Fossil electricity share in South Korea
Oil, gas and coal produced 58.7% of electricity in South Korea in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 1999.
South Korea, 2025
58.7%
Change from 2024
−0.9percentage points
World, 2023
48.7%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2025
24.6%
Fossil electricity share in South Korea over time
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% of total electricity production. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | South Korea | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 58.7% | – |
| 2024 | 59.7% | – |
| 2023 | 61.2% | 48.7% |
| 2022 | 63.1% | 60.7% |
| 2021 | 66.2% | 61.5% |
| 2020 | 65.3% | 61.4% |
| 2019 | 69.3% | 62.9% |
| 2018 | 72.2% | 64.1% |
| 2017 | 69.8% | 64.7% |
| 2016 | 67.0% | 65.3% |
| 2015 | 66.0% | 66.1% |
| 2014 | 67.8% | 66.7% |
| 2013 | 71.6% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | 69.6% | 67.7% |
| 2011 | 68.2% | 67.8% |
| 2010 | 68.3% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | 64.4% | 66.6% |
| 2008 | 62.7% | 67.3% |
| 2007 | 63.3% | 67.7% |
| 2006 | 61.9% | 66.5% |
| 2005 | 60.6% | 66.1% |
| 2004 | 63.0% | 65.8% |
| 2003 | 60.5% | 66.1% |
| 2002 | 61.9% | 64.9% |
| 2001 | 61.9% | 64.4% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.9 percentage points from 59.7% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 66.0%, the figure has changed by −7.3 percentage points.