South Korea vs Sweden: Primary energy from nuclear per person
South Korea
10,832 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Sweden
13,263 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
South Korea rank
4th
Sweden rank
3rd
Primary energy from nuclear per person over time
- South Korea
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 13,263 kilowatt-hours per person against 10,832 kilowatt-hours per person in South Korea, a difference of 2,431 kilowatt-hours per person.
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 4th and Sweden ranks 3rd of 217 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 per person | 15.16 kilowatt-hours per person | 15.16 kilowatt-hours per person | Sweden |
| 1970s | 44.81 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,618 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,573 kilowatt-hours per person | Sweden |
| 1980s | 1,459 kilowatt-hours per person | 19,026 kilowatt-hours per person | 17,568 kilowatt-hours per person | Sweden |
| 1990s | 4,624 kilowatt-hours per person | 24,360 kilowatt-hours per person | 19,736 kilowatt-hours per person | Sweden |
| 2000s | 8,485 kilowatt-hours per person | 22,317 kilowatt-hours per person | 13,832 kilowatt-hours per person | Sweden |
| 2010s | 9,021 kilowatt-hours per person | 19,608 kilowatt-hours per person | 10,587 kilowatt-hours per person | Sweden |
| 2020s | 10,227 kilowatt-hours per person | 14,413 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,186 kilowatt-hours per person | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from nuclear per person, South Korea or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 13,263 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 South Korea and Sweden?
- 2,431 kilowatt-hours per person, 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 primary energy from nuclear per person?
- South Korea ranks 4th and Sweden ranks 3rd 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.