South Korea vs New Zealand: Electricity generation from wind
South Korea
3.64 terawatt-hours
in 2025
New Zealand
4.22 terawatt-hours
in 2025
South Korea rank
40th
New Zealand rank
37th
Electricity generation from wind over time
- South Korea
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 4.22 terawatt-hours against 3.64 terawatt-hours in South Korea, a difference of 0.58 terawatt-hours.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.2 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1974 it was New Zealand ahead.
South Korea ranks 40th and New Zealand ranks 37th of 212 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 1 and New Zealand in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1990s | 0.0011 terawatt-hours | 0.0087 terawatt-hours | 0.0076 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 0.199 terawatt-hours | 0.558 terawatt-hours | 0.359 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 1.52 terawatt-hours | 2.08 terawatt-hours | 0.56 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 3.35 terawatt-hours | 3.3 terawatt-hours | 0.0433 terawatt-hours | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from wind, South Korea or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 4.22 terawatt-hours against 3.64 terawatt-hours in South Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from wind between South Korea and New Zealand?
- 0.58 terawatt-hours, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and New Zealand?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2025.
- How do South Korea and New Zealand rank globally for electricity generation from wind?
- South Korea ranks 40th and New Zealand ranks 37th of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from wind. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.