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.
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
- Fuel imports 25.7% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 6.7% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 2.4% (2024)
- 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)
- Fuel exports 7.7% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 3.3% (2024)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 53.9% (2023)
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.