Greece vs South Korea: Primary energy from hydropower

Greece
3.45 terawatt-hours
in 2025
South Korea
3.81 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Greece rank
47th
South Korea rank
46th

Primary energy from hydropower over time

  • Greece
  • South Korea
02468196519952025

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 3.81 terawatt-hours against 3.45 terawatt-hours in Greece, a difference of 0.36 terawatt-hours.

That makes South Korea's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.

The two have swapped places 17 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Greece ahead.

Greece ranks 47th and South Korea ranks 46th of 77 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 6 and South Korea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece South Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 1.52 terawatt-hours 1 terawatt-hours 0.5214 terawatt-hours Greece
1970s 2.49 terawatt-hours 1.61 terawatt-hours 0.8838 terawatt-hours Greece
1980s 2.87 terawatt-hours 2.57 terawatt-hours 0.2924 terawatt-hours Greece
1990s 3.2 terawatt-hours 3.43 terawatt-hours 0.2258 terawatt-hours South Korea
2000s 4.02 terawatt-hours 3.54 terawatt-hours 0.4742 terawatt-hours Greece
2010s 5.21 terawatt-hours 3.32 terawatt-hours 1.88 terawatt-hours Greece
2020s 3.99 terawatt-hours 3.72 terawatt-hours 0.2763 terawatt-hours Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary energy from hydropower, Greece or South Korea?
South Korea, at 3.81 terawatt-hours against 3.45 terawatt-hours in Greece as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary energy from hydropower between Greece and South Korea?
0.36 terawatt-hours, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and South Korea?
61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
How do Greece and South Korea rank globally for primary energy from hydropower?
Greece ranks 47th and South Korea ranks 46th 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 hydropower. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Primary energy from hydropower
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
82 places, 4,686 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.