Italy vs South Korea: Primary energy from solar per person
Italy
786.55 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
South Korea
732.78 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Italy rank
23rd
South Korea rank
25th
Primary energy from solar per person over time
- Italy
- South Korea
How they compare
Italy currently reports 786.55 kilowatt-hours per person against 732.78 kilowatt-hours per person in South Korea, a difference of 53.77 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was South Korea ahead.
Italy ranks 23rd and South Korea ranks 25th of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 3 and South Korea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | 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 | 0.0035 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0035 kilowatt-hours per person | Italy |
| 1990s | 0.201 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0539 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.1471 kilowatt-hours per person | Italy |
| 2000s | 1.83 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.07 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.248 kilowatt-hours per person | South Korea |
| 2010s | 316.34 kilowatt-hours per person | 95.59 kilowatt-hours per person | 220.76 kilowatt-hours per person | Italy |
| 2020s | 536.45 kilowatt-hours per person | 590.36 kilowatt-hours per person | 53.91 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, Italy or South Korea?
- Italy, at 786.55 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 Italy and South Korea?
- 53.77 kilowatt-hours per person, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and South Korea?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Italy and South Korea rank globally for primary energy from solar per person?
- Italy ranks 23rd 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.