Natural gas rents (% of GDP) in South Korea
South Korea: Natural gas rents (% of GDP) was 0.0% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Natural gas rents in South Korea, 1971–2021
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for natural gas rents in South Korea is 0.0%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 19.6% on the previous year and up 74.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, natural gas rents in South Korea peaked at 0.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1971.
That places South Korea 89th out of 201 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Natural gas rents (% of GDP) in South Korea, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0% | — |
| 1972 | 0.0% | — |
| 1973 | 0.0% | — |
| 1974 | 0.0% | — |
| 1975 | 0.0% | — |
| 1976 | 0.0% | — |
| 1977 | 0.0% | — |
| 1978 | 0.0% | — |
| 1979 | 0.0% | — |
| 1980 | 0.0% | — |
| 1981 | 0.0% | — |
| 1982 | 0.0% | — |
| 1983 | 0.0% | — |
| 1984 | 0.0% | — |
| 1985 | 0.0% | — |
| 1986 | 0.0% | — |
| 1987 | 0.0% | — |
| 1988 | 0.0% | — |
| 1989 | 0.0% | — |
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | — |
| 1992 | 0.0% | — |
| 1993 | 0.0% | — |
| 1994 | 0.0% | — |
| 1995 | 0.0% | — |
| 1996 | 0.0% | — |
| 1997 | 0.0% | — |
| 1998 | 0.0% | — |
| 1999 | 0.0% | — |
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +240.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -36.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -12.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +24.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +11.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -17.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -8.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -20.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -28.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -18.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +98.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +54.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +21.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -12.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +19.6% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 0.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0%, 37.9× the median. (74 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Natural gas rents (% of GDP) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +240.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
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 natural gas rents in South Korea?
- Natural gas rents in South Korea was 0.0% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest natural gas rents recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest natural gas rents recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1971.
- How does South Korea rank for natural gas rents?
- South Korea ranks 89th out of 201 countries with data for 2021.
- Is natural gas rents rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB), published as part of Natural gas rents (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Natural gas rents are the difference between the value of natural gas production at regional prices and total costs of production.