Japan vs South Korea: Share of electricity production by source

Japan

32.1%

in 2025

South Korea

31.1%

in 2025

Japan rank

25th

South Korea rank

26th

Share of electricity production by source over time

Japan currently reports 32.1% against 31.1% in South Korea, a difference of 0.9%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was South Korea ahead.

Japan ranks 25th and South Korea ranks 26th of 206 countries.

Indicator: Share of electricity production by source
Unit: %
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 212 places, 6,128 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.