South Korea: Renewable power generation

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 South Korea

Renewable power generation, billion kilowatthours

 Latest value 56.02
 Year 2024
 Measure billion kilowatthours
 Data availability 1980 - 2024
 Average 10.46
 Min - Max 1.54 - 56.02
 Source The U.S. Energy Information Administration
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The latest value from 2024 is 56.02 billion kilowatthours, an increase from 51.23 billion kilowatthours in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 52.33 billion kilowatthours, based on data from 190 countries. Historically, the average for South Korea from 1980 to 2024 is 10.46 billion kilowatthours. The minimum value, 1.54 billion kilowatthours, was reached in 1980 while the maximum of 56.02 billion kilowatthours was recorded in 2024. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values South Korea: Renewable power generation
 2024 56.02
 2023 51.23
 2022 46.61
 2021 38.93
 2020 34.69
 2019 28.21
 2018 23.93
 2017 19.45




Definition: Total Renewables Electricity Net Generation (Net generation excludes the energy consumed by the generating units and also excludes generation from hydroelectric pumped storage)

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