Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output) in South Korea
South Korea: Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output) was 3.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Electric power transmission and distribution losses in South Korea, 1990–2025
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of output.
Analysis
South Korea recorded 3.0% for electric power transmission and distribution losses in 2025.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 38.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electric power transmission and distribution losses in South Korea peaked at 5.7% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 1992.
That places South Korea 147th out of 151 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output) in South Korea, year by year
| Year | % of output | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.3% | — |
| 1991 | 2.3% | -31.5% |
| 1992 | 1.9% | -17.5% |
| 1993 | 5.4% | +189.4% |
| 1994 | 4.4% | -19.5% |
| 1995 | 4.7% | +7.8% |
| 1996 | 5.0% | +6.7% |
| 1997 | 4.8% | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 5.7% | +18.8% |
| 1999 | 4.2% | -27.2% |
| 2000 | 4.3% | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 3.9% | -9.1% |
| 2002 | 4.3% | +8.6% |
| 2003 | 3.2% | -25.0% |
| 2004 | 3.5% | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 4.0% | +16.8% |
| 2006 | 3.6% | -10.8% |
| 2007 | 3.8% | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 3.8% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 3.8% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 3.7% | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 4.3% | +17.3% |
| 2012 | 3.3% | -21.9% |
| 2013 | 2.9% | -12.2% |
| 2014 | 3.0% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 2.2% | -27.8% |
| 2016 | 3.6% | +65.2% |
| 2017 | 2.9% | -17.5% |
| 2018 | 2.6% | -11.9% |
| 2019 | 2.8% | +8.5% |
| 2020 | 3.4% | +20.5% |
| 2021 | 2.8% | -16.6% |
| 2022 | 3.6% | +27.6% |
| 2023 | 2.6% | -26.6% |
| 2024 | 3.1% | +15.4% |
| 2025 | 3.0% | -2.1% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 3.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 6.0%, 50% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 3.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6.8%, 44% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output) in South Korea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +189.4% | 1.9% | 5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.2% | 1.9% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.8% | 3.2% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 2.2% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 2.6% | 3.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More energy & mining data for South Korea
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -1.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fuel imports 22.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electric power transmission and distribution losses in South Korea?
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses in South Korea was 3.0% in 2025, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electric power transmission and distribution losses recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 5.7% in 1998.
- What is the lowest electric power transmission and distribution losses recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 1992.
- How does South Korea rank for electric power transmission and distribution losses?
- South Korea ranks 147th out of 151 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electric power transmission and distribution losses rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Electric power transmission and distribution losses include losses in transmission between sources of supply and points of distribution and in the distribution to consumers, including pilferage. The losses are expressed as a share of the total output.