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Korea, Republic of: Carbon intensity of electricity generation

417.66gCO2e per kWh · 2025-14.4% since 2015

Emissions per unit of electricity generated, as estimated by Ember. Annual figures for Korea, Republic of from 1985 to 2025.

19862025

Every year

YearValue (gCO2e per kWh)Note
2025417.659
2024410.069
2023428.629
2022438.004
2021460.069
2020457.684
2019497.004
2018518.825
2017511.469
2016489.362
2015487.649
2014493.393
2013511.759
2012501.916
2011497.088
2010500.204
2009495.273
2008477.288
2007473.638
2006451.191
2005449.551
2004462.634
2003457.902
2002472.765
2001475.259
2000461.598
1999452.741
1998462.632
1997492.244
1996481.417
1995478.688
1994492.49
1993451.263
1992426.867
1991399.328
1990379.07
1989382.846
1988405.439
1987344.955
1986431.28
1985523.96

Source

Published by Ember, produced by Ember. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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Ember (2026). Carbon intensity of electricity generation. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/ember-carbon-intensity (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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