India vs South Korea: Electricity generation from wind per person

India
71.03 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
South Korea
70.45 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
India rank
65th
South Korea rank
66th

Electricity generation from wind per person over time

  • India
  • South Korea
020406080196519952025

How they compare

India currently reports 71.03 kilowatt-hours against 70.45 kilowatt-hours in South Korea, a difference of 0.58 kilowatt-hours.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was South Korea ahead.

India ranks 65th and South Korea ranks 66th of 212 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, India averaged higher in 2 and South Korea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade India South Korea Difference Ahead
1970s 0 kilowatt-hours 0 kilowatt-hours 0 kilowatt-hours
1980s 0 kilowatt-hours 0 kilowatt-hours 0 kilowatt-hours
1990s 0.5421 kilowatt-hours 0.0235 kilowatt-hours 0.5186 kilowatt-hours India
2000s 6.04 kilowatt-hours 4.12 kilowatt-hours 1.92 kilowatt-hours India
2010s 28.99 kilowatt-hours 29.9 kilowatt-hours 0.9091 kilowatt-hours South Korea
2020s 54.12 kilowatt-hours 64.68 kilowatt-hours 10.56 kilowatt-hours South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity generation from wind per person, India or South Korea?
India, at 71.03 kilowatt-hours against 70.45 kilowatt-hours in South Korea as of 2025.
What is the difference in electricity generation from wind per person between India and South Korea?
0.58 kilowatt-hours, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and South Korea?
55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
How do India and South Korea rank globally for electricity generation from wind per person?
India ranks 65th and South Korea ranks 66th of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from wind per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation from wind per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
212 places, 6,876 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.