Electricity generation in South Korea
Annual electricity production, fuel mix and historical observations for South Korea, with links to its grid operators, electricity market and power stations.
Reference year: 2024. Published snapshot, not live output. Energy is reported in terawatt-hours (TWh).
How much electricity does South Korea produce?
South Korea reported 625.4 TWh of domestic electricity generation in 2024. Among the reported source categories, coal produced the most electricity: 190.8 TWh.
Source: Ember (2026), processed by Our World in Data · CC BY 4.0 · Snapshot 24 April 2026. Method & download details.
Electricity mix 2024
Annual generation by source · terawatt-hours (TWh)
Missing categories are labelled “No data”. Rounding can cause small differences from the reported total.
Renewable share uses domestic generation as its denominator. Low-carbon generation includes renewables and nuclear; nuclear is not renewable. Missing fuel categories remain “No data”, and rounded source values need not sum exactly to the reported total.
Generation is not consumption or installed capacity
The source separately reports electricity demand of 625.4 TWh for 2024. Domestic generation is not electricity consumed after trade and losses. The demand series is a separate source measure, not a calculated import balance. Power-plant ratings in megawatts (MW) measure capacity; annual production in TWh measures energy.
Searching for “energy production in South Korea”? This profile answers the electricity part of that question. Transport fuels, heat and total primary-energy production are outside this dataset.
Annual electricity generation in South Korea
Every row retains its own reporting year. 2024 remains the common-year comparison even where a newer observation exists. Missing observations are not interpolated.
| Year | Generation (TWh) | Renewable (%) | Low-carbon (%) | Demand (TWh) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 624.7 | 10.4 | 40 | 624.7 |
| 2024 | 625.4 | 9.7 | 39.9 | 625.4 |
| 2023 | 617.5 | 9.6 | 38.8 | 617.5 |
| 2022 | 622.6 | 8.9 | 37.2 | 622.6 |
| 2021 | 607.8 | 7.9 | 33.9 | 607.8 |
| 2020 | 577.1 | 7 | 34.8 | 577.1 |
| 2019 | 586.8 | 5.6 | 30.5 | 586.8 |
| 2018 | 592.9 | 4.7 | 27.2 | 592.9 |
| 2017 | 576.4 | 3.9 | 29.6 | 576.4 |
| 2016 | 561 | 3.2 | 32.1 | 561 |
| 2015 | 547.8 | 2.8 | 32.9 | 547.8 |
| 2014 | 540.4 | 2.4 | 31.3 | 540.4 |
| 2013 | 537.2 | 1.9 | 27.7 | 537.2 |
| 2012 | 531.2 | 1.5 | 29.8 | 531.2 |
| 2011 | 518.2 | 1.4 | 31.3 | 518.2 |
| 2010 | 495 | 1.2 | 31.2 | 495 |
| 2009 | 452.5 | 1 | 33.7 | 452.5 |
| 2008 | 442.6 | 1 | 35.1 | 442.6 |
| 2007 | 425.4 | 1.1 | 34.7 | 425.4 |
| 2006 | 403 | 0.99 | 37.9 | 403 |
| 2005 | 389.5 | 1 | 38.7 | 389.5 |
| 2004 | 368 | 1.3 | 36.8 | 368 |
| 2003 | 347.8 | 1.5 | 38.8 | 347.8 |
| 2002 | 332 | 1 | 36.9 | 332 |
| 2001 | 309.9 | 0.78 | 37 | 309.9 |
| 2000 | 290.5 | 1.4 | 38.9 | 290.5 |
Interactive South Korea trends and country rankings
Source: Ember (2026), processed by Our World in Data · CC BY 4.0 · Snapshot 24 April 2026. Method & download details.
Compare South Korea with its region
These are geographic country groupings, not one connected electrical grid. Country totals are not divided across continents for transcontinental countries.
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