Canada vs South Korea: Primary energy use
Canada
3,349 terawatt-hours
in 2025
South Korea
3,604 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Canada rank
8th
South Korea rank
7th
Primary energy use over time
- Canada
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 3,604 terawatt-hours against 3,349 terawatt-hours in Canada, a difference of 255 terawatt-hours.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 8th and South Korea ranks 7th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 5 and South Korea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,299 terawatt-hours | 104.78 terawatt-hours | 1,194 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1970s | 1,899 terawatt-hours | 270.83 terawatt-hours | 1,628 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1980s | 2,285 terawatt-hours | 638.54 terawatt-hours | 1,647 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1990s | 2,668 terawatt-hours | 1,689 terawatt-hours | 979.65 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2000s | 3,103 terawatt-hours | 2,611 terawatt-hours | 491.79 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2010s | 3,331 terawatt-hours | 3,381 terawatt-hours | 50.44 terawatt-hours | South Korea |
| 2020s | 3,275 terawatt-hours | 3,584 terawatt-hours | 309.62 terawatt-hours | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy use, Canada or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 3,604 terawatt-hours against 3,349 terawatt-hours in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy use between Canada and South Korea?
- 255 terawatt-hours, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and South Korea?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Canada and South Korea rank globally for primary energy use?
- Canada ranks 8th and South Korea ranks 7th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.