Net energy imports in South Korea
Net imports covered 83.2% of energy use in South Korea in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 1991.
South Korea, 2024
83.2%
Change from 2023
−0.8percentage points
World, 2023
14.6%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
48.0%
Position in 2024
17th of 139
Net energy imports in South Korea over time
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% of energy use. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | South Korea | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 83.2% | – |
| 2023 | 84.0% | 14.6% |
| 2022 | 85.2% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 84.7% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 84.5% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 88.1% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 89.4% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 88.6% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 87.2% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 86.9% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 87.1% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 88.3% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 86.8% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 87.4% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 88.4% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 86.3% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 85.6% | 0.4% |
| 2007 | 85.4% | 0.7% |
| 2006 | 86.8% | 0.6% |
| 2005 | 83.4% | 0.0% |
| 2004 | 87.7% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 87.3% | 0.1% |
| 2002 | 86.5% | 0.0% |
| 2001 | 87.9% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 88.9% | -0.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.8 percentage points from 84.0% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 87.1%, the figure has changed by −3.9 percentage points.
- Among the 139 countries with data for 2024, South Korea has the 17th highest value.