Energy in South Korea
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Electricity
Installed generating capacity 151.139 million kW (2023 est.)
Consumption 575.359 billion kWh (2023 est.)
Transmission/distribution losses 19.688 billion kWh (2023 est.)
Electricity access
Electrification - total population 100% (2022 est.)
Electricity generation sources
Fossil fuels 61.5% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
Nuclear 30.3% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
Solar 5.3% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
Wind 0.6% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
Hydroelectricity 0.4% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
Tide and wave 0.1% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
Biomass and waste 1.8% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
Coal
Production 16.081 million metric tons (2023 est.)
Consumption 136.817 million metric tons (2023 est.)
Exports 500 metric tons (2023 est.)
Imports 122.845 million metric tons (2023 est.)
Proven reserves 326 million metric tons (2023 est.)
Petroleum
Total petroleum production 38,000 bbl/day (2023 est.)
Refined petroleum consumption 2.542 million bbl/day (2024 est.)
Refined petroleum products - production
Refined petroleum products - exports
Refined petroleum products - imports
Natural gas
Production 55.127 million cubic meters (2021 est.)
Consumption 57.314 billion cubic meters (2023 est.)
Exports 93.639 million cubic meters (2022 est.)
Imports 60.025 billion cubic meters (2023 est.)
Proven reserves 7.079 billion cubic meters (2021 est.)
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South Korea is found in Eastern Asia