502 kilowatt-hours per person | 8,485 kilowatt-hours per person | 13,017 kilowatt-hours per person | France |
| 2010s | 19,720 kilowatt-hours per person | 9,021 kilowatt-hours per person | 10,698 kilowatt-hours per person | France |
| 2020s | 16,271 kilowatt-hours per person | 10,227 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,044 kilowatt-hours per person | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from nuclear per person, France or Korea, Rep.?
- France, at 17,734 kilowatt-hours per person against 10,832 kilowatt-hours per person in Korea, Rep. as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from nuclear per person between France and Korea, Rep.?
- 6,902 kilowatt-hours per person, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Korea, Rep.?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do France and Korea, Rep. rank globally for primary energy from nuclear per person?
- France ranks 1st and Korea, Rep. 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
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.