Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding … capita in South Korea
South Korea: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding … capita was 667.15 kWh per person in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in South Korea, 1990–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kWh per person.
Analysis
South Korea recorded 667.15 kWh per person for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in 2021. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is up 15.8% on the previous year and up 1,035.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in South Korea peaked at 667.15 kWh per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, -54.69 kWh per person, in 1995.
That places South Korea 41st out of 209 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding … capita in South Korea, year by year
| Year | kWh per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0233 kWh per person | — |
| 1991 | -36.12 kWh per person | -154959.9% |
| 1992 | -40.32 kWh per person | +11.6% |
| 1993 | -40.19 kWh per person | -0.3% |
| 1994 | -39.18 kWh per person | -2.5% |
| 1995 | -54.69 kWh per person | +39.6% |
| 1996 | -52.08 kWh per person | -4.8% |
| 1997 | -54.58 kWh per person | +4.8% |
| 1998 | -37.94 kWh per person | -30.5% |
| 1999 | -38.81 kWh per person | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 2.15 kWh per person | -105.5% |
| 2001 | 2.26 kWh per person | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 4.22 kWh per person | +86.8% |
| 2003 | 4.61 kWh per person | +9.4% |
| 2004 | 6.26 kWh per person | +35.7% |
| 2005 | 7.87 kWh per person | +25.6% |
| 2006 | 11.35 kWh per person | +44.4% |
| 2007 | 19.02 kWh per person | +67.5% |
| 2008 | 26.62 kWh per person | +40.0% |
| 2009 | 38.01 kWh per person | +42.8% |
| 2010 | 50.55 kWh per person | +33.0% |
| 2011 | 58.74 kWh per person | +16.2% |
| 2012 | 71.51 kWh per person | +21.7% |
| 2013 | 89.12 kWh per person | +24.6% |
| 2014 | 114.31 kWh per person | +28.3% |
| 2015 | 166.54 kWh per person | +45.7% |
| 2016 | 256.43 kWh per person | +54.0% |
| 2017 | 307.91 kWh per person | +20.1% |
| 2018 | 381.58 kWh per person | +23.9% |
| 2019 | 475.5 kWh per person | +24.6% |
| 2020 | 576.3 kWh per person | +21.2% |
| 2021 | 667.15 kWh per person | +15.8% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 667.15 kWh per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 594.51 kWh per person, 1.1× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 667.15 kWh per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 118.86 kWh per person, 5.6× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding … capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -154959.9% | 0.0233 kWh per person | -36.12 kWh per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -39.39 kWh per person | -54.69 kWh per person | 0.0233 kWh per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.24 kWh per person | 2.15 kWh per person | 38.01 kWh per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 197.22 kWh per person | 50.55 kWh per person | 475.5 kWh per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 621.72 kWh per person | 576.3 kWh per person | 667.15 kWh per person | 2 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
- 38 Hungary 695.99 kWh per person compare
- 39 Brazil 691.24 kWh per person compare
- 40 El Salvador 678.13 kWh per person compare
- 42 Costa Rica 666.28 kWh per person compare
- 43 United Arab Emirates 654 kWh per person compare
- 44 Israel 600.88 kWh per person compare
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- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Gas production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in South Korea?
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in South Korea was 667.15 kWh per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest electricity production from renewable sources, excluding recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 667.15 kWh per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest electricity production from renewable sources, excluding recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was -54.69 kWh per person in 1995.
- How does South Korea rank for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding?
- South Korea ranks 41st out of 209 countries with data for 2021.
- Is electricity production from renewable sources, excluding rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,035.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.