Belarus vs Korea: Primary energy from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables
Belarus
16.4%
in 2025
Korea
15.5%
in 2025
Belarus rank
11th
Korea rank
12th
Primary energy from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables over time
- Belarus
- Korea
How they compare
Belarus currently reports 16.4% against 15.5% in Korea, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Belarus's figure about 1.1 times Korea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Korea ahead.
Belarus ranks 11th and Korea ranks 12th of 216 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | 13.0% | 13.0% | Korea |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 12.5% | 12.5% | Korea |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 15.5% | 15.5% | Korea |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 13.5% | 13.5% | Korea |
| 2020s | 8.9% | 14.8% | 5.9% | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables, Belarus or Korea?
- Belarus, at 16.4% against 15.5% in Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables between Belarus and Korea?
- 0.9%, with Belarus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Korea?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do Belarus and Korea rank globally for primary energy from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables?
- Belarus ranks 11th and Korea ranks 12th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.