Korea vs United States: Final energy consumption - Regions — Biofuels and waste
Final energy consumption - Regions — Biofuels and waste over time
- Korea
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 978,285 Gigawatt hours against 41,483 Gigawatt hours in Korea, a difference of 936,802 Gigawatt hours.
That makes United States's figure about 23.6 times Korea's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Korea ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 2 groups.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,272 Gigawatt hours | 344,298 Gigawatt hours | 335,026 Gigawatt hours | United States |
| 2000s | 20,984 Gigawatt hours | 623,450 Gigawatt hours | 602,466 Gigawatt hours | United States |
| 2010s | 43,557 Gigawatt hours | 891,915 Gigawatt hours | 848,358 Gigawatt hours | United States |
| 2020s | 42,190 Gigawatt hours | 945,769 Gigawatt hours | 903,580 Gigawatt hours | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher final energy consumption - regions — biofuels and waste, Korea or United States?
- United States, at 978,285 Gigawatt hours against 41,483 Gigawatt hours in Korea as of 2022.
- What is the difference in final energy consumption - regions — biofuels and waste between Korea and United States?
- 936,802 Gigawatt hours, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and United States?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Korea and United States rank globally for final energy consumption - regions — biofuels and waste?
- Korea ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 2 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Final energy consumption - Regions — Biofuels and waste. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This dataset provides indicators on final energy consumption by end-user sectors and source of energy in large (TL2) regions. Data definition and source The final energy consumption is the total energy used directly by end users for all energy services (e.g. heating, cooling, lighting, transport, and industrial processes). It excludes energy used by the energy sector, including delivery and energy transformation. It is measured in megawatt hours (MWh) and can be broken down by sector (residential, industry, commercial and public services, transport, agriculture and other) and by fuel type (electricity, natural gas, oil, coal, renewables, biofuels and waste, heat and other). See the data sources. Definition of regions Regions are subnational units below national boundaries. OECD countries have two regional levels: large regions (territorial level 2 or TL2) and small regions (territorial level 3 or TL3). For more information, see the OECD Territorial grid (pdf) and the OECD Territorial Correspondence Table (xlsx). Cite this dataset OECD Regions, Cities and Local Areas database http://oe.cd/geostats. Further information OECD Local Data Portal OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance For questions and/or comments, please email RegionStat@oecd.org.