South Korea vs Russia: Electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables

South Korea

375.06 terawatt-hours

in 2025

Russia

767.16 terawatt-hours

in 2025

South Korea rank

7th

Russia rank

4th

Electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables over time

Russia currently reports 767.16 terawatt-hours against 375.06 terawatt-hours in South Korea, a difference of 392.1 terawatt-hours.

That makes Russia's figure about 2.0 times South Korea's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.

South Korea ranks 7th and Russia ranks 4th of 208 countries.

Indicator: Electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables
Unit: terawatt-hours
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 210 places, 6,017 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Electricity generation from coal, oil, and gas, measured in terawatt-hours.