Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre in South Korea
South Korea: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre was 0.0025 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre in South Korea, 1971–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in terawatt-hours per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre in South Korea stood at 0.0025 terawatt-hours per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 60.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre in South Korea peaked at 0.0025 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, in 1973.
That places South Korea 3rd out of 202 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre in South Korea, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | — |
| 1972 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1974 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +48.4% |
| 1975 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 1976 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1977 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -18.1% |
| 1978 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +182.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +31.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +105.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +22.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +44.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +57.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +37.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +19.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 0.001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0011 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0012 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0012 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0013 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0014 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0014 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0016 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0016 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0015 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0016 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0016 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0016 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0017 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0016 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0015 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0017 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0018 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0018 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0018 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0017 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0018 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0021 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0021 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0024 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0025 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +3.5% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 0.0025 terawatt-hours per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, 13.0× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 0.0025 terawatt-hours per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, 58.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre in South Korea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +182.2% | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre |
| 1983 | +105.0% | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0011 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0014 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0012 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0016 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0017 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0015 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0018 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0022 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0021 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0025 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
- 1 Macao 0.0067 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 2 Singapore 0.0036 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 4 Belgium 0.002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 5 Netherlands 0.0018 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 6 Switzerland 0.0017 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for South Korea
- Spring temperature anomalies 1.1 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.7164 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.8996 °C (2026)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.2% (2100)
- Population, total, annual growth rate -0.1285 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate -0.1214 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.8117 units per person (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies, annual growth rate -78.08 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre in South Korea?
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre in South Korea was 0.0025 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0025 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 1973.
- How does South Korea rank for electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre?
- South Korea ranks 3rd out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.