South Korea vs Russia: Annual percentage change in primary energy from gas
South Korea
-0.7%
in 2025
Russia
0.1%
in 2025
South Korea rank
45th
Russia rank
42nd
Annual percentage change in primary energy from gas over time
- South Korea
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 0.1% against -0.7% in South Korea, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1987 it was South Korea ahead.
South Korea ranks 45th and Russia ranks 42nd of 76 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,006.7% | 4.3% | 1,002.4% | South Korea |
| 1990s | 21.0% | -1.2% | 22.2% | South Korea |
| 2000s | 7.4% | 1.1% | 6.3% | South Korea |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 1.2% | 4.0% | South Korea |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 1.3% | 0.7% | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from gas, South Korea or Russia?
- Russia, at 0.1% against -0.7% in South Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from gas between South Korea and Russia?
- 0.8%, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Russia?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2025.
- How do South Korea and Russia rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from gas?
- South Korea ranks 45th and Russia ranks 42nd 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.