South Korea: Electricity production capacity
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| South Korea |
Electricity production capacity, million kilowatts |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 142.96 |
| Year | 2021 |
| Measure | million kilowatts |
| Data availability | 1980 - 2021 |
| Average | 58.98 |
| Min - Max | 9.01 - 142.96 |
| 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 58.98 million kilowatts with a minimum of 9.01 million kilowatts in 1980 and a maximum of 142.96 million kilowatts in 2021.
The latest value from 2021 is 142.96 million kilowatts. For comparison, the world average in 2021 based on 190
countries is 42.13 million kilowatts.
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Definition: Total Electricity Installed Capacity (Million Kilowatts)
| Related indicators | Latest value | Reference | Measure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oil reserves | 0.00 | 2003 | billion barrels |
| Oil production | 0.00 | 2022 | thousand Barrels Per Day |
| Oil consumption | 2,348.00 | 2014 | thousand barrels per day |
| Diesel and heating oil consumption | 489.05 | 2022 | thousand barrels per day |
| Gasoline production | 397.43 | 2014 | thousand barrels per day |
| Gasoline consumption | 242.46 | 2022 | thousand barrels per day |
| LPG production | 66.67 | 2014 | thousand barrels per day |
| LPG consumption | 323.62 | 2022 | thousand barrels per day |
| Jet fuel production | 370.43 | 2014 | thousand barrels per day |
| Jet fuel consumption | 111.68 | 2022 | thousand barrels per day |
| Coal reserves | 359.35 | 2021 | million short tons |
| Coal production | 1,123.25 | 2020 | thousand short tons |
| Coal consumption | 138,064.78 | 2020 | thousand short tons |
| Coal imports | 136,127.44 | 2020 | thousand short tons |
| Coal exports | 0.25 | 2020 | thousand short tons |
| Electricity production capacity | 142.96 | 2021 | million kilowatts |
| Electricity production | 587.31 | 2021 | billion kilowatthours |
| Electricity consumption | 567.67 | 2021 | billion kilowatthours |
| Electricity imports | 0.00 | 2021 | billion kilowatthours |
| Electricity exports | 0.00 | 2021 | billion kilowatthours |
| Renewable power capacity | 24.28 | 2021 | million kilowatts |
| Renewable power generation | 47.37 | 2021 | billion kilowatthours |