South Korea (2023)
4.4
% of total final energy consumption
+0.3pp YoY
YoY Change
+0.3pp
percentage points
Trend
up
Series length
34
years of data

Data

South Korea Renewable Energy Share of Total Energy Consumption (2023) — source data. UN SDG Global Database (IEA/IRENA/UNSD).
Year % of total final energy consumption YoY Change
2023 4.4 +0.3pp
2022 4.1 +0.6pp
2021 3.5 unchanged
2020 3.5 +0.3pp
2019 3.2 +0.1pp
2018 3.1 +0.3pp
2017 2.8 +0.2pp
2016 2.6 -0.2pp
2015 2.8 -0.1pp
2014 2.9 +1pp
2013 1.9 +0.3pp
2012 1.6 +0.3pp
2011 1.3 unchanged
2010 1.3 +0.1pp
2009 1.2 +0.1pp
2008 1.1 +0.1pp
2007 1 +0.1pp
2006 0.9 unchanged
2005 0.9 +0.1pp
2004 0.8 unchanged

About this Dataset

South Korea recorded 4.4 % of total final energy consumption in 2023. The latest change was +0.3pp. Across 1990–2023 the series ranges from 0.4 in 1994 to 4.4 in 2023.

This page tracks renewable energy as a share of total final energy consumption in South Korea from 1990 to present. The renewable energy transition is reshaping energy costs, regulatory risk, and decarbonisation timelines.

Data sourced from UN SDG Global Database (IEA/IRENA/UNSD) via its public REST API. Values use harmonised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks renewable energy as a share of total final energy consumption in South Korea from 1990 to present. The renewable energy transition is reshaping energy costs, regulatory risk, and decarbonisation timelines. It is published by UN SDG Global Database (IEA/IRENA/UNSD) and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2023. UN SDG Global Database (IEA/IRENA/UNSD) typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1990–2023 (34 observations).

The series peaked at 4.4 % of total final energy consumption in 2023 and reached its lowest recorded value of 0.4 in 1994. The latest reading of 4.4 in 2023 represents a change of +0.3pp.