South Korea: Oil consumption
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| South Korea |
Oil consumption, thousand barrels per day |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 2,348.00 |
| Year | 2014 |
| Measure | thousand barrels per day |
| Data availability | 1980 - 2014 |
| Average | 1,629.69 |
| Min - Max | 534.00 - 2,348.00 |
| Source | The U.S. Energy Information Administration |
The latest value from 2014 is 2348 thousand barrels per day, an increase from 2328 thousand barrels per day in 2013. In comparison, the world average is 444.70 thousand barrels per day, based on data from 210 countries. Historically, the average for South Korea from 1980 to 2014 is 1629.69 thousand barrels per day. The minimum value, 534 thousand barrels per day, was reached in 1982 while the maximum of 2348 thousand barrels per day was recorded in 2014.
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Definition: Oil consumption (Total petroleum consumption) includes internal consumption, refinery fuel and loss, and bunkering. Also included, where available, is direct combustion of crude oil.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Oil reserves | 0.00 | 2003 | billion barrels |
| Oil production | 0.00 | 2023 | thousand Barrels Per Day |
| Oil consumption | 2,348.00 | 2014 | thousand barrels per day |
| Diesel and heating oil consumption | 463.40 | 2023 | thousand barrels per day |
| Gasoline production | 397.43 | 2014 | thousand barrels per day |
| Gasoline consumption | 247.79 | 2023 | thousand barrels per day |
| LPG production | 66.67 | 2014 | thousand barrels per day |
| LPG consumption | 301.70 | 2023 | thousand barrels per day |
| Jet fuel production | 370.43 | 2014 | thousand barrels per day |
| Jet fuel consumption | 136.35 | 2023 | thousand barrels per day |
| Coal reserves | 359.35 | 2022 | million short tons |
| Coal production | 903.89 | 2022 | thousand short tons |
| Coal consumption | 133,767.08 | 2022 | thousand short tons |
| Coal imports | 133,347.98 | 2022 | thousand short tons |
| Coal exports | 0.42 | 2022 | thousand short tons |
| Electricity production capacity | 146.54 | 2022 | million kilowatts |
| Electricity production | 606.76 | 2022 | billion kilowatthours |
| Electricity consumption | 586.77 | 2022 | billion kilowatthours |
| Electricity imports | 0.00 | 2022 | billion kilowatthours |
| Electricity exports | 0.00 | 2022 | billion kilowatthours |
| Renewable power capacity | 27.24 | 2022 | million kilowatts |
| Renewable power generation | 45.58 | 2022 | billion kilowatthours |