Hydro share of electricity in South Korea in 2024 — 1.48%. Ranked 36 in the world out of 40. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 4.35 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 | 1.48 | +0.25 pp |
| 2023 | 1.23 | +0.07 pp |
| 2022 | 1.16 | +0.09 pp |
| 2021 | 1.08 | −0.13 pp |
| 2020 | 1.2 | +0.14 pp |
| 2019 | 1.07 | −0.16 pp |
| 2018 | 1.22 | +0 pp |
| 2017 | 1.22 | +0.04 pp |
| 2016 | 1.18 | +0.13 pp |
| 2015 | 1.05 | −0.4 pp |
| 2014 | 1.45 | −0.11 pp |
| 2013 | 1.56 | +0.13 pp |
| 2012 | 1.43 | −0.06 pp |
| 2011 | 1.49 | +0.13 pp |
| 2010 | 1.36 | +0.07 pp |
| 2009 | 1.29 | −0.02 pp |
| 2008 | 1.31 | +0.07 pp |
| 2007 | 1.24 | −0.04 pp |
| 2006 | 1.29 | −0.05 pp |
| 2005 | 1.34 | −0.25 pp |
| 2004 | 1.59 | −0.41 pp |
| 2003 | 1.99 | +0.37 pp |
| 2002 | 1.62 | −0.3 pp |
| 2001 | 1.93 | −0.01 pp |
| 2000 | 1.94 | −0.57 pp |
| 1999 | 2.52 | −0.27 pp |
| 1998 | 2.79 | +0.4 pp |
| 1997 | 2.38 | −0.11 pp |
| 1996 | 2.5 | −0.43 pp |
| 1995 | 2.93 | +0.52 pp |
| 1994 | 2.4 | −1.59 pp |
| 1993 | 3.99 | +0.38 pp |
| 1992 | 3.62 | −0.59 pp |
| 1991 | 4.21 | −1.62 pp |
| 1990 | 5.83 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Japan
8.69
South Korea
1.48
The share of electricity generated at hydroelectric plants. The oldest of the renewable sources and still the largest: hydro yields more electricity than solar and wind together. The share is set by terrain and water availability rather than by policy, so in a number of countries it exceeds ninety percent — and that makes them vulnerable to drought: in a dry year such a country has to burn fuel or buy electricity.
Important: Aggregates are weighted by generation in terawatt-hours and computed from 2000 onward. The series swings noticeably from year to year with water availability, and that is not a data error.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
What share of electricity comes from solar, wind, biomass and geothermal — hydro aside.
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