Gas share of electricity in South Korea in 2024 — 24.9%. Ranked 12 in the world out of 38. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 16.03 pp.
1990–2024 · % of generation
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South Korea
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 24.9 | −1.44 pp |
| 2023 | 26.33 | −0.78 pp |
| 2022 | 27.11 | −3.45 pp |
| 2021 | 30.56 | +2.74 pp |
| 2020 | 27.81 | +2.81 pp |
| 2019 | 25.01 | −1.02 pp |
| 2018 | 26.03 | +4.17 pp |
| 2017 | 21.86 | −0.81 pp |
| 2016 | 22.66 | +0.27 pp |
| 2015 | 22.39 | −1.77 pp |
| 2014 | 24.16 | −2.85 pp |
| 2013 | 27.01 | +6.03 pp |
| 2012 | 20.98 | −0.97 pp |
| 2011 | 21.95 | +5.57 pp |
| 2010 | 16.38 | +4.07 pp |
| 2009 | 12.3 | −2.36 pp |
| 2008 | 14.67 | −0.82 pp |
| 2007 | 15.49 | −2.86 pp |
| 2006 | 18.35 | +2.47 pp |
| 2005 | 15.88 | −0.11 pp |
| 2004 | 15.99 | +3.7 pp |
| 2003 | 12.29 | −0.53 pp |
| 2002 | 12.83 | +2.02 pp |
| 2001 | 10.81 | +0.59 pp |
| 2000 | 10.22 | −2.16 pp |
| 1999 | 12.38 | −0.09 pp |
| 1998 | 12.47 | −1.65 pp |
| 1997 | 14.12 | +1.06 pp |
| 1996 | 13.06 | +2.57 pp |
| 1995 | 10.48 | −2.5 pp |
| 1994 | 12.99 | +2.33 pp |
| 1993 | 10.66 | +0.55 pp |
| 1992 | 10.1 | +1.74 pp |
| 1991 | 8.36 | −0.51 pp |
| 1990 | 8.87 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Japan
29.82
South Korea
24.9
The share of electricity generated from natural gas. Gas generation holds a particular place in the power system: it emits half as much per kilowatt-hour as coal generation and, unlike sun and wind, switches on when called — which is why it is described both as a transition fuel and as a backup for renewables. The largest shares are in countries with production of their own and in those that replaced coal with gas.
Important: Aggregates are weighted by generation in terawatt-hours, as with the other generation shares, and are computed from 2000 onward — there is no weight series before that.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
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