Denmark vs South Korea: Primary energy from solar per person
Denmark
748.14 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
South Korea
732.78 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Denmark rank
24th
South Korea rank
25th
Primary energy from solar per person over time
- Denmark
- South Korea
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 748.14 kilowatt-hours per person against 732.78 kilowatt-hours per person in South Korea, a difference of 15.36 kilowatt-hours per person.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was South Korea ahead.
Denmark ranks 24th and South Korea ranks 25th of 79 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1970s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1980s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1990s | 0.0332 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0539 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0207 kilowatt-hours per person | South Korea |
| 2000s | 0.3728 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.07 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.7 kilowatt-hours per person | South Korea |
| 2010s | 91.67 kilowatt-hours per person | 95.59 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.91 kilowatt-hours per person | South Korea |
| 2020s | 470.81 kilowatt-hours per person | 590.36 kilowatt-hours per person | 119.55 kilowatt-hours per person | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from solar per person, Denmark or South Korea?
- Denmark, at 748.14 kilowatt-hours per person against 732.78 kilowatt-hours per person in South Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from solar per person between Denmark and South Korea?
- 15.36 kilowatt-hours per person, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and South Korea?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and South Korea rank globally for primary energy from solar per person?
- Denmark ranks 24th and South Korea ranks 25th of 79 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 solar 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.