Australia vs South Korea: Primary energy from solar
Australia
58.38 terawatt-hours
in 2025
South Korea
37.86 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Australia rank
8th
South Korea rank
11th
Primary energy from solar over time
- Australia
- South Korea
How they compare
Australia currently reports 58.38 terawatt-hours against 37.86 terawatt-hours in South Korea, a difference of 20.52 terawatt-hours.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.5 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was South Korea ahead.
Australia ranks 8th and South Korea ranks 11th of 77 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1990s | 0.0203 terawatt-hours | 0.0025 terawatt-hours | 0.0179 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.102 terawatt-hours | 0.1003 terawatt-hours | 0.0017 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2010s | 6.74 terawatt-hours | 4.9 terawatt-hours | 1.84 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2020s | 41.46 terawatt-hours | 30.55 terawatt-hours | 10.9 terawatt-hours | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from solar, Australia or South Korea?
- Australia, at 58.38 terawatt-hours against 37.86 terawatt-hours in South Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from solar between Australia and South Korea?
- 20.52 terawatt-hours, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and South Korea?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Australia and South Korea rank globally for primary energy from solar?
- Australia ranks 8th and South Korea ranks 11th of 77 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy from solar. 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.