South Korea vs Netherlands: Primary energy from renewables
South Korea
115.27 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Netherlands
93.26 terawatt-hours
in 2025
South Korea rank
22nd
Netherlands rank
24th
Primary energy from renewables over time
- South Korea
- Netherlands
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 115.27 terawatt-hours against 93.26 terawatt-hours in Netherlands, a difference of 22.01 terawatt-hours.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.2 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was South Korea ahead.
South Korea ranks 22nd and Netherlands ranks 24th of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 5 and Netherlands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 1 terawatt-hours | South Korea |
| 1970s | 1.61 terawatt-hours | 1.47 terawatt-hours | 0.1343 terawatt-hours | South Korea |
| 1980s | 2.57 terawatt-hours | 1.84 terawatt-hours | 0.7307 terawatt-hours | South Korea |
| 1990s | 3.7 terawatt-hours | 3.8 terawatt-hours | 0.1012 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 5.39 terawatt-hours | 15.38 terawatt-hours | 9.99 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 34.45 terawatt-hours | 30.7 terawatt-hours | 3.75 terawatt-hours | South Korea |
| 2020s | 100.64 terawatt-hours | 79.79 terawatt-hours | 20.86 terawatt-hours | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from renewables, South Korea or Netherlands?
- South Korea, at 115.27 terawatt-hours against 93.26 terawatt-hours in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from renewables between South Korea and Netherlands?
- 22.01 terawatt-hours, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Netherlands?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do South Korea and Netherlands rank globally for primary energy from renewables?
- South Korea ranks 22nd and Netherlands ranks 24th 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 renewables. 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.