Renewable energy share in South Korea
Renewable sources provided 3.6% of final energy consumption in South Korea in 2021.
South Korea, 2021
3.6%
Change from 2020
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World, 2020
19.7%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2021
19.8%
Position in 2021
171st of 212
Renewable energy share in South Korea over time
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% of total final energy consumption. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | South Korea | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3.6% | – |
| 2020 | 3.6% | 19.7% |
| 2019 | 3.2% | 18.6% |
| 2018 | 3.2% | 18.1% |
| 2017 | 2.8% | 17.9% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | 17.6% |
| 2015 | 2.7% | 17.4% |
| 2014 | 2.9% | 17.3% |
| 2013 | 1.9% | 17.2% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | 16.9% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | 16.7% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | 16.7% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | 17.1% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | 16.7% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | 16.5% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | 16.7% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | 16.6% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | 16.8% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | 17.1% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | 17.2% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | 17.2% |
| 2000 | 0.7% | 17.5% |
| 1999 | 0.8% | 17.9% |
| 1998 | 0.9% | 17.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is unchanged from 2020.
- Since 2011, when it was 1.4%, the figure has changed by +2.2 percentage points.
- Among the 212 countries with data for 2021, South Korea has the 171st highest value.