South Korea vs Latvia: Annual change in primary energy from hydropower

South Korea
-0.4949 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Latvia
-0.2504 terawatt-hours
in 2025
South Korea rank
54th
Latvia rank
52nd

Annual change in primary energy from hydropower over time

  • South Korea
  • Latvia
-2-1012196619952025

How they compare

Latvia currently reports -0.2504 terawatt-hours against -0.4949 terawatt-hours in South Korea, a difference of 0.2445 terawatt-hours.

The two have swapped places 26 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Latvia ahead.

South Korea ranks 54th and Latvia ranks 52nd of 80 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 3 and Latvia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Latvia Difference Ahead
1980s -0.0552 terawatt-hours 0.1569 terawatt-hours 0.2121 terawatt-hours Latvia
1990s 0.1195 terawatt-hours -0.0849 terawatt-hours 0.2045 terawatt-hours South Korea
2000s -0.1346 terawatt-hours 0.07 terawatt-hours 0.2046 terawatt-hours Latvia
2010s -0.0024 terawatt-hours -0.1349 terawatt-hours 0.1325 terawatt-hours South Korea
2020s 0.1695 terawatt-hours 0.1418 terawatt-hours 0.0277 terawatt-hours South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual change in primary energy from hydropower, South Korea or Latvia?
Latvia, at -0.2504 terawatt-hours against -0.4949 terawatt-hours in South Korea as of 2025.
What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from hydropower between South Korea and Latvia?
0.2445 terawatt-hours, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Latvia?
40 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2025.
How do South Korea and Latvia rank globally for annual change in primary energy from hydropower?
South Korea ranks 54th and Latvia ranks 52nd of 80 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from hydropower. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual change in primary energy from hydropower
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
82 places, 4,604 data points, 1966–2025
Last refreshed

Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.