Renewables excluding hydro, share of electricity in South Korea in 2021 — 5.51%. Ranked 106 in the world out of 208. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 5.51 pp.
1990–2021 · % of generation
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South Korea
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5.51 | +0.49 pp |
| 2020 | 5.03 | +0.82 pp |
| 2019 | 4.2 | +0.89 pp |
| 2018 | 3.31 | +0.56 pp |
| 2017 | 2.75 | +0.42 pp |
| 2016 | 2.34 | +0.79 pp |
| 2015 | 1.54 | +0.47 pp |
| 2014 | 1.08 | +0.24 pp |
| 2013 | 0.83 | +0.16 pp |
| 2012 | 0.67 | +0.11 pp |
| 2011 | 0.56 | +0.03 pp |
| 2010 | 0.53 | +0.1 pp |
| 2009 | 0.43 | +0.12 pp |
| 2008 | 0.31 | +0.08 pp |
| 2007 | 0.23 | +0.09 pp |
| 2006 | 0.14 | +0.04 pp |
| 2005 | 0.1 | +0.02 pp |
| 2004 | 0.08 | +0.02 pp |
| 2003 | 0.06 | +0 pp |
| 2002 | 0.06 | +0.03 pp |
| 2001 | 0.03 | −0 pp |
| 2000 | 0.03 | +0.78 pp |
| 1999 | -0.75 | +0.05 pp |
| 1998 | -0.8 | +0.3 pp |
| 1997 | -1.11 | +0.03 pp |
| 1996 | -1.14 | +0.18 pp |
| 1995 | -1.32 | −0.29 pp |
| 1994 | -1.03 | +0.15 pp |
| 1993 | -1.18 | +0.13 pp |
| 1992 | -1.31 | −0.01 pp |
| 1991 | -1.3 | −1.3 pp |
| 1990 | 0 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The share of electricity from renewable sources other than hydroelectric plants: solar, wind, biomass, geothermal and tidal. Hydro is set apart deliberately — it was developed long ago and is nearly exhausted, while the growth of renewable generation over the past twenty years came precisely from solar and wind. This series therefore reads as a measure of the energy transition, whereas the total renewable share has always been high in countries with large hydro plants.
Important: The World Bank keeps solar and wind together with biomass and geothermal; separately they are available as Ember series. The total renewable share is available as a ready-made series, Renewables share of electricity. Aggregates are weighted by generation, from 2000 onward.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
What share of its electricity a country gets from solar plants.
Electricity Wind share of electricityWhat share of its electricity a country gets from wind farms.
Electricity Renewables share of electricityWhat share of electricity comes from all renewable sources, hydro included.
Electricity Hydro share of electricityWhat share of its electricity a country gets from hydroelectric plants.
