South Korea: Electricity consumption

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 South Korea

Electricity consumption, billion kilowatthours

 Latest value 571.57
 Reference 2021
 Measure billion kilowatthours
 Source The U.S. Energy Information Administration

For that indicator, we provide data for South Korea from 1980 to 2021. The average value for South Korea during that period was 278.95 billion kilowatthours with a minimum of 32.06 billion kilowatthours in 1980 and a maximum of 571.57 billion kilowatthours in 2021. The latest value from 2021 is 571.57 billion kilowatthours. For comparison, the world average in 2021 based on 34 countries is 287.15 billion kilowatthours. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Definition: Total Electricity Net Consumption = total net electricity generation + electricity imports - electricity exports – electricity transmission and distribution losses.
Net consumption excludes the energy consumed by the generating units.
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