Total electricity output in South Korea
South Korea: Total electricity output was 549,226 GWh in 2015. ▲ Rising
Total electricity output in South Korea, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in GWh.
Analysis
In 2015, total electricity output in South Korea stood at 549,226 GWh. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 41.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total electricity output in South Korea peaked at 549,226 GWh in 2015 and was at its lowest, 105,371 GWh, in 1990.
South Korea ranks 10th of 230 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Total electricity output in South Korea, year by year
| Year | GWh | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 105,371 GWh | — |
| 1991 | 113,255 GWh | +7.5% |
| 1992 | 124,404 GWh | +9.8% |
| 1993 | 143,035 GWh | +15.0% |
| 1994 | 161,764 GWh | +13.1% |
| 1995 | 181,139 GWh | +12.0% |
| 1996 | 202,605 GWh | +11.9% |
| 1997 | 222,114 GWh | +9.6% |
| 1998 | 216,069 GWh | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 235,596 GWh | +9.0% |
| 2000 | 288,526 GWh | +22.5% |
| 2001 | 309,137 GWh | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 329,804 GWh | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 343,191 GWh | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 366,612 GWh | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 387,874 GWh | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 402,270 GWh | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 425,905 GWh | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 443,935 GWh | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 451,676 GWh | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 496,718 GWh | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 520,053 GWh | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 530,935 GWh | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 537,891 GWh | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 545,865 GWh | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 549,226 GWh | +0.6% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 549,226 GWh is above the median for high income countries, which is 16,808 GWh, 32.7× the median. (82 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 549,226 GWh is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4,176 GWh, 131.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 170,535 GWh | 105,371 GWh | 235,596 GWh | 10 |
| 2000s | 374,893 GWh | 288,526 GWh | 451,676 GWh | 10 |
| 2010s | 530,115 GWh | 496,718 GWh | 549,226 GWh | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More reference data data for South Korea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9638 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9281 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2074 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 4.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.13 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total electricity output in South Korea?
- Total electricity output in South Korea was 549,226 GWh in 2015, according to World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).
- What is the highest total electricity output recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 549,226 GWh in 2015.
- What is the lowest total electricity output recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 105,371 GWh in 1990.
- How does South Korea rank for total electricity output?
- South Korea ranks 10th out of 230 countries with data for 2015.
- Is total electricity output rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as part of Total electricity output (GWh). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total electricity output (GWh): Total number of GWh generated by all power plants