Energy > Electricity Stats: compare key data on South Korea & United Kingdom

Compare vs for

Definitions

Consumption: Total electricity consumed annually plus imports and minus exports, expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution.
Consumption > Per capita: Total electricity consumed annually plus imports and minus exports, expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Consumption by households and other consumers per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Consumption by households per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Consumption per capita: Total electricity consumed annually plus imports and minus exports, expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
From other renewable sources: This entry measures the capacity of plants that generate electricity by using renewable energy sources other than hydroelectric (including, for example, wind, waves, solar, and geothermal), expressed as a share of the country's total generating capacity.
Installed generating capacity: This entry is the total capacity of currently installed generators, expressed in kilowatts (kW), to produce electricity. A 10-kilowatt (kW) generator will produce 10 kilowatt hours (kWh) of electricity, if it runs continuously for one hour.
Installed generating capacity per thousand people: This entry is the total capacity of currently installed generators, expressed in kilowatts (kW), to produce electricity. A 10-kilowatt (kW) generator will produce 10 kilowatt hours (kWh) of electricity, if it runs continuously for one hour. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Production: The annual electricity generated expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution.
Production > Per capita: The annual electricity generated expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Production by source > Nuclear: The percentage share of electricity generated from each energy source. These are fossil fuel, hydro, nuclear, and other (solar, geothermal, and wind).
Production per capita: The annual electricity generated expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
From nuclear fuels: This entry measures the capacity of plants that generate electricity through radioactive decay of nuclear fuel, expressed as a share of the country's total generating capacity.
Consumption by households and other consumers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Consumption in agriculture per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Consumption by households > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Thermal > Production per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
From fossil fuels: This entry measures the capacity of plants that generate electricity by burning fossil fuels (such as coal, petroleum products, and natural gas), expressed as a share of the country's total generating capacity.
Production by source > Fossil fuel: The percentage share of electricity generated from each energy source. These are fossil fuel, hydro, nuclear, and other (solar, geothermal, and wind).
Net inland availability > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Consumption by industry and construction per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Production from hydroelectric sources > Kwh per capita: Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Hydropower refers to electricity produced by hydroelectric power plants. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Production from hydroelectric sources > Kwh: Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Hydropower refers to electricity produced by hydroelectric power plants.
Consumption by industry and construction > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Consumption by iron and steel industry > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Hydro > Production per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Net > Production per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Gross inland availability > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Wind > Production > Self-producer > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population
Production by source > Hydro: The percentage share of electricity generated from each energy source. These are fossil fuel, hydro, nuclear, and other (solar, geothermal, and wind).
Consumption by energy sector > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Consumption by public lighting > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Consumption in agriculture > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Consumption in rail transport > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Production from natural gas sources > Kwh per capita: Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Production from natural gas sources > Kwh: Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids.
Energy balance requirement > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Hydro > Production > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Nuclear > Production > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Nuclear > Production > Public > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Power plant capacity > Self-producer solar > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Net > Production > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Solar > Production > Self-producer > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population
Thermal > Production > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population
Thermal > Production > Self-producer > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population
Total > Production > Public > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population
Station use and station loss per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Consumption by other industries and construction > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Consumption by transportation industry > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Conversion > Transport and distribution losses > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Gross > Production > Public and self-producer > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Consumption by other consumers per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Production from coal sources > % of total: Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.
Consumption by other industries and construction per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Consumption by pump-storage plants per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Power plant capacity > Public wind > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Power plant capacity > Self-producer solar per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Total > Production > Public per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Gross > Production > Public and self-producer per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Consumption by transportation industry per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Production from oil sources > % of total: Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products.
Hydro > Production > Public > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Production from coal sources > Kwh > Per capita: Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Production from nuclear sources > Kwh > Per capita: Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Nuclear power refers to electricity produced by nuclear power plants. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Production from natural gas sources > Kwh > Per capita: Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Production from hydroelectric sources > Kwh > Per capita: Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Hydropower refers to electricity produced by hydroelectric power plants. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Production from oil sources > Kwh > Per capita: Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Consumption by energy sector per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Consumption by public lighting per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Energy balance requirement per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Exports per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Gross inland availability per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Total > Production > Self-producer per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Consumption by pump-storage plants > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Consumption by iron and steel industry per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Production from coal sources > Kwh: Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.
Production from natural gas sources > % of total: Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids.
Consumption by other consumers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Station use and station loss > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population
Wind > Production > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population
Production from oil sources > Kwh: Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products.
Total > Production > Self-producer > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population
Production by source > Other: The percentage share of electricity generated from each energy source. These are fossil fuel, hydro, nuclear, and other (solar, geothermal, and wind).
Conversion > Transport and distribution losses per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Production from nuclear sources > % of total: Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Nuclear power refers to electricity produced by nuclear power plants.
Hydro > Production > Public per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Imports per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Net inland availability per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Nuclear > Production > Public per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Power plant capacity > Public wind per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Power plant capacity > Solar per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Thermal > Production > Self-producer per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Consumption by chemical industry per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Consumption in rail transport per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Thermal > Production > Public > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population
Production from hydroelectric sources > % of total: Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Hydropower refers to electricity produced by hydroelectric power plants.
Production from coal sources > Kwh per capita: Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Consumption by chemical industry > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Production from oil sources > Kwh per capita: Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Wind > Production per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Power plant capacity > Solar > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Nuclear > Production per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Solar > Production > Self-producer per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Wind > Production > Self-producer per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
From hydroelectric plants: This entry measures the capacity of plants that generate electricity by water-driven turbines, expressed as a share of the country's total generating capacity.
Wind > Production > Public per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Thermal > Production > Public per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.

SHOW ALL

LESS

SHARE TWEET EMBED

STAT	South Korea	United Kingdom
Consumption	455.1 billion kWh Ranked 3rd. 38% more than United Kingdom	329.3 billion kWh Ranked 7th.
Consumption > Per capita	7,515.58 kWh per capita Ranked 18th. 32% more than United Kingdom	5,689.72 kWh per capita Ranked 29th.
Consumption by households	50.87 billion kWh Ranked 13th.	116.81 billion kWh Ranked 6th. 2 times more than South Korea
Consumption by households and other consumers per capita	3,553.78 kWh Ranked 34th.	3,616.51 kWh Ranked 32nd. 2% more than South Korea
Consumption by households per capita	1,056.84 kWh Ranked 52nd.	1,939.6 kWh Ranked 24th. 84% more than South Korea
Consumption per capita	8,173.72 kWh Ranked 2nd. 44% more than United Kingdom	5,670.09 kWh Ranked 27th.
Exports	0.0 Ranked 145th.	1.75 billion kWh Ranked 27th.
From other renewable sources	1.5% of total installed capacity Ranked 66th.	8.3% of total installed capacity Ranked 24th. 6 times more than South Korea
Imports	0.0 Ranked 136th.	13.79 billion kWh Ranked 11th.
Installed generating capacity	84.66 million kW Ranked 10th.	93.45 million kW Ranked 9th. 10% more than South Korea
Installed generating capacity per thousand people	1,713.42 kW Ranked 39th. 14% more than United Kingdom	1,500.69 kW Ranked 45th.
Production	459.5 billion kWh Ranked 9th. 34% more than United Kingdom	342.1 billion kWh Ranked 10th.
Production > Per capita	8,414.76 kWh per capita Ranked 21st. 38% more than United Kingdom	6,104.36 kWh per capita Ranked 39th.
Production by source > Nuclear	36.6% Ranked 11th. 54% more than United Kingdom	23.7% Ranked 17th.
Production per capita	8,478.71 kWh Ranked 3rd. 39% more than United Kingdom	6,083.3 kWh Ranked 37th.
From nuclear fuels	20.9% of total installed capacity Ranked 8th. 80% more than United Kingdom	11.6% of total installed capacity Ranked 13th.
Consumption by households and other consumers > Per capita	3,542.29 kWh per capita Ranked 41st.	3,616.38 kWh per capita Ranked 39th. 2% more than South Korea
Consumption in agriculture per capita	145.56 kWh Ranked 23th. 2 times more than United Kingdom	68.94 kWh Ranked 42nd.
Consumption by households > Per capita	1,053.42 kWh per capita Ranked 58th.	1,939.53 kWh per capita Ranked 27th. 84% more than South Korea
Thermal > Production per capita	4,929.1 kWh Ranked 33th.	5,115.86 kWh Ranked 31st. 4% more than South Korea
From fossil fuels	71.1% of total installed capacity Ranked 92nd.	75.4% of total installed capacity Ranked 89th. 6% more than South Korea
Production by source > Fossil fuel	62.4% Ranked 126th.	73.8% Ranked 113th. 18% more than South Korea
Net inland availability > Per capita	7,394 kWh per capita Ranked 24th. 29% more than United Kingdom	5,732.41 kWh per capita Ranked 38th.
Nuclear > Production	146.78 billion kWh Ranked 5th. 80% more than United Kingdom	81.62 billion kWh Ranked 8th.
Consumption by industry and construction per capita	3,821.39 kWh Ranked 12th. 94% more than United Kingdom	1,973.16 kWh Ranked 30th.
Production from hydroelectric sources > Kwh per capita	90.14 kWh Ranked 80th. 9% more than United Kingdom	82.35 kWh Ranked 82nd.
Production from hydroelectric sources > Kwh	4.33 billion kWh Ranked 59th.	4.93 billion kWh Ranked 56th. 14% more than South Korea
Consumption by industry and construction > Per capita	3,809.03 kWh per capita Ranked 13th. 93% more than United Kingdom	1,973.09 kWh per capita Ranked 35th.
Consumption by iron and steel industry > Per capita	894.79 kWh per capita Ranked 6th. 11 times more than United Kingdom	83.33 kWh per capita Ranked 41st.
Thermal > Production	237.28 billion kWh Ranked 8th.	308.1 billion kWh Ranked 7th. 30% more than South Korea
Consumption in agriculture	7.01 billion kWh Ranked 11th. 69% more than United Kingdom	4.15 billion kWh Ranked 17th.
Hydro > Production per capita	107.79 kWh Ranked 87th.	131.03 kWh Ranked 86th. 22% more than South Korea
Net > Production per capita	7,744.3 kWh Ranked 23th. 22% more than United Kingdom	6,354.44 kWh Ranked 35th.
Consumption by households and other consumers	171.07 billion kWh Ranked 10th.	217.8 billion kWh Ranked 8th. 27% more than South Korea
Net > Production	372.8 billion kWh Ranked 10th.	382.69 billion kWh Ranked 9th. 3% more than South Korea
Gross inland availability > Per capita	7,719.26 kWh per capita Ranked 25th. 19% more than United Kingdom	6,492.38 kWh per capita Ranked 33th.
Hydro > Production	5.19 billion kWh Ranked 56th.	7.89 billion kWh Ranked 39th. 52% more than South Korea
Wind > Production > Self-producer > Per capita	103.53 kWh per 1,000 people Ranked 10th.	48,284.39 kWh per 1,000 people Ranked 1st. 466 times more than South Korea
Consumption > Date of > Information	2003	2003
Production by source > Hydro	0.8% Ranked 135th.	0.9% Ranked 133th. 13% more than South Korea
Consumption by energy sector > Per capita	41 kWh per capita Ranked 55th.	225 kWh per capita Ranked 31st. 5 times more than South Korea
Consumption by public lighting > Per capita	168.74 kWh per capita Ranked 3rd.	402.88 kWh per capita Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than South Korea
Consumption in agriculture > Per capita	145.09 kWh per capita Ranked 24th. 2 times more than United Kingdom	68.94 kWh per capita Ranked 45th.
Consumption in rail transport > Per capita	42.68 kWh per capita Ranked 31st.	142.94 kWh per capita Ranked 8th. 3 times more than South Korea
Production from natural gas sources > Kwh per capita	1,236.47 kWh Ranked 34th.	2,665.87 kWh Ranked 15th. 2 times more than South Korea
Production from natural gas sources > Kwh	59.4 billion kWh Ranked 15th.	159.6 billion kWh Ranked 4th. 3 times more than South Korea
Consumption by chemical industry	39.9 billion kWh Ranked 6th. 72% more than United Kingdom	23.16 billion kWh Ranked 8th.
Consumption in rail transport	2.06 billion kWh Ranked 14th.	8.61 billion kWh Ranked 6th. 4 times more than South Korea
Conversion > Transport and distribution losses	13.73 billion kWh Ranked 24th.	32.22 billion kWh Ranked 10th. 2 times more than South Korea
Energy balance requirement > Per capita	3,149.72 kWh per capita Ranked 13th. 88% more than United Kingdom	1,672.79 kWh per capita Ranked 36th.
Energy balance requirement	152.11 billion kWh Ranked 8th. 51% more than United Kingdom	100.75 billion kWh Ranked 12th.
Hydro > Production > Per capita	107.45 kWh per capita Ranked 91st.	131.02 kWh per capita Ranked 88th. 22% more than South Korea
Hydro > Production > Public	5.19 billion kWh Ranked 56th.	6.92 billion kWh Ranked 42nd. 33% more than South Korea
Nuclear > Production > Per capita	3,039.27 kWh per capita Ranked 5th. 2 times more than United Kingdom	1,355.18 kWh per capita Ranked 17th.
Nuclear > Production > Public > Per capita	3,039.27 kWh per capita Ranked 5th. 2 times more than United Kingdom	1,355.18 kWh per capita Ranked 17th.
Power plant capacity > Self-producer solar > Per capita	0.269 kW per 1,000 people Ranked 6th. 47% more than United Kingdom	0.183 kW per 1,000 people Ranked 7th.
Net inland availability	357.09 billion kWh Ranked 9th. 3% more than United Kingdom	345.24 billion kWh Ranked 10th.
Net > Production > Per capita	7,719.26 kWh per capita Ranked 25th. 21% more than United Kingdom	6,354.21 kWh per capita Ranked 39th.
Solar > Production > Self-producer > Per capita	0.29 kWh per capita Ranked 8th. 2 times more than United Kingdom	0.133 kWh per capita Ranked 9th.
Thermal > Production > Per capita	4,913.16 kWh per capita Ranked 41st.	5,115.67 kWh per capita Ranked 39th. 4% more than South Korea
Thermal > Production > Self-producer	26.58 billion kWh Ranked 10th.	40.78 billion kWh Ranked 7th. 53% more than South Korea
Thermal > Production > Self-producer > Per capita	550.32 kWh per capita Ranked 23th.	677.16 kWh per capita Ranked 19th. 23% more than South Korea
Total > Production > Public	362.79 billion kWh Ranked 9th. 2% more than United Kingdom	355.86 billion kWh Ranked 10th.
Total > Production > Public > Per capita	7,512.17 kWh per capita Ranked 24th. 27% more than United Kingdom	5,908.65 kWh per capita Ranked 40th.
Total > Production > Self-producer	26.6 billion kWh Ranked 11th.	44.67 billion kWh Ranked 6th. 68% more than South Korea
Wind > Production	130 million kWh Ranked 23th.	2.91 billion kWh Ranked 5th. 22 times more than South Korea
Power plant capacity > Public wind	96,000 kW Ranked 17th. 7 times more than United Kingdom	13,000 kW Ranked 14th.
Power plant capacity > Self-producer solar	13,000 kW Ranked 7th. 18% more than United Kingdom	11,000 kW Ranked 8th.
Station use and station loss per capita	344.74 kWh Ranked 32nd. 16% more than United Kingdom	296.09 kWh Ranked 36th.
Consumption by other industries and construction > Per capita	2,088 kWh per capita Ranked 21st. 39% more than United Kingdom	1,505.17 kWh per capita Ranked 37th.
Consumption by pump-storage plants	1.98 billion kWh Ranked 10th.	3.71 billion kWh Ranked 7th. 87% more than South Korea
Consumption by transportation industry	2.06 billion kWh Ranked 18th.	8.61 billion kWh Ranked 7th. 4 times more than South Korea
Consumption by transportation industry > Per capita	42.68 kWh per capita Ranked 37th.	142.94 kWh per capita Ranked 12th. 3 times more than South Korea
Conversion > Transport and distribution losses > Per capita	284.26 kWh per capita Ranked 76th.	534.96 kWh per capita Ranked 31st. 88% more than South Korea
Gross > Production > Public and self-producer > Per capita	8,062.88 kWh per capita Ranked 26th. 21% more than United Kingdom	6,650.3 kWh per capita Ranked 39th.
Nuclear > Production > Public	146.78 billion kWh Ranked 5th. 80% more than United Kingdom	81.62 billion kWh Ranked 8th.
Solar > Production > Self-producer	14 million kWh Ranked 6th. 75% more than United Kingdom	8 million kWh Ranked 7th.
Consumption by other consumers per capita	2,351.39 kWh Ranked 20th. 46% more than United Kingdom	1,607.97 kWh Ranked 32nd.
Production from coal sources > % of total	38.8% Ranked 21st. 14% more than United Kingdom	34.06% Ranked 24th.
Consumption by other industries and construction per capita	2,094.77 kWh Ranked 17th. 39% more than United Kingdom	1,505.22 kWh Ranked 35th.
Consumption by pump-storage plants per capita	41.13 kWh Ranked 18th.	61.55 kWh Ranked 15th. 50% more than South Korea
Power plant capacity > Public wind > Per capita	1.99 kW per 1,000 people Ranked 24th. 9 times more than United Kingdom	0.222 kW per 1,000 people Ranked 20th.
Power plant capacity > Self-producer solar per 1000	0.27 kW Ranked 6th. 48% more than United Kingdom	0.183 kW Ranked 7th.
Total > Production > Public per capita	7,536.54 kWh Ranked 22nd. 28% more than United Kingdom	5,908.86 kWh Ranked 37th.
Gross > Production > Public and self-producer per capita	8,089.04 kWh Ranked 23th. 22% more than United Kingdom	6,650.54 kWh Ranked 35th.
Consumption by transportation industry per capita	42.81 kWh Ranked 37th.	142.95 kWh Ranked 12th. 3 times more than South Korea
Production from oil sources > % of total	7.55% Ranked 57th. 6 times more than United Kingdom	1.25% Ranked 96th.
Hydro > Production > Public > Per capita	107.45 kWh per capita Ranked 88th.	114.95 kWh per capita Ranked 86th. 7% more than South Korea
Production from coal sources > Kwh > Per capita	2,958.75 kWh per capita Ranked 15th. 32% more than United Kingdom	2,238.53 kWh per capita Ranked 19th.
Production from nuclear sources > Kwh > Per capita	2,718.58 kWh per capita Ranked 11th. 2 times more than United Kingdom	1,337.01 kWh per capita Ranked 18th.
Production from natural gas sources > Kwh > Per capita	1,235.37 kWh per capita Ranked 34th.	2,667.37 kWh per capita Ranked 15th. 2 times more than South Korea
Production from hydroelectric sources > Kwh > Per capita	90.05 kWh per capita Ranked 80th. 9% more than United Kingdom	82.39 kWh per capita Ranked 83th.
Production from oil sources > Kwh > Per capita	575.68 kWh per capita Ranked 25th. 7 times more than United Kingdom	82.14 kWh per capita Ranked 72nd.
Consumption by energy sector per capita	41.13 kWh Ranked 54th.	225.01 kWh Ranked 30th. 5 times more than South Korea
Consumption by public lighting per capita	168.74 kWh Ranked 3rd.	404.49 kWh Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than South Korea
Energy balance requirement per capita	3,159.94 kWh Ranked 13th. 89% more than United Kingdom	1,672.85 kWh Ranked 33th.
Exports per capita	0.0 Ranked 7th.	20.72 kWh Ranked 24th.
Gross inland availability per capita	7,744.3 kWh Ranked 23th. 19% more than United Kingdom	6,492.61 kWh Ranked 32nd.
Total > Production > Self-producer per capita	552.49 kWh Ranked 20th.	741.68 kWh Ranked 18th. 34% more than South Korea
Consumption by energy sector	1.98 billion kWh Ranked 32nd.	13.55 billion kWh Ranked 11th. 7 times more than South Korea
Consumption by pump-storage plants > Per capita	41 kWh per capita Ranked 19th.	61.55 kWh per capita Ranked 16th. 50% more than South Korea
Consumption by iron and steel industry per capita	897.69 kWh Ranked 6th. 11 times more than United Kingdom	83.34 kWh Ranked 40th.
Production from coal sources > Kwh	142.26 billion kWh Ranked 10th. 6% more than United Kingdom	133.94 billion kWh Ranked 11th.
Production from natural gas sources > % of total	16.2% Ranked 59th.	40.59% Ranked 35th. 3 times more than South Korea
Consumption by iron and steel industry	43.21 billion kWh Ranked 5th. 9 times more than United Kingdom	5.02 billion kWh Ranked 25th.
Consumption by other consumers > Per capita	2,343.78 kWh per capita Ranked 24th. 46% more than United Kingdom	1,607.91 kWh per capita Ranked 39th.
Consumption by other industries and construction	100.84 billion kWh Ranked 9th. 11% more than United Kingdom	90.65 billion kWh Ranked 11th.
Consumption by industry and construction	183.95 billion kWh Ranked 7th. 55% more than United Kingdom	118.83 billion kWh Ranked 10th.
Consumption by other consumers	113.19 billion kWh Ranked 6th. 17% more than United Kingdom	96.84 billion kWh Ranked 8th.
Gross inland availability	372.8 billion kWh Ranked 10th.	391.01 billion kWh Ranked 9th. 5% more than South Korea
Station use and station loss > Per capita	343.62 kWh per capita Ranked 36th. 16% more than United Kingdom	296.08 kWh per capita Ranked 41st.
Thermal > Production > Public	210.7 billion kWh Ranked 10th.	267.32 billion kWh Ranked 7th. 27% more than South Korea
Wind > Production > Per capita	2,691.84 kWh per 1,000 people Ranked 29th.	48,284.39 kWh per 1,000 people Ranked 14th. 18 times more than South Korea
Wind > Production > Public	125 million kWh Ranked 21st. 125 times more than United Kingdom	1,000,000 kWh Ranked 25th.
Wind > Production > Self-producer	5 million kWh Ranked 9th.	2.91 billion kWh Ranked 1st. 582 times more than South Korea
Production from oil sources > Kwh	27.68 billion kWh Ranked 12th. 6 times more than United Kingdom	4.92 billion kWh Ranked 38th.
Total > Production > Self-producer > Per capita	550.71 kWh per capita Ranked 24th.	741.65 kWh per capita Ranked 21st. 35% more than South Korea
Production by source > Other	0.2% Ranked 56th.	1.6% Ranked 31st. 8 times more than South Korea
Conversion > Transport and distribution losses per capita	285.18 kWh Ranked 69th.	534.98 kWh Ranked 27th. 88% more than South Korea
Production from nuclear sources > % of total	35.65% Ranked 11th. 75% more than United Kingdom	20.35% Ranked 18th.
Hydro > Production > Public per capita	107.79 kWh Ranked 84th.	114.95 kWh Ranked 83th. 7% more than South Korea
Imports per capita	0.0 Ranked 7th.	200.18 kWh Ranked 22nd.
Net inland availability per capita	7,417.99 kWh Ranked 22nd. 29% more than United Kingdom	5,732.62 kWh Ranked 34th.
Nuclear > Production > Public per capita	3,049.13 kWh Ranked 5th. 2 times more than United Kingdom	1,355.23 kWh Ranked 16th.
Power plant capacity > Solar	14,000 kW Ranked 13th. 27% more than United Kingdom	11,000 kW Ranked 14th.
Power plant capacity > Public wind per 1000	1.99 kW Ranked 24th. 9 times more than United Kingdom	0.223 kW Ranked 20th.
Power plant capacity > Solar per 1000	0.291 kW Ranked 16th. 59% more than United Kingdom	0.183 kW Ranked 19th.
Thermal > Production > Self-producer per capita	552.1 kWh Ranked 18th.	677.19 kWh Ranked 16th. 23% more than South Korea
Consumption by chemical industry per capita	828.93 kWh Ranked 5th. 2 times more than United Kingdom	384.6 kWh Ranked 14th.
Consumption in rail transport per capita	42.81 kWh Ranked 31st.	142.95 kWh Ranked 8th. 3 times more than South Korea
Thermal > Production > Public > Per capita	4,362.85 kWh per capita Ranked 41st.	4,438.51 kWh per capita Ranked 39th. 2% more than South Korea
Production from hydroelectric sources > % of total	1.18% Ranked 103th.	1.25% Ranked 100th. 6% more than South Korea
Production from coal sources > Kwh per capita	2,961.41 kWh Ranked 15th. 32% more than United Kingdom	2,237.28 kWh Ranked 19th.
Consumption by chemical industry > Per capita	826.25 kWh per capita Ranked 6th. 2 times more than United Kingdom	384.58 kWh per capita Ranked 15th.
Station use and station loss	16.59 billion kWh Ranked 10th.	17.83 billion kWh Ranked 9th. 7% more than South Korea
Production from oil sources > Kwh per capita	576.2 kWh Ranked 24th. 7 times more than United Kingdom	82.1 kWh Ranked 72nd.
Wind > Production per capita	2.7 kWh Ranked 29th.	48.29 kWh Ranked 14th. 18 times more than South Korea
Power plant capacity > Solar > Per capita	0.29 kW per 1,000 people Ranked 16th. 58% more than United Kingdom	0.183 kW per 1,000 people Ranked 19th.
Nuclear > Production per capita	3,049.13 kWh Ranked 5th. 2 times more than United Kingdom	1,355.23 kWh Ranked 16th.
Solar > Production > Self-producer per capita	0.291 kWh Ranked 8th. 2 times more than United Kingdom	0.133 kWh Ranked 9th.
Wind > Production > Self-producer per capita	0.104 kWh Ranked 10th.	48.29 kWh Ranked 1st. 465 times more than South Korea
From hydroelectric plants	1.9% of total installed capacity Ranked 118th. 6% more than United Kingdom	1.8% of total installed capacity Ranked 119th.
Wind > Production > Public per capita	2.6 kWh Ranked 27th. 151 times more than United Kingdom	0.0171 kWh Ranked 25th.
Consumption by public lighting	7.87 billion kWh Ranked 1st.	23.47 billion kWh Ranked 1st. 3 times more than South Korea
Thermal > Production > Public per capita	4,377 kWh Ranked 34th.	4,438.67 kWh Ranked 32nd. 1% more than South Korea
Gross > Production > Public and self-producer	389.39 billion kWh Ranked 10th.	400.52 billion kWh Ranked 9th. 3% more than South Korea

SOURCES: CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; Source: Energy Statistics Database | United Nations Statistics Division; Source: Energy Statistics Database | United Nations Statistics Division. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; CIA World Factbooks 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013; CIA World Factbooks 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; World Development Indicators database. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; World Development Indicators database; Wikipedia: List of countries by electricity consumption

SHOW ALL

LESS

Citation

Compare South Korea and United Kingdom in

Agriculture	Energy	Lifestyle
Background	Environment	Media
Conflict	Geography	Military
Cost of living	Government	People
Crime	Health	Religion
Culture	Import	Sports
Disasters	Industry	Terrorism
Economy	Labor	Transport
Education	Language

Energy > Electricity Stats: compare key data on South Korea & United Kingdom

Definitions

Citation

Compare South Korea and United Kingdom in

Factoid #280

Related Sectors

Stats

Country profiles

Compare

Adblocker detected! Please consider reading this notice.

Definitions

APA MLA MHRA CSE AMA Chicago Bluebook Bluebook/JOLT Citation

Compare South Korea and United Kingdom in

Factoid #280

Related Sectors

Stats

Country profiles

Compare

Embed content

Adblocker detected! Please consider reading this notice.

Citation