Per capita electricity generation vs gdp per capita in Korea
Korea: Per capita electricity generation vs gdp per capita was 12,090 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
12,090
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
12th
of 208 countries
All-time high
12,092
in 2024
All-time low
1,523
in 1985
Years of data
41
1985–2025
Per capita electricity generation vs gdp per capita in Korea, 1985–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita electricity generation vs gdp per capita in Korea is 12,090, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita electricity generation vs gdp per capita in Korea peaked at 12,092 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,523, in 1985.
Korea ranks 12th of 208 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,928 | 1,523 | 2,381 | 5 |
| 1990s | 4,217 | 2,687 | 5,638 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,869 | 6,211 | 9,320 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,852 | 10,150 | 11,481 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,831 | 11,129 | 12,092 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Korea
- 9 Saudi Arabia 13,386 compare
- 10 United States 13,015 compare
- 11 Chinese Taipei 12,478 compare
- 13 Brunei Darussalam 12,016 compare
- 14 Guam 11,085 compare
- 15 Greenland 10,740 compare
More energy & mining data for Korea
- Fuel imports 25.7% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 6.7% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 2.4% (2024)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita electricity generation vs gdp per capita in Korea?
- Per capita electricity generation vs gdp per capita in Korea was 12,090 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita electricity generation vs gdp per capita recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 12,092 in 2024.
- What is the lowest per capita electricity generation vs gdp per capita recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,523 in 1985.
- How does Korea rank for per capita electricity generation vs gdp per capita?
- Korea ranks 12th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is per capita electricity generation vs gdp per capita rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita electricity generation vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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