Korea - Fossil fuel energy consumption (% of total)

Fossil fuel energy consumption (% of total) in Korea was 81.03 as of 2015. Its highest value over the past 44 years was 99.56 in 1977, while its lowest value was 80.55 in 2006.

Definition: Fossil fuel comprises coal, oil, petroleum, and natural gas products.

Source: IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA 2014 (http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), subject to https://www.iea.org/t&c/termsandconditions/

See also:

Year Value
1971 99.33
1972 99.36
1973 99.49
1974 99.30
1975 99.41
1976 99.43
1977 99.56
1978 97.80
1979 97.44
1980 97.39
1981 97.56
1982 97.32
1983 94.49
1984 93.54
1985 91.19
1986 87.31
1987 83.72
1988 85.47
1989 83.84
1990 83.78
1991 84.34
1992 85.83
1993 86.92
1994 87.74
1995 87.08
1996 87.07
1997 87.56
1998 84.15
1999 83.59
2000 83.97
2001 83.75
2002 83.43
2003 82.22
2004 82.49
2005 80.61
2006 80.55
2007 81.82
2008 81.17
2009 81.66
2010 82.87
2011 82.75
2012 83.22
2013 84.16
2014 82.40
2015 81.03

Development Relevance: Fossil fuels are non-renewable resources because they take millions of years to form, and reserves are being depleted much faster than new ones are being made. In developing economies growth in energy use is closely related to growth in the modern sectors - industry, motorized transport, and urban areas - but energy use also reflects climatic, geographic, and economic factors (such as the relative price of energy). Energy use has been growing rapidly in low- and middle-income economies, but high-income economies still use almost five times as much energy on a per capita basis. Total energy use refers to the use of primary energy before transformation to other end-use fuels (such as electricity and refined petroleum products). It includes energy from combustible renewables and waste - solid biomass and animal products, gas and liquid from biomass, and industrial and municipal waste. Biomass is any plant matter used directly as fuel or converted into fuel, heat, or electricity.

Limitations and Exceptions: The IEA makes these estimates in consultation with national statistical offices, oil companies, electric utilities, and national energy experts. The IEA occasionally revises its time series to reflect political changes, and energy statistics undergo continual changes in coverage or methodology as more detailed energy accounts become available. Breaks in series are therefore unavoidable.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Energy data are compiled by the International Energy Agency (IEA). IEA data for economies that are not members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) are based on national energy data adjusted to conform to annual questionnaires completed by OECD member governments. Data for combustible renewables and waste are often based on small surveys or other incomplete information and thus give only a broad impression of developments and are not strictly comparable across countries. The IEA reports include country notes that explain some of these differences. All forms of energy - primary energy and primary electricity - are converted into oil equivalents. A notional thermal efficiency of 33 percent is assumed for converting nuclear electricity into oil equivalents and 100 percent efficiency for converting hydroelectric power.

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

General Comments: Restricted use: Please contact the International Energy Agency for third-party use of these data.

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Energy production & use