
South Korea: Energy use per capita
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South Korea |
Energy use per capita |
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Latest value | 5,413.35 |
Year | 2015 |
Measure | kilograms of oil equivalent |
Data availability | 1971 - 2015 |
Average | 2,787.03 |
Min - Max | 516.11 - 5,413.35 |
Source | The World Bank |
The latest value from 2015 is 5413.35 kilograms of oil equivalent, an increase from 5289.28 kilograms of oil equivalent in 2014. In comparison, the world average is 4181.46 kilograms of oil equivalent, based on data from 34 countries. Historically, the average for South Korea from 1971 to 2015 is 2787.03 kilograms of oil equivalent. The minimum value, 516.11 kilograms of oil equivalent, was reached in 1971 while the maximum of 5413.35 kilograms of oil equivalent was recorded in 2015.
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The energy use per capita in South Korea includes all types of energy sources, from domestic production and imports. For easy comparison, the energy is expressed in kilograms of oil equivalent.
Definition: Energy use refers to use of primary energy before transformation to other end-use fuels, which is equal to indigenous production plus imports and stock changes, minus exports and fuels supplied to ships and aircraft engaged in international transport.
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Energy use per capita | 5,413.35 | 2015 | kilograms of oil equivalent |
Share of clean energy | 3.60 | 2021 | percent |
Carbon intensity | 0.22 | 2023 | kg of CO2 per dollar of GDP |
Energy use per $1000 GDP | 127.09 | 2015 | kilograms of oil equivalent |
Electricity from renewable sources, kWh | 8,260.00 | 2015 | million kWh |
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions | 574 | 2023 | Mt CO2 eq |
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions per capita | 11.09 | 2023 | metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent per capita |
Greenhouse gas emissions | 659,330 | 2020 | kt of CO2 equivalent |
GDP per unit of energy | 7.00 | 2015 | GDP per kg of oil equivalent |
Energy imports | 81.45 | 2015 | percent |
Natural resources income | 0.05 | 2021 | percent |
Oil revenue | 0.03 | 2021 | percent |
Natural gas revenue | 0.01 | 2021 | percent |
Access to electricity | 100.00 | 2022 | percent |