Japan vs Korea, Rep.: Annual percentage change in primary energy from gas
Japan
-0.6%
in 2025
Korea, Rep.
-0.7%
in 2025
Japan rank
44th
Korea, Rep. rank
45th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from gas over time
- Japan
- Korea, Rep.
How they compare
Japan currently reports -0.6% against -0.7% in Korea, Rep., a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Korea, Rep. ahead.
Japan ranks 44th and Korea, Rep. ranks 45th of 76 countries.
Korea, Rep. has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Korea, Rep. | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.2% | 1,006.7% | 1,002.5% | Korea, Rep. |
| 1990s | 4.7% | 21.0% | 16.3% | Korea, Rep. |
| 2000s | 2.6% | 7.4% | 4.8% | Korea, Rep. |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 5.2% | 3.4% | Korea, Rep. |
| 2020s | -2.9% | 2.1% | 5.0% | Korea, Rep. |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from gas, Japan or Korea, Rep.?
- Japan, at -0.6% against -0.7% in Korea, Rep. as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from gas between Japan and Korea, Rep.?
- 0.1%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Korea, Rep.?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Korea, Rep. rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from gas?
- Japan ranks 44th and Korea, Rep. ranks 45th of 76 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage change in primary energy from gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.