
South Korea: Energy use per capita
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South Korea |
Energy use per capita |
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Latest value | 5413.35 |
Year | 2015 |
Measure | kilograms of oil equivalent |
Data availability | 1971 - 2015 |
Average | 2787.03 |
Min - Max | 516.11 - 5413.35 |
Source | The World Bank |
For that indicator, we provide data for South Korea from 1971 to 2015. The average value for South Korea during that period was 2787.03 kilograms of oil equivalent with a minimum of 516.11 kilograms of oil equivalent in 1971 and a maximum of 5413.35 kilograms of oil equivalent in 2015.
The latest value from 2015 is 5413.35 kilograms of oil equivalent. For comparison, the world average in 2015 based on 34
countries is 4180.60 kilograms of oil equivalent.
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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.