Australia vs South Korea: Electric power consumption

Australia
9,801 kWh per capita
in 2024
South Korea
11,350 kWh per capita
in 2024
Australia rank
15th
South Korea rank
13th

Electric power consumption over time

  • Australia
  • South Korea
2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k12.0k199020072024

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 11,350 kWh per capita against 9,801 kWh per capita in Australia, a difference of 1,549 kWh per capita.

That makes South Korea's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia ahead.

Globally, Australia ranks 15th and South Korea ranks 13th of 150 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Electric power consumption (kWh per capita)
Unit
kWh per capita
Source
IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
193 places, 6,529 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Electric power consumption measures the production of power plants and combined heat and power plants less transmission, distribution, and transformation losses and own use by heat and power plants.