Canada vs South Korea: Production-based vs. consumption-based energy use
Canada
3,098 terawatt-hours
in 2020
South Korea
3,065 terawatt-hours
in 2020
Canada rank
10th
South Korea rank
11th
Production-based vs. consumption-based energy use over time
- Canada
- South Korea
How they compare
Canada currently reports 3,098 terawatt-hours against 3,065 terawatt-hours in South Korea, a difference of 33 terawatt-hours.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 10th and South Korea ranks 11th of 43 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,566 terawatt-hours | 1,815 terawatt-hours | 751.1 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2000s | 2,811 terawatt-hours | 2,322 terawatt-hours | 489.18 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2010s | 2,990 terawatt-hours | 2,777 terawatt-hours | 212.92 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2020s | 3,098 terawatt-hours | 3,065 terawatt-hours | 32.37 terawatt-hours | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher production-based vs. consumption-based energy use, Canada or South Korea?
- Canada, at 3,098 terawatt-hours against 3,065 terawatt-hours in South Korea as of 2020.
- What is the difference in production-based vs. consumption-based energy use between Canada and South Korea?
- 33 terawatt-hours, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and South Korea?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2020.
- How do Canada and South Korea rank globally for production-based vs. consumption-based energy use?
- Canada ranks 10th and South Korea ranks 11th of 43 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Kulionis (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Production-based vs. consumption-based energy use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Consumption-based (trade-adjusted) energy use measures domestic energy use minus energy used to produce exported goods, plus energy used to produce imported goods. Measured in terawatt-hours.