South Korea vs Russia: Primary energy from wind
South Korea
3.67 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Russia
3.89 terawatt-hours
in 2025
South Korea rank
39th
Russia rank
37th
Primary energy from wind over time
- South Korea
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 3.89 terawatt-hours against 3.67 terawatt-hours in South Korea, a difference of 0.22 terawatt-hours.
That makes Russia's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Russia ahead.
South Korea ranks 39th and Russia ranks 37th of 77 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 3 and Russia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1990s | 0.0011 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0011 terawatt-hours | South Korea |
| 2000s | 0.1982 terawatt-hours | 0.0054 terawatt-hours | 0.1928 terawatt-hours | South Korea |
| 2010s | 1.52 terawatt-hours | 0.1103 terawatt-hours | 1.41 terawatt-hours | South Korea |
| 2020s | 3.42 terawatt-hours | 3.52 terawatt-hours | 0.1054 terawatt-hours | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from wind, South Korea or Russia?
- Russia, at 3.89 terawatt-hours against 3.67 terawatt-hours in South Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from wind between South Korea and Russia?
- 0.22 terawatt-hours, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Russia?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do South Korea and Russia rank globally for primary energy from wind?
- South Korea ranks 39th and Russia ranks 37th 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 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.