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South Korea's power sector in numbers
Ember monthly data 2019-01 → 2026-06 · generation-weighted · CC-BY-4.0
Carbon intensity · 2026-06
405gCO₂e/kWh
#47 cleanest of 81 tracked (2025)
Renewables share
12.5%
clean incl. nuclear: 42.5%
Records
Cleanest: 332 (2025-04)
Dirtiest: 528 (2019-09)
The trend, year by year
| Year | gCO₂e/kWh | Δ | Renewables % | Generation TWh |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 403 | +2 | 9.8 | 590.5 |
| 2024 | 401 | -18 | 9.1 | 591 |
| 2023 | 419 | -12 | 8.5 | 584.4 |
| 2022 | 431 | -24 | 7.7 | 590.5 |
| 2021 | 455 | -1 | 6.4 | 572.8 |
| 2020 | 456 | -37 | 5.6 | 548.7 |
| 2019 | 493 | — | 4.3 | 556 |
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Open the globe →Source: "Monthly electricity data, Ember" (CC-BY-4.0). Yearly figures are generation-weighted (Σ emissions ÷ Σ generation, complete years only). Monthly statistical data — estimated, not live measurement. Cite as "Voltcast Research, voltcast.com/research/countries/kr".
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