As of 2021, South Korea's carbon intensity stood at 0.18 kilograms of carbon dioxide per kilowatt-hour. Since 2011, the carbon intensity of the country's energy production has seen a decrease of 0.02 kilograms of CO2 per kilowatt-hour.
Carbon intensity of energy production in South Korea from 2011 to 2021 (in kilograms of CO2 per kilowatt-hour)
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OWID. (November 17, 2023). Carbon intensity of energy production in South Korea from 2011 to 2021 (in kilograms of CO2 per kilowatt-hour) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1338028/south-korea-carbon-intensity-of-energy-production/
OWID. "Carbon intensity of energy production in South Korea from 2011 to 2021 (in kilograms of CO2 per kilowatt-hour)." Chart. November 17, 2023. Statista. Accessed March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1338028/south-korea-carbon-intensity-of-energy-production/
OWID. (2023). Carbon intensity of energy production in South Korea from 2011 to 2021 (in kilograms of CO2 per kilowatt-hour). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1338028/south-korea-carbon-intensity-of-energy-production/
OWID. "Carbon Intensity of Energy Production in South Korea from 2011 to 2021 (in Kilograms of Co2 per Kilowatt-hour)." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1338028/south-korea-carbon-intensity-of-energy-production/
OWID, Carbon intensity of energy production in South Korea from 2011 to 2021 (in kilograms of CO2 per kilowatt-hour) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1338028/south-korea-carbon-intensity-of-energy-production/ (last visited March 28, 2024)
Carbon intensity of energy production in South Korea from 2011 to 2021 (in kilograms of CO2 per kilowatt-hour) [Graph], OWID, November 17, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1338028/south-korea-carbon-intensity-of-energy-production/