South Korea’s per-capita residential electricity consumption reached 1,278 kilowatts per hour (kWh) as of 2012, which almost halved the OECD average of 2,335 kilowatts, data showed Tuesday. OECD stands for the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
The country ranked 26th among 34 OECD member countries in terms of per-capita residential electricity consumption, according to the data compiled by the International Energy Agency (IEA).
Norway topped the list with 7,414 kilowatts, followed by Canada (4,387 kilowatts), the United States (4,374 kilowatts), Finland (4,111 kilowatts), New Zealand (2,893 kilowatts), Australia (2,683 kilowatts), Iceland (2,663 kilowatts), France (2,419 kilowatts), Switzerland (2,312 kilowatts) and Japan (2,253 kilowatts).
