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Korea, South Energy Profile

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Electricity accesselectrification - total population: 100% (2020)
Electricity - production526 billion kWh (2016 est.)
Electricity - consumption507.6 billion kWh (2016 est.)
Electricity - exports0 kWh (2016 est.)
Electricity - imports0 kWh (2016 est.)
Electricity - installed generating capacity111.2 million kW (2016 est.)
Electricity - from fossil fuels70% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)
Electricity - from nuclear fuels21% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)
Electricity - from other renewable sources8% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)
Electricity - from hydroelectric plants2% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)
Oil - production0 bbl/day (2018 est.)
Oil - exports0 bbl/day (2017 est.)
Oil - imports3.057 million bbl/day (2017 est.)
Oil - proved reservesNA (1 January 2017 est.)
Refined petroleum products - production3.302 million bbl/day (2017 est.)
Refined petroleum products - consumption2.584 million bbl/day (2017 est.)
Refined petroleum products - exports1.396 million bbl/day (2017 est.)
Refined petroleum products - imports908,800 bbl/day (2017 est.)
Natural gas - production339.8 million cu m (2017 est.)
Natural gas - consumption45.28 billion cu m (2017 est.)
Natural gas - exports0 cu m (2017 est.)
Natural gas - imports48.65 billion cu m (2017 est.)
Natural gas - proved reserves7.079 billion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)

Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021

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