Italy vs South Korea: Annual percentage change in primary energy from oil
Italy
-4.0%
in 2025
South Korea
-2.6%
in 2025
Italy rank
75th
South Korea rank
73rd
Annual percentage change in primary energy from oil over time
- Italy
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports -2.6% against -4.0% in Italy, a difference of 1.4%.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was South Korea ahead.
Italy ranks 75th and South Korea ranks 73rd of 79 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.3% | 51.7% | 41.3% | South Korea |
| 1970s | 3.2% | 14.0% | 10.8% | South Korea |
| 1980s | -0.9% | 5.6% | 6.5% | South Korea |
| 1990s | -0.1% | 10.0% | 10.1% | South Korea |
| 2000s | -2.3% | 0.4% | 2.7% | South Korea |
| 2010s | -2.1% | 1.8% | 4.0% | South Korea |
| 2020s | -0.2% | 0.3% | 0.5% | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from oil, Italy or South Korea?
- South Korea, at -2.6% against -4.0% in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from oil between Italy and South Korea?
- 1.4%, with South Korea 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 percentage change in primary energy from oil?
- Italy ranks 75th and South Korea ranks 73rd of 79 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 oil. 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.