India vs South Korea: Renewable energy
India
78 terawatt-hours
in 2025
South Korea
61.52 terawatt-hours
in 2025
India rank
12th
South Korea rank
14th
Renewable energy over time
- India
- South Korea
How they compare
India currently reports 78 terawatt-hours against 61.52 terawatt-hours in South Korea, a difference of 16.48 terawatt-hours.
That makes India's figure about 1.3 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was South Korea ahead.
India ranks 12th and South Korea ranks 14th of 79 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | 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 | 1.87 terawatt-hours | 0.2655 terawatt-hours | 1.6 terawatt-hours | India |
| 2000s | 14.79 terawatt-hours | 0.88 terawatt-hours | 13.91 terawatt-hours | India |
| 2010s | 52.08 terawatt-hours | 19.2 terawatt-hours | 32.88 terawatt-hours | India |
| 2020s | 68.42 terawatt-hours | 54.69 terawatt-hours | 13.73 terawatt-hours | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher renewable energy, India or South Korea?
- India, at 78 terawatt-hours against 61.52 terawatt-hours in South Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in renewable energy between India and South Korea?
- 16.48 terawatt-hours, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and South Korea?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do India and South Korea rank globally for renewable energy?
- India ranks 12th 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.