Finland vs South Korea: Renewable energy
Finland
31.34 terawatt-hours
in 2025
South Korea
61.52 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Finland rank
17th
South Korea rank
14th
Renewable energy over time
- Finland
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 61.52 terawatt-hours against 31.34 terawatt-hours in Finland, a difference of 30.18 terawatt-hours.
That makes South Korea's figure about 2.0 times Finland's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was South Korea ahead.
Finland ranks 17th and South Korea ranks 14th of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 3 and South Korea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1990s | 19.88 terawatt-hours | 0.2655 terawatt-hours | 19.62 terawatt-hours | Finland |
| 2000s | 28.83 terawatt-hours | 0.88 terawatt-hours | 27.95 terawatt-hours | Finland |
| 2010s | 35.82 terawatt-hours | 19.2 terawatt-hours | 16.62 terawatt-hours | Finland |
| 2020s | 35.34 terawatt-hours | 54.69 terawatt-hours | 19.34 terawatt-hours | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher renewable energy, Finland or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 61.52 terawatt-hours against 31.34 terawatt-hours in Finland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in renewable energy between Finland and South Korea?
- 30.18 terawatt-hours, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and South Korea?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Finland and South Korea rank globally for renewable energy?
- Finland ranks 17th and South Korea ranks 14th of 79 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 Renewable energy. 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.