Japan vs South Korea: Annual percentage change in primary energy from oil
Japan
-1.6%
in 2025
South Korea
-2.6%
in 2025
Japan rank
70th
South Korea rank
73rd
Annual percentage change in primary energy from oil over time
- Japan
- South Korea
How they compare
Japan currently reports -1.6% against -2.6% in South Korea, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was South Korea ahead.
Japan ranks 70th 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 | Japan | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.6% | 51.7% | 33.1% | South Korea |
| 1970s | 5.1% | 14.0% | 9.0% | South Korea |
| 1980s | -0.9% | 5.6% | 6.5% | South Korea |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 10.0% | 9.0% | South Korea |
| 2000s | -2.3% | 0.4% | 2.7% | South Korea |
| 2010s | -1.6% | 1.8% | 3.4% | South Korea |
| 2020s | -2.6% | 0.3% | 2.9% | 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, Japan or South Korea?
- Japan, at -1.6% against -2.6% in South Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from oil between Japan and South Korea?
- 1.0%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South Korea?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Japan and South Korea rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from oil?
- Japan ranks 70th 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.