Korea vs New Zealand: Primary energy from wind
Korea
3.67 terawatt-hours
in 2025
New Zealand
3.83 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Korea rank
40th
New Zealand rank
39th
Primary energy from wind over time
- Korea
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 3.83 terawatt-hours against 3.67 terawatt-hours in Korea, a difference of 0.16 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was New Zealand ahead.
Korea ranks 40th and New Zealand ranks 39th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 1 and New Zealand in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | β |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | β |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | β |
| 1990s | 0.0011 terawatt-hours | 0.0087 terawatt-hours | 0.0076 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 0.1982 terawatt-hours | 0.5624 terawatt-hours | 0.3642 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 1.52 terawatt-hours | 2.1 terawatt-hours | 0.5804 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 3.42 terawatt-hours | 3.14 terawatt-hours | 0.2764 terawatt-hours | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from wind, Korea or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 3.83 terawatt-hours against 3.67 terawatt-hours in Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from wind between Korea and New Zealand?
- 0.16 terawatt-hours, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and New Zealand?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Korea and New Zealand rank globally for primary energy from wind?
- Korea ranks 40th and New Zealand ranks 39th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy from wind. 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.