Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) in South Korea
South Korea: Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) was 0.9% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Electricity production from oil sources in South Korea, 1990–2025
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
South Korea recorded 0.9% for electricity production from oil sources in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 63.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil sources in South Korea peaked at 26.3% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2025.
That places South Korea 144th out of 210 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) in South Korea, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 17.3% | — |
| 1991 | 22.7% | +31.2% |
| 1992 | 26.3% | +15.9% |
| 1993 | 23.2% | -11.7% |
| 1994 | 23.7% | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 22.6% | -4.7% |
| 1996 | 19.9% | -12.0% |
| 1997 | 18.1% | -8.9% |
| 1998 | 6.7% | -63.2% |
| 1999 | 5.8% | -12.3% |
| 2000 | 12.0% | +105.1% |
| 2001 | 11.5% | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 9.7% | -16.0% |
| 2003 | 9.1% | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 8.0% | -12.9% |
| 2005 | 6.7% | -15.7% |
| 2006 | 5.9% | -12.6% |
| 2007 | 6.2% | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 3.6% | -41.5% |
| 2009 | 4.5% | +25.2% |
| 2010 | 4.1% | -10.6% |
| 2011 | 3.0% | -26.8% |
| 2012 | 4.0% | +34.7% |
| 2013 | 3.7% | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 3.1% | -16.4% |
| 2015 | 2.3% | -24.4% |
| 2016 | 3.3% | +40.5% |
| 2017 | 2.2% | -33.4% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | -31.6% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | -17.6% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | +8.7% |
| 2022 | 1.3% | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | -20.0% |
| 2024 | 0.9% | -17.7% |
| 2025 | 0.9% | -0.8% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 0.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.2%, 70% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 0.9% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6.3%, 13% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +105.1% | 5.8% | 12.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.6% | 5.8% | 26.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.7% | 3.6% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 1.5% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.4% | 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 electricity production from oil sources in South Korea?
- Electricity production from oil sources in South Korea was 0.9% in 2025, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil sources recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 26.3% in 1992.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil sources recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2025.
- How does South Korea rank for electricity production from oil sources?
- South Korea ranks 144th out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity production from oil sources rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of electricity production from oil sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products.