Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Korea
Korea: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources was 61.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Korea, 1990–2023
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Korea is 61.2%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Korea peaked at 72.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 45.7%, in 1990.
Korea ranks 115th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Korea, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 45.7% | — |
| 1991 | 48.8% | +6.8% |
| 1992 | 54.3% | +11.3% |
| 1993 | 57.4% | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 63.2% | +10.2% |
| 1995 | 61.1% | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 61.8% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 63.6% | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 56.2% | -11.6% |
| 1999 | 54.7% | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 60.3% | +10.3% |
| 2001 | 61.9% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 61.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 60.5% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 63.0% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 60.6% | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 61.9% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 63.3% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 62.7% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 64.4% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 66.7% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 68.4% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 69.7% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 71.6% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 68.2% | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 67.1% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 67.3% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 69.8% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 72.5% | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 69.3% | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 66.0% | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 67.3% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 63.2% | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 61.2% | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.7% | 45.7% | 63.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.0% | 60.3% | 64.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.1% | 66.7% | 72.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.4% | 61.2% | 67.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Korea
- 112 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 63.4% compare
- 113 Russian Federation 62.2% compare
- 114 Faroe Islands 61.9% compare
- 116 Papua New Guinea 60.0% compare
- 117 Pakistan 59.7% compare
- 118 United States of America 59.3% compare
More energy & mining data for Korea
- 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)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 25.7% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 6.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Korea?
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Korea was 61.2% in 2023, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 72.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.7% in 1990.
- How does Korea rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Korea ranks 115th out of 210 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.