Share of electricity generation from gas in South Korea
South Korea: Share of electricity generation from gas was 27.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of electricity generation from gas in South Korea, 1985–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
South Korea recorded 27.9% for share of electricity generation from gas in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and up 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from gas in South Korea peaked at 29.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1986.
That places South Korea 58th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Share of electricity generation from gas in South Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.1% | — |
| 1986 | 0.1% | -17.8% |
| 1987 | 11.9% | +15576.6% |
| 1988 | 11.9% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 9.6% | -19.5% |
| 1990 | 10.5% | +9.4% |
| 1991 | 10.0% | -4.1% |
| 1992 | 13.3% | +32.9% |
| 1993 | 11.7% | -12.4% |
| 1994 | 9.8% | -16.4% |
| 1995 | 14.4% | +46.9% |
| 1996 | 15.4% | +7.2% |
| 1997 | 17.0% | +10.7% |
| 1998 | 11.8% | -31.0% |
| 1999 | 11.4% | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 10.2% | -10.5% |
| 2001 | 10.9% | +6.4% |
| 2002 | 12.9% | +19.0% |
| 2003 | 13.1% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 17.2% | +31.2% |
| 2005 | 16.6% | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 18.6% | +12.2% |
| 2007 | 19.8% | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 18.5% | -7.0% |
| 2009 | 15.8% | -14.5% |
| 2010 | 21.1% | +33.6% |
| 2011 | 22.3% | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 24.3% | +9.0% |
| 2013 | 26.8% | +10.3% |
| 2014 | 24.2% | -9.6% |
| 2015 | 22.3% | -8.0% |
| 2016 | 23.3% | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 23.4% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 27.5% | +17.4% |
| 2019 | 26.5% | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 28.2% | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 29.8% | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 28.1% | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 27.5% | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 28.5% | +3.8% |
| 2025 | 27.9% | -2.0% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 27.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 14.3%, 2.0× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 27.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.2%, 8.9× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of electricity generation from gas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +15576.6% | 0.1% | 11.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.7% | 0.1% | 11.9% | 5 |
| 1990s | 12.5% | 9.8% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.3% | 10.2% | 19.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.2% | 21.1% | 27.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.3% | 27.5% | 29.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
- 55 United Kingdom 31.1% compare
- 56 Puerto Rico 29.5% compare
- 57 Kazakhstan 29.4% compare
- 59 Dominican Republic 26.8% compare
- 60 Rwanda 26.5% compare
- 61 Latvia 26.2% compare
More energy & mining data for South Korea
- 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)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 25.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of electricity generation from gas in South Korea?
- Share of electricity generation from gas in South Korea was 27.9% in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from gas recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 29.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from gas recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1986.
- How does South Korea rank for share of electricity generation from gas?
- South Korea ranks 58th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from gas rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of electricity generation from gas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.