Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding … square in South Korea
South Korea: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding … square was 353,873 kWh per square kilometre in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in South Korea, 1990–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kWh per square kilometre.
Analysis
South Korea recorded 353,873 kWh per square kilometre for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in 2021. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is up 15.6% on the previous year and up 1,072.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in South Korea peaked at 353,873 kWh per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, -26,000 kWh per square kilometre, in 1997.
South Korea ranks 10th of 208 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding … square in South Korea, year by year
| Year | kWh per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.37 kWh per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | -16,214 kWh per square kilometre | -156500.1% |
| 1992 | -18,287 kWh per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 1993 | -18,412 kWh per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1994 | -18,132 kWh per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1995 | -25,565 kWh per square kilometre | +41.0% |
| 1996 | -24,580 kWh per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1997 | -26,000 kWh per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1998 | -18,204 kWh per square kilometre | -30.0% |
| 1999 | -18,754 kWh per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 1,047 kWh per square kilometre | -105.6% |
| 2001 | 1,106 kWh per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 2,077 kWh per square kilometre | +87.8% |
| 2003 | 2,283 kWh per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2004 | 3,109 kWh per square kilometre | +36.2% |
| 2005 | 3,913 kWh per square kilometre | +25.9% |
| 2006 | 5,677 kWh per square kilometre | +45.1% |
| 2007 | 9,554 kWh per square kilometre | +68.3% |
| 2008 | 13,465 kWh per square kilometre | +40.9% |
| 2009 | 19,308 kWh per square kilometre | +43.4% |
| 2010 | 25,772 kWh per square kilometre | +33.5% |
| 2011 | 30,182 kWh per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 2012 | 36,892 kWh per square kilometre | +22.2% |
| 2013 | 46,128 kWh per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 2014 | 59,540 kWh per square kilometre | +29.1% |
| 2015 | 87,188 kWh per square kilometre | +46.4% |
| 2016 | 134,723 kWh per square kilometre | +54.5% |
| 2017 | 162,188 kWh per square kilometre | +20.4% |
| 2018 | 201,846 kWh per square kilometre | +24.5% |
| 2019 | 252,193 kWh per square kilometre | +24.9% |
| 2020 | 306,076 kWh per square kilometre | +21.4% |
| 2021 | 353,873 kWh per square kilometre | +15.6% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 353,873 kWh per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 55,038 kWh per square kilometre, 6.4× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 353,873 kWh per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10,833 kWh per square kilometre, 32.7× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding … square 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 | -156500.1% | 10.37 kWh per square kilometre | -16,214 kWh per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -18,414 kWh per square kilometre | -26,000 kWh per square kilometre | 10.37 kWh per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,154 kWh per square kilometre | 1,047 kWh per square kilometre | 19,308 kWh per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 103,665 kWh per square kilometre | 25,772 kWh per square kilometre | 252,193 kWh per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 329,974 kWh per square kilometre | 306,076 kWh per square kilometre | 353,873 kWh per square kilometre | 2 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
- 7 Germany 604,319 kWh per square kilometre compare
- 8 United Kingdom 482,623 kWh per square kilometre compare
- 9 Japan 364,071 kWh per square kilometre compare
- 11 Curacao 347,973 kWh per square kilometre compare
- 12 Luxembourg 343,330 kWh per square kilometre compare
- 13 Hong Kong 295,324 kWh per square kilometre compare
More energy & mining data for South Korea
- Ores and metals imports 7.2% (2025)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- 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)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in South Korea?
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in South Korea was 353,873 kWh per square kilometre 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 353,873 kWh per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest electricity production from renewable sources, excluding recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was -26,000 kWh per square kilometre in 1997.
- How does South Korea rank for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding?
- South Korea ranks 10th out of 208 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 1,072.5%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.