Italy vs South Korea: Annual change in primary energy from oil
Italy
-28.15 terawatt-hours
in 2025
South Korea
-40.6 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Italy rank
77th
South Korea rank
79th
Annual change in primary energy from oil over time
- Italy
- South Korea
How they compare
Italy currently reports -28.15 terawatt-hours against -40.6 terawatt-hours in South Korea, a difference of 12.45 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 77th and South Korea ranks 79th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and South Korea in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 73.63 terawatt-hours | 15.91 terawatt-hours | 57.72 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 1970s | 32.07 terawatt-hours | 20.89 terawatt-hours | 11.18 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 1980s | -10.78 terawatt-hours | 19.9 terawatt-hours | 30.68 terawatt-hours | South Korea |
| 1990s | -1.05 terawatt-hours | 71.17 terawatt-hours | 72.22 terawatt-hours | South Korea |
| 2000s | -23.22 terawatt-hours | 4.85 terawatt-hours | 28.07 terawatt-hours | South Korea |
| 2010s | -17.42 terawatt-hours | 24.01 terawatt-hours | 41.43 terawatt-hours | South Korea |
| 2020s | -4.53 terawatt-hours | 3.14 terawatt-hours | 7.66 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 oil, Italy or South Korea?
- Italy, at -28.15 terawatt-hours against -40.6 terawatt-hours in South Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from oil between Italy and South Korea?
- 12.45 terawatt-hours, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and South Korea?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Italy and South Korea rank globally for annual change in primary energy from oil?
- Italy ranks 77th and South Korea ranks 79th 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 oil. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.