Iraq vs South Korea: Primary energy from hydropower per person
Iraq
52.31 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
South Korea
73.65 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Iraq rank
58th
South Korea rank
56th
Primary energy from hydropower per person over time
- Iraq
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 73.65 kilowatt-hours per person against 52.31 kilowatt-hours per person in Iraq, a difference of 21.34 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.4 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was South Korea ahead.
Iraq ranks 58th and South Korea ranks 56th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 4 and South Korea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.16 kilowatt-hours per person | 32.64 kilowatt-hours per person | 20.48 kilowatt-hours per person | South Korea |
| 1970s | 37.76 kilowatt-hours per person | 45.19 kilowatt-hours per person | 7.43 kilowatt-hours per person | South Korea |
| 1980s | 75.33 kilowatt-hours per person | 62.77 kilowatt-hours per person | 12.56 kilowatt-hours per person | Iraq |
| 1990s | 266.46 kilowatt-hours per person | 75.75 kilowatt-hours per person | 190.71 kilowatt-hours per person | Iraq |
| 2000s | 154.19 kilowatt-hours per person | 74.26 kilowatt-hours per person | 79.93 kilowatt-hours per person | Iraq |
| 2010s | 93.74 kilowatt-hours per person | 66.03 kilowatt-hours per person | 27.71 kilowatt-hours per person | Iraq |
| 2020s | 65.89 kilowatt-hours per person | 71.78 kilowatt-hours per person | 5.89 kilowatt-hours per person | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from hydropower per person, Iraq or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 73.65 kilowatt-hours per person against 52.31 kilowatt-hours per person in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from hydropower per person between Iraq and South Korea?
- 21.34 kilowatt-hours per person, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and South Korea?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and South Korea rank globally for primary energy from hydropower per person?
- Iraq ranks 58th and South Korea ranks 56th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy from hydropower per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.