Electricity demand in South Korea in 2025 — 624.66 TWh. Ranked 8 in the world out of 91. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 115.1%.
2000–2025 · terawatt-hours
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South Korea
| Year | TWh | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 624.66 | −0.72 | −0.12% |
| 2024 | 625.38 | +7.89 | +1.28% |
| 2023 | 617.49 | −5.1 | −0.82% |
| 2022 | 622.59 | +14.83 | +2.44% |
| 2021 | 607.76 | +30.65 | +5.31% |
| 2020 | 577.11 | −9.69 | −1.65% |
| 2019 | 586.8 | −6.11 | −1.03% |
| 2018 | 592.91 | +16.5 | +2.86% |
| 2017 | 576.41 | +15.43 | +2.75% |
| 2016 | 560.98 | +13.18 | +2.41% |
| 2015 | 547.8 | +7.42 | +1.37% |
| 2014 | 540.38 | +3.22 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 537.16 | +5.95 | +1.12% |
| 2012 | 531.21 | +13.05 | +2.52% |
| 2011 | 518.16 | +23.13 | +4.67% |
| 2010 | 495.03 | +42.58 | +9.41% |
| 2009 | 452.45 | +9.84 | +2.22% |
| 2008 | 442.61 | +17.2 | +4.04% |
| 2007 | 425.41 | +22.42 | +5.56% |
| 2006 | 402.99 | +13.52 | +3.47% |
| 2005 | 389.47 | +21.45 | +5.83% |
| 2004 | 368.02 | +20.25 | +5.82% |
| 2003 | 347.77 | +15.76 | +4.75% |
| 2002 | 332.01 | +22.13 | +7.14% |
| 2001 | 309.88 | +19.43 | +6.69% |
| 2000 | 290.45 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Electricity consumption inside a country over the year: generation plus imports, minus exports and losses. The difference from generation can be decisive: a country may consume noticeably more than it produces if it buys electricity from its neighbors — that is how Italy and a dozen small European states live. The reverse case is exporters such as Paraguay, whose generation is a multiple of its own demand.
Important: Demand is lower than generation by the amount of network losses and the plants' own use, but higher than generation in importing countries. The series starts in 2000.
Source: Yearly Electricity Data (Ember), license CC BY 4.0.
How much electricity a country generates in a year.
Electricity Electricity consumption per capitaHow much electricity there is per resident of a country each year.
Electricity Net electricity importsHow much electricity a country buys from its neighbors beyond what it sells.
Electricity Transmission and distribution lossesWhat share of the electricity generated is lost on the way to the consumer.
