Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in South Korea
South Korea: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) was 58.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in South Korea, 1990–2025
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 South Korea is 58.7%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in South Korea peaked at 72.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 45.7%, in 1990.
South Korea ranks 118th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in South 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 | 68.3% | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 68.2% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 69.6% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 71.6% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 67.8% | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 66.0% | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 67.0% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 69.8% | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 72.2% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 69.3% | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 65.3% | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 66.2% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 63.1% | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 61.2% | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 59.7% | -2.6% |
| 2025 | 58.7% | -1.6% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 58.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 61.0%, 96% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 58.7% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 79.9%, 73% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
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 | 69.0% | 66.0% | 72.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.4% | 58.7% | 66.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
- 115 Papua New Guinea 60.0% compare
- 116 Lebanon 60.0% compare
- 117 Madagascar 58.7% compare
- 119 United States 57.6% compare
- 120 Turkey 56.6% compare
- 121 Pakistan 55.7% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in South Korea?
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in South Korea was 58.7% in 2025, 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 South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 72.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.7% in 1990.
- How does South Korea rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- South Korea ranks 118th out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 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.