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STAT China South Korea HISTORY
Crude oil > Production 4.42 million bbl/day
Ranked 4th. 72 times more than South Korea
61,040 bbl/day
Ranked 59th.

Electric power consumption > KWh 4.43 trillion
Ranked 1st. 9 times more than South Korea
505.86 billion
Ranked 9th.

Electric power consumption > KWh per capita 3,297.97
Ranked 61st.
10,162.04
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than China

Electricity > Consumption 4.69 trillion kWh
Ranked 1st. 10 times more than South Korea
455.1 billion kWh
Ranked 3rd.

Electricity > Consumption > Per capita 2,584.88 kWh per capita
Ranked 13th.
7,515.58 kWh per capita
Ranked 18th. 3 times more than China

Electricity > Consumption by households per capita 216.67 kWh
Ranked 120th.
1,056.84 kWh
Ranked 52nd. 5 times more than China

Electricity > Consumption per capita 2,595.39 kWh
Ranked 12th.
8,173.72 kWh
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than China

Electricity > Installed generating capacity per thousand people 848.45 kW
Ranked 5th.
1,713.42 kW
Ranked 39th. 2 times more than China

Electricity > Production 4.94 trillion kWh
Ranked 1st. 11 times more than South Korea
459.5 billion kWh
Ranked 9th.

Electricity production > KWh 4.72 trillion
Ranked 1st. 9 times more than South Korea
528.41 billion
Ranked 6th.

Energy use > Kg of oil equivalent per capita 2,029.36
Ranked 59th.
5,259.62
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than China

Gasoline > Pump price for gasoline > US$ per liter $1.37
Ranked 90th.
$1.80
Ranked 38th. 31% more than China

Oil > Consumption 8.2 million bbl/day
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than South Korea
2.19 million bbl/day
Ranked 2nd.

Oil > Consumption > Per capita 5.73 bbl/day per 1,000 peopl
Ranked 45th.
45.14 bbl/day per 1,000 peopl
Ranked 14th. 8 times more than China

Oil > Production > Per capita 2.8 bbl/day per 1,000 peopl
Ranked 11th. 7 times more than South Korea
0.428 bbl/day per 1,000 peopl
Ranked 91st.

Electricity production from renewable sources > KWh 803.47 billion
Ranked 1st. 120 times more than South Korea
6.69 billion
Ranked 27th.

Electricity > Production > Per capita 2,594.65 kWh per capita
Ranked 13th.
8,414.76 kWh per capita
Ranked 21st. 3 times more than China

Adjusted savings: energy depletion > Current US$ $304.63 billion
Ranked 1st. 4265 times more than South Korea
$71.42 million
Ranked 90th.

Electricity production from hydroelectric sources > KWh per capita 520
Ranked 48th. 7 times more than South Korea
73.39
Ranked 27th.

Oil > Production 3.99 million bbl/day
Ranked 4th. 83 times more than South Korea
48,180 bbl/day
Ranked 5th.

Electricity production from coal sources > KWh 3.72 trillion
Ranked 1st. 17 times more than South Korea
222.83 billion
Ranked 4th.

Electricity production from hydroelectric sources > KWh 698.95 billion
Ranked 1st. 190 times more than South Korea
3.67 billion
Ranked 24th.

Coal > Consumption per capita 1.04
Ranked 10th.
1.53
Ranked 8th. 47% more than China
Gas-diesel oils > Consumption in agriculture 18.38 million ton
Ranked 1st. 10 times more than South Korea
1.8 million ton
Ranked 16th.

Electricity production > KWh per capita 3,508.38
Ranked 59th.
10,567.31
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than China

Electricity > Installed generating capacity 1.15 billion kW
Ranked 1st. 14 times more than South Korea
84.66 million kW
Ranked 10th.

Electricity production from nuclear sources > KWh 86.35 billion
Ranked 10th.
154.89 billion
Ranked 3rd. 79% more than China

Electricity production from oil sources > KWh 7.86 billion
Ranked 25th.
21.79 billion
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than China

Electricity production from renewable sources > KWh per capita 597.76
Ranked 56th. 4 times more than South Korea
133.75
Ranked 33th.

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric > KWh 104.53 billion
Ranked 4th. 35 times more than South Korea
3.02 billion
Ranked 26th.

Coal > Consumption 1.31 billion
Ranked 1st. 18 times more than South Korea
71.7 million
Ranked 7th.
Natural gas > Consumption per capita 65.41 cu m
Ranked 48th.
693.14 cu m
Ranked 33th. 11 times more than China

Gasoline prices 0.66
Ranked 115th.
1.51
Ranked 18th. 2 times more than China
Coal > Production 2.2 billion ton
Ranked 1st. 779 times more than South Korea
2.83 million ton
Ranked 24th.

Natural gas > Consumption 147.1 billion cu m
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than South Korea
45.9 billion cu m
Ranked 13th.

Gasoline > Road sector gasoline fuel consumption per capita > Kg of oil equivalent 50.05
Ranked 97th.
163.57
Ranked 47th. 3 times more than China

Oil > Consumption per 1000 6.16 bbl/day
Ranked 113th.
44.22 bbl/day
Ranked 1st. 7 times more than China

Electric power > Consumption > KWh 2.05 trillion kWh
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than South Korea
355.37 billion kWh
Ranked 11th.

Coal > Production > Per capita 1,690.1 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th. 29 times more than South Korea
58.64 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 28th.

Hydroelectricity > Consumption 278.52
Ranked 3rd. 58 times more than South Korea
4.84
Ranked 57th.
Electricity production from natural gas sources > KWh 84.02 billion
Ranked 17th.
121.16 billion
Ranked 5th. 44% more than China

Electricity > Consumption by households 282.48 billion kWh
Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than South Korea
50.87 billion kWh
Ranked 13th.

Energy use > Kg of oil equivalent per $1,000 GDP > Constant 2005 PPP $273.58
Ranked 27th. 46% more than South Korea
$187.91
Ranked 5th.

Electric power > Consumption > KWh per capita 1,585.22 kWh
Ranked 75th.
7,397.53 kWh
Ranked 21st. 5 times more than China

Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Exports 27,000 ton
Ranked 50th.
62,000 ton
Ranked 45th. 2 times more than China

Oil > Exports 388,000 bbl/day
Ranked 12th.
907,100 bbl/day
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than China

Gas-diesel oils > Consumption in road transport 31.6 million ton
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than South Korea
14.19 million ton
Ranked 9th.

Adjusted savings: energy depletion > Current US$ per capita $226.64
Ranked 41st. 158 times more than South Korea
$1.43
Ranked 99th.

Oil > Production per 1000 3 bbl/day
Ranked 57th. 3 times more than South Korea
0.975 bbl/day
Ranked 7th.

Natural gas > Proved reserves 3.52 trillion cu m
Ranked 10th. 668 times more than South Korea
5.27 billion cu m
Ranked 90th.

Electricity > From other renewable sources 7.6% of total installed capacity
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than South Korea
1.5% of total installed capacity
Ranked 66th.

Wind power > Installed windpower capacity > Megawatts 42,287 Megawatts
Ranked 2nd. 112 times more than South Korea
379 Megawatts
Ranked 28th.

Natural gas > Production None None
Oil > Consumption > Million tonnes > Per capita 0.237 per 1 million people
Ranked 57th.
2.17 per 1 million people
Ranked 10th. 9 times more than China
Refined petroleum products > Consumption 9.79 million bbl/day
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than South Korea
2.26 million bbl/day
Ranked 2nd.

Electricity > Production per capita 2,605.21 kWh
Ranked 12th.
8,478.71 kWh
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than China

Gasoline > Road sector gasoline fuel consumption > Kt of oil equivalent 66,949
Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than South Korea
8,082
Ranked 18th.

Electricity production from coal sources > KWh per capita 2,770
Ranked 16th.
4,456.32
Ranked 5th. 61% more than China

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric > KWh per capita 77.77
Ranked 47th. 29% more than South Korea
60.36
Ranked 33th.

Crude oil > Imports per thousand people 3.77 bbl/day
Ranked 6th.
51.8 bbl/day
Ranked 1st. 14 times more than China

Charcoal > Production from charcoal plants 122,000 ton
Ranked 44th. 12 times more than South Korea
10,000 ton
Ranked 90th.

Oil > Proved > Reserves per capita 15.21 bbl
Ranked 53th.
0.0
Ranked 179th.
Primary Consumption > Million tonnes oil equivalent 1,386.2
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than South Korea
217.2
Ranked 10th.
Refined petroleum products > Consumption per thousand people 7.28 bbl/day
Ranked 126th.
45.2 bbl/day
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than China

Oil > Imports 4.39 million bbl/day
Ranked 4th. 43% more than South Korea
3.07 million bbl/day
Ranked 1st.

Electricity > Exports 17.65 billion kWh
Ranked 10th.
0.0
Ranked 145th.

Electricity production from natural gas sources > KWh per capita 62.51
Ranked 93th.
2,422.93
Ranked 6th. 39 times more than China

Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy 8.71 billion Mt
Ranked 1st. 14 times more than South Korea
611 million Mt
Ranked 8th.

Coal > Total known > Reserves 114.5 billion ton
Ranked 3rd. 830 times more than South Korea
138 million ton
Ranked 20th.

Crude oil > Production per thousand people 3.27 bbl/day
Ranked 66th. 3 times more than South Korea
1.22 bbl/day
Ranked 79th.

Charcoal > Consumption by households and other consumers 96,000 ton
Ranked 44th.
130,000 ton
Ranked 35th. 35% more than China

Electric power transmission and distribution losses > KWh 270.07 billion
Ranked 1st. 15 times more than South Korea
17.43 billion
Ranked 23th.

Electricity production from nuclear sources > KWh per capita 64.24
Ranked 28th.
3,097.61
Ranked 6th. 48 times more than China

Electricity production from oil sources > KWh per capita 5.85
Ranked 107th.
435.67
Ranked 4th. 75 times more than China

Energy production > Kt of oil equivalent per 1000 1.81
Ranked 45th. 91% more than South Korea
0.946
Ranked 24th.

Electricity > Consumption by households and other consumers per capita 444.45 kWh
Ranked 116th.
3,553.78 kWh
Ranked 34th. 8 times more than China

Coal > Production per 1000 1,691.11 ton
Ranked 6th. 29 times more than South Korea
58.83 ton
Ranked 28th.

Electricity > Production by source > Nuclear 1.2%
Ranked 31st.
36.6%
Ranked 11th. 31 times more than China
Electric power transmission and distribution losses > KWh per capita 200.93
Ranked 91st.
350.15
Ranked 61st. 74% more than China

Electric power > Consumption > KWh > Per capita 1,585.12 kWh per capita
Ranked 76th.
7,390.89 kWh per capita
Ranked 21st. 5 times more than China

Gas-diesel oils > Consumption in agriculture per 1000 14.1 ton
Ranked 53th.
37.48 ton
Ranked 27th. 3 times more than China

Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy per capita 6.48 Mt
Ranked 69th.
12.27 Mt
Ranked 28th. 89% more than China

Nuclear energy > Consumption 25.9 terawatt-hours
Ranked 14th.
119.1 terawatt-hours
Ranked 6th. 5 times more than China
Electricity > Imports 6.87 billion kWh
Ranked 24th.
0.0
Ranked 136th.

CO2 intensity > Kg per kg of oil equivalent energy use 3.29
Ranked 9th. 45% more than South Korea
2.27
Ranked 70th.

Crude oil > Exports 50,650 bbl/day
Ranked 4th.
0.0
Ranked 172nd.

Electricity > From nuclear fuels 1.1% of total installed capacity
Ranked 2nd.
20.9% of total installed capacity
Ranked 8th. 19 times more than China

Electricity > Consumption in agriculture per capita 67.22 kWh
Ranked 44th.
145.56 kWh
Ranked 23th. 2 times more than China

Gas-diesel oils > Consumption in rail transport 8.93 million ton
Ranked 2nd. 35 times more than South Korea
256,000 ton
Ranked 14th.

Gas-diesel oils > Imports 532,000 ton
Ranked 71st. 79% more than South Korea
297,000 ton
Ranked 97th.

Electricity > Consumption by households and other consumers > Per capita 444.18 kWh per capita
Ranked 131st.
3,542.29 kWh per capita
Ranked 41st. 8 times more than China

Natural gas > Imports 42.5 billion cu m
Ranked 11th.
47.31 billion cu m
Ranked 8th. 11% more than China

Oil > Consumption > Million tonnes 308.6
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than South Korea
104.8
Ranked 7th.
Hydroelectricity > Consumption per million 0.216
Ranked 70th. 2 times more than South Korea
0.101
Ranked 89th.
Hydroelectricity > Consumption > Per capita 2.13 per 10 million people
Ranked 74th. 2 times more than South Korea
0.995 per 10 million people
Ranked 93th.
Electricity > Consumption by households > Per capita 216.54 kWh per capita
Ranked 130th.
1,053.42 kWh per capita
Ranked 58th. 5 times more than China

Kerosene > Consumption by households 254,000 ton
Ranked 19th.
2.48 million ton
Ranked 5th. 10 times more than China

Gas-diesel oils > Consumption in road transport per 1000 24.24 ton
Ranked 110th.
294.69 ton
Ranked 31st. 12 times more than China

Electricity > Thermal > Production per capita 1,570.38 kWh
Ranked 78th.
4,929.1 kWh
Ranked 33th. 3 times more than China

Charcoal > Consumption by households and other consumers > Per capita 0.074 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 107th.
2.69 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 64th. 36 times more than China

Gas-diesel oils > Consumption by industry and construction 16.96 million ton
Ranked 2nd. 18 times more than South Korea
928,000 ton
Ranked 23th.

Coal > Recoverable > Reserves 62.2 billion ton
Ranked 2nd. 759 times more than South Korea
82 million ton
Ranked 34th.

Electricity > From fossil fuels 69.5% of total installed capacity
Ranked 6th.
71.1% of total installed capacity
Ranked 92nd. 2% more than China

Crude oil > Imports 5.07 million bbl/day
Ranked 1st. 96% more than South Korea
2.59 million bbl/day
Ranked 1st.

Oil > Proved > Reserves 20.35 billion bbl
Ranked 12th.
0.0
Ranked 191st.
Oil > Exports per 1000 0.293 bbl/day
Ranked 29th.
18.44 bbl/day
Ranked 7th. 63 times more than China

Oil > Consumption > Thousand barrels daily 6,684
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than South Korea
2,280
Ranked 7th.
Road sector diesel fuel consumption > Kt of oil equivalent per million 54.83
Ranked 93th.
283.3
Ranked 36th. 5 times more than China

Electricity > Production by source > Fossil fuel 80.2%
Ranked 107th. 29% more than South Korea
62.4%
Ranked 126th.
Traditional fuel > Consumption 5.7%
Ranked 75th. 2 times more than South Korea
2.4%
Ranked 92nd.
Aviation Gasoline > Consumption in air transport > Per capita 0.342 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 39th. 16 times more than South Korea
0.021 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 67th.

Motor Gasoline > Consumption by households and other consumers > Per capita 13.41 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than South Korea
4.93 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 18th.

Bitumen Asphalt > Consumption for non-energy uses 9.23 million ton
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than South Korea
1.31 million ton
Ranked 14th.

Electricity > Nuclear > Production 53.09 billion kWh
Ranked 11th.
146.78 billion kWh
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than China

Gas-diesel oils > Consumption by households and other consumers 43.54 million ton
Ranked 1st. 13 times more than South Korea
3.36 million ton
Ranked 14th.

Gas-diesel oils > Consumption by households 10.15 million ton
Ranked 3rd. 31 times more than South Korea
325,000 ton
Ranked 18th.

Coal > Changes in stocks > Per capita 11.16 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 18th.
-55.535 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 47th.

Electricity > Net inland availability > Per capita 1,679.48 kWh per capita
Ranked 96th.
7,394 kWh per capita
Ranked 24th. 4 times more than China

Residual fuel oil > Consumption by households and other consumers 421,000 ton
Ranked 11th.
927,000 ton
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than China

Gas-diesel oils > Consumption in inland and coastal waterways 6.48 million ton
Ranked 1st. 22 times more than South Korea
291,000 ton
Ranked 16th.

Gas-diesel oils > Consumption in road transport > Per capita 24.23 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 120th.
293.74 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 38th. 12 times more than China

Gas-diesel oils > Consumption by transportation industry > Per capita 38.48 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 117th.
307.28 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 36th. 8 times more than China

Electricity > Consumption by industry and construction per capita 1,203.02 kWh
Ranked 48th.
3,821.39 kWh
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than China

Refined petroleum products > Imports 1.57 million bbl/day
Ranked 1st. 98% more than South Korea
794,000 bbl/day
Ranked 6th.

Energy use per $1000 GDP $264.97
Ranked 26th. 40% more than South Korea
$188.99
Ranked 46th.

Refined petroleum products > Production per thousand people 6.69 bbl/day
Ranked 5th.
56.6 bbl/day
Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than China

Crude oil > Exports per thousand people 0.0377 bbl/day
Ranked 7th.
0.0
Ranked 171st.

Natural gas > Consumption > Per capita 53,341.83 cu m per 1,000 people
Ranked 70th.
710,167.18 cu m per 1,000 people
Ranked 43th. 13 times more than China

Electricity > Production from hydroelectric sources > Kwh 353.54 billion kWh
Ranked 1st. 82 times more than South Korea
4.33 billion kWh
Ranked 59th.

Electricity > Production from hydroelectric sources > Kwh per capita 272.78 kWh
Ranked 52nd. 3 times more than South Korea
90.14 kWh
Ranked 80th.

Oil > Imports per 1000 3.32 bbl/day
Ranked 29th.
62.5 bbl/day
Ranked 3rd. 19 times more than China

Wind power > Installed windpower capacity > Megawatts per million 31.61 Megawatts
Ranked 22nd. 4 times more than South Korea
7.67 Megawatts
Ranked 33th.

Electric power transmission and distribution losses > Million kWh > Per capita 107.21 million kWh per capita
Ranked 98th.
266.09 million kWh per capita
Ranked 74th. 2 times more than China

Production > Kt of oil equivalent 1.54 million kt of oil equivalent
Ranked 2nd. 40 times more than South Korea
38,031 kt of oil equivalent
Ranked 41st.

Imports > Kt of oil equivalent 72,566 kt of oil equivalent
Ranked 9th.
175,014 kt of oil equivalent
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than China

Imports > Kt of oil equivalent > Per capita 0.056 kt of oil equivalent pe
Ranked 75th.
3.64 kt of oil equivalent pe
Ranked 4th. 65 times more than China

Primary Consumption > Million tonnes oil equivalent per million 1.07
Ranked 51st.
4.52
Ranked 15th. 4 times more than China
Wind energy installation 764 MW
Ranked 10th. 11 times more than South Korea
68.4 MW
Ranked 26th.
Coal > Consumption by industry and construction > Per capita 337.32 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than South Korea
146.89 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 10th.

Coke Oven Gas > Consumption by industry and construction > Per capita 0.443 Terajoules per 1,000 peop
Ranked 14th.
1.45 Terajoules per 1,000 peop
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than China

Gas-diesel oils > Conversion in thermal power plants 3.67 million ton
Ranked 4th. 216 times more than South Korea
17,000 ton
Ranked 101st.

Coal > Changes in stocks 14.55 million ton
Ranked 1st.
-2,682,000 ton
Ranked 51st.

Gas-diesel oils > Consumption in rail transport per 1000 6.85 ton
Ranked 17th. 29% more than South Korea
5.32 ton
Ranked 25th.

Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Gross inland availability per 1000 15.74 ton
Ranked 97th.
164.82 ton
Ranked 10th. 10 times more than China

Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Conversion to other forms of energy per 1000 0.0253 ton
Ranked 19th.
4.36 ton
Ranked 6th. 172 times more than China

Coal > Consumption by industry and construction per 1000 337.53 ton
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than South Korea
147.37 ton
Ranked 8th.

Lubricants > Consumption for non-energy uses per 1000 4.11 ton
Ranked 72nd.
12.9 ton
Ranked 21st. 3 times more than China

Electricity > Hydro > Production per capita 304.53 kWh
Ranked 58th. 3 times more than South Korea
107.79 kWh
Ranked 87th.

Electricity > Net > Production 2.33 trillion kWh
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than South Korea
372.8 billion kWh
Ranked 10th.

Charcoal > Net inland availability per 1000 0.0736 ton
Ranked 106th.
2.7 ton
Ranked 65th. 37 times more than China

Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Consumption in road transport per 1000 0.361 ton
Ranked 39th.
77.49 ton
Ranked 1st. 214 times more than China

Electricity > Consumption by industry and construction > Per capita 1,202.31 kWh per capita
Ranked 51st.
3,809.03 kWh per capita
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than China

Aviation Gasoline > Consumption by transportation industry 446,000 ton
Ranked 2nd. 446 times more than South Korea
1,000 ton
Ranked 57th.

Electricity > Consumption by iron and steel industry > Per capita 210.77 kWh per capita
Ranked 29th.
894.79 kWh per capita
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than China

Electricity > Consumption by households and other consumers 579.44 billion kWh
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than South Korea
171.07 billion kWh
Ranked 10th.

Motor Gasoline > Motor gasoline- energy balance requirement > Per capita -4,433.116 ton per 1 million people
Ranked 151st.
-34,020.691 ton per 1 million people
Ranked 167th. 8 times more than China

Motor Gasoline > Consumption in road transport 20.22 million ton
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than South Korea
6.97 million ton
Ranked 20th.

Coal > Consumption by other industries and construction 316.04 million ton
Ranked 1st. 55 times more than South Korea
5.78 million ton
Ranked 12th.

Coke Oven Gas > Consumption by coke ovens 79,006 Terajoules
Ranked 1st. 83 times more than South Korea
950 Terajoules
Ranked 21st.

Electricity > Thermal > Production 2.05 trillion kWh
Ranked 2nd. 9 times more than South Korea
237.28 billion kWh
Ranked 8th.

Electricity > Net > Production per capita 1,784.73 kWh
Ranked 92nd.
7,744.3 kWh
Ranked 23th. 4 times more than China

Electricity > Consumption in agriculture 87.63 billion kWh
Ranked 2nd. 13 times more than South Korea
7.01 billion kWh
Ranked 11th.

Charcoal > Consumption by households and other consumers per 1000 0.0736 ton
Ranked 104th.
2.7 ton
Ranked 63th. 37 times more than China

Natural gas > Including LNG > Consumption by households 295,956 Terajoules
Ranked 12th.
389,538 Terajoules
Ranked 10th. 32% more than China

Electricity > Gross inland availability > Per capita 1,778.93 kWh per capita
Ranked 106th.
7,719.26 kWh per capita
Ranked 25th. 4 times more than China

Coal > Consumption by chemical industry > Per capita 53.27 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 2nd. 20 times more than South Korea
2.65 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 18th.

Kerosene > Imports 3.28 million ton
Ranked 1st. 61 times more than South Korea
54,000 ton
Ranked 33th.

Motor Gasoline > Consumption by transportation industry 24.26 million ton
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than South Korea
6.97 million ton
Ranked 20th.

Motor Gasoline > Motor gasoline- energy balance requirement -5,783,000 ton
Ranked 196th. 4 times more than South Korea
-1,643,000 ton
Ranked 179th.

Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Consumption by industry and construction per 1000 2.36 ton
Ranked 49th.
10.24 ton
Ranked 18th. 4 times more than China

Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Consumption by households per 1000 10.19 ton
Ranked 83th. 16 times more than South Korea
0.623 ton
Ranked 128th.

Residual fuel oil > Consumption by industry and construction 13.2 million ton
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than South Korea
5.89 million ton
Ranked 7th.

Gas-diesel oils > Consumption by transportation industry 50.19 million ton
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than South Korea
14.84 million ton
Ranked 9th.

Fuelwood > Consumption by households and other consumers 191.04 million m³
Ranked 2nd. 78 times more than South Korea
2.46 million m³
Ranked 70th.

Electricity > Hydro > Production 397.02 billion kWh
Ranked 1st. 77 times more than South Korea
5.19 billion kWh
Ranked 56th.

Coal > Total resources in place 114.5 billion ton
Ranked 4th. 279 times more than South Korea
410 million ton
Ranked 22nd.

Coal > Additional resources 363.2 billion ton
Ranked 3rd. 1335 times more than South Korea
272 million ton
Ranked 16th.

Uranium > Reasonably assured > Reserves > Per capita 0.029 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 33th.
0.275 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 13th. 9 times more than China
Coal > Additional resources per capita 308.2 ton
Ranked 11th. 52 times more than South Korea
5.92 ton
Ranked 16th.

Coal > Recoverable > Reserves per capita 47.71 ton
Ranked 12th. 27 times more than South Korea
1.78 ton
Ranked 40th.

Oil > Consumption > Million tonnes per million 0.237
Ranked 56th.
2.18
Ranked 10th. 9 times more than China
Coal > Production > Million tonnes 1,956
Ranked 1st. 611 times more than South Korea
3.2
Ranked 29th.
Non-renewables > Nuclear > Nuclear share of electricity production 2%
Ranked 30th.
30.4%
Ranked 12th. 15 times more than China
Wind power > Installed windpower capacity > Megawatts [17] 1
Ranked 38th.
28
Ranked 12th. 28 times more than China
Electricity > Consumption > Date of > Information 2004 2003
Nuclear > Consumption > Terawatt-hours per million 0.0387
Ranked 25th.
2.72
Ranked 9th. 70 times more than China
Electricity Generation > Terawatt-hours 2,187
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than South Korea
374
Ranked 11th.
Hydroelectricity > Consumption > Million tonnes oil equivalent 74.2
Ranked 2nd. 57 times more than South Korea
1.3
Ranked 42nd.
Coal > Production > Million tonnes oil equivalent per million 0.764
Ranked 12th. 26 times more than South Korea
0.0291
Ranked 28th.
Hydroelectricity > Consumption > Terawatt-hours > Share of total 11.7
Ranked 2nd. 56 times more than South Korea
0.21
Ranked 42nd.
Oil > Consumption > Thousand barrels daily > Share of total 8.19
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than South Korea
2.78
Ranked 7th.
Primary Consumption > Million tonnes oil equivalent > Per $ GDP 1.91e-10 per $1
Ranked 31st.
2.35e-10 per $1
Ranked 22nd. 23% more than China
Coal > Consumption > Million tonnes oil equivalent > Share of total 34.4
Ranked 1st. 18 times more than South Korea
1.9
Ranked 10th.
Wind energy installation per million 0.589 MW
Ranked 39th.
1.42 MW
Ranked 34th. 2 times more than China
Coal > Production > Million tonnes > Share of total 35.32
Ranked 1st. 589 times more than South Korea
0.06
Ranked 28th.
Nuclear > Consumption > Million tonnes oil equivalent 11.3
Ranked 12th.
29.6
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than China
Coal Proved > Reserves > Total 92,445
Ranked 3rd. 68 times more than South Korea
1,354
Ranked 18th.
Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Changes in stocks at producers 65,000 ton
Ranked 4th.
-127,000 ton
Ranked 10th.

Electricity > Production by source > Hydro 18.5%
Ranked 91st. 23 times more than South Korea
0.8%
Ranked 135th.
Bitumen Asphalt > Consumption for non-energy uses > Per capita 7.08 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 71st.
27.15 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 41st. 4 times more than China

Motor Gasoline > Consumption by other industries and construction per 1000 3.54 ton
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than South Korea
1.56 ton
Ranked 15th.

Coal > Conversion in coke ovens 316.67 million ton
Ranked 1st. 21 times more than South Korea
15.4 million ton
Ranked 7th.

Motor Gasoline > Consumption by energy sector per 1000 0.69 ton
Ranked 2nd. 84% more than South Korea
0.375 ton
Ranked 3rd.

Coal > Consumption > Million tonnes oil equivalent 956.9
Ranked 1st. 18 times more than South Korea
53.1
Ranked 10th.
Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Consumption by transportation industry > Per capita 0.361 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 44th.
77.28 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 214 times more than China

Natural gas > Including LNG > Consumption by households per 1000 0.227 Terajoules
Ranked 52nd.
8.09 Terajoules
Ranked 18th. 36 times more than China

Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Consumption by industry and construction 3.08 million ton
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than South Korea
493,000 ton
Ranked 13th.

Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Consumption by households > Per capita 10.19 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 87th. 16 times more than South Korea
0.621 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 133th.

Gasoline > Road sector gasoline fuel consumption > Kt of oil equivalent per million 50.05
Ranked 96th.
163.57
Ranked 46th. 3 times more than China

Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Consumption by households 13.29 million ton
Ranked 1st. 443 times more than South Korea
30,000 ton
Ranked 87th.

Nuclear energy > Consumption per million 0.0202 terawatt-hours
Ranked 25th.
2.5 terawatt-hours
Ranked 9th. 124 times more than China
Lignite/Brown Coal > Additional resources > Per capita 258.56 ton per capita
Ranked 10th. 15 times more than South Korea
16.81 ton per capita
Ranked 16th.
Coke Oven Gas > Conversion to other forms of energy > Per capita 0.073 Terajoules per 1,000 peop
Ranked 18th.
0.204 Terajoules per 1,000 peop
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than China

Coke Oven Gas > Production 861,012 Terajoules
Ranked 1st. 11 times more than South Korea
80,666 Terajoules
Ranked 6th.

Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Net inland availability per 1000 13.91 ton
Ranked 99th.
137.4 ton
Ranked 7th. 10 times more than China

Motor Gasoline > Net inland availability per 1000 35.56 ton
Ranked 119th.
151.27 ton
Ranked 67th. 4 times more than China

Naphtha > Total > Production > Per capita 14.62 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 41st.
430.69 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 8th. 29 times more than China

Coke Oven Coke > Imports per 1000 0.00384 ton
Ranked 56th.
7.08 ton
Ranked 24th. 1847 times more than China

Coke Oven Coke > Consumption by iron and steel industry per 1000 29.14 ton
Ranked 12th. 3% more than South Korea
28.37 ton
Ranked 12th.

Electricity > Energy balance requirement per capita 340.5 kWh
Ranked 74th.
3,159.94 kWh
Ranked 13th. 9 times more than China

Electricity > Exports per capita 12.56 kWh
Ranked 27th.
0.0
Ranked 7th.
Natural gas > Including LNG > Consumption by transportation industry > Per capita 26.25 Terajoules per 1 million
Ranked 40th.
311.96 Terajoules per 1 million
Ranked 19th. 12 times more than China

Naphtha > Gross inland availability per 1000 14.62 ton
Ranked 32nd.
669.01 ton
Ranked 3rd. 46 times more than China

Non-renewables > Nuclear > Nuclear reactors under construction 32
Ranked 1st. 8 times more than South Korea
4
Ranked 5th.
Non-renewables > Nuclear > Capacity 12,086 MW
Ranked 8th.
20,739 MW
Ranked 5th. 72% more than China
Natural gas > Including LNG > Consumption by households and other consumers per 1000 0.307 Terajoules
Ranked 63th.
11.11 Terajoules
Ranked 20th. 36 times more than China

Kerosene > Exports 2.69 million ton
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than South Korea
575,000 ton
Ranked 7th.

Residual fuel oil > Net inland availability per 1000 19.36 ton
Ranked 73th.
153.83 ton
Ranked 12th. 8 times more than China

Electricity production from oil sources > % of total 0.167%
Ranked 112th.
4.12%
Ranked 9th. 25 times more than China

Electricity production from natural gas sources > % of total 1.78%
Ranked 93th.
22.93%
Ranked 13th. 13 times more than China

Fossil fuel energy consumption > % of total 88.3%
Ranked 48th. 7% more than South Korea
82.81%
Ranked 15th.

Oil Refinery capacities > Thousand barrels daily 5,818
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than South Korea
2,598
Ranked 5th.
Production > Kt of oil equivalent per 1000 1.19 kt of oil equivalent
Ranked 55th. 50% more than South Korea
0.792 kt of oil equivalent
Ranked 69th.

Gasworks Gas > Net inland availability 143,111 Terajoules
Ranked 2nd.
688,063 Terajoules
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than China

Petroleum Coke > Exports per 1000 0.156 ton
Ranked 21st.
1.08 ton
Ranked 17th. 7 times more than China

Motor Gasoline > Consumption by households and other consumers 17.49 million ton
Ranked 1st. 74 times more than South Korea
238,000 ton
Ranked 4th.

Petroleum Coke > Energy balance requirement per 1000 -0.113 ton
Ranked 42nd.
-1.122 ton
Ranked 43th. 10 times more than China

Kerosene > Consumption by transportation industry > Per capita 6.76 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 2nd. 22 times more than South Korea
0.311 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 5th.

Kerosene > Consumption for non-energy uses > Per capita 0.051 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th.
0.704 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 2nd. 14 times more than China

Kerosene > Consumption by other consumers 1.1 million ton
Ranked 3rd.
1.97 million ton
Ranked 2nd. 79% more than China

Kerosene > Consumption by industry and construction 450,000 ton
Ranked 4th. 57% more than South Korea
287,000 ton
Ranked 6th.

Motor Gasoline > Imports 15,000 ton
Ranked 146th. 3 times more than South Korea
6,000 ton
Ranked 172nd.

Kerosene > Consumption by households > Per capita 0.195 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 133th.
51.31 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th. 263 times more than China

Kerosene > Consumption by households and other consumers 1.37 million ton
Ranked 8th.
4.83 million ton
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than China

Charcoal > Consumption by other consumers 96,000 ton
Ranked 12th.
130,000 ton
Ranked 9th. 35% more than China

Residual fuel oil > Consumption by iron and steel industry per 1000 1.44 ton
Ranked 20th.
10.45 ton
Ranked 4th. 7 times more than China

Lubricants > Imports > Per capita 0.039 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 106th.
0.042 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 103th. 8% more than China

Residual fuel oil > Changes in stocks per million -103.55 ton
Ranked 40th.
-7,416.178 ton
Ranked 75th. 72 times more than China

Lubricants > Exports 52,000 ton
Ranked 24th.
1.17 million ton
Ranked 3rd. 23 times more than China

Residual fuel oil > Changes in stocks at producers per 1000 0.565 ton
Ranked 4th.
-5.219 ton
Ranked 9th.

Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Total > Production 14.33 million ton
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than South Korea
3.61 million ton
Ranked 18th.

Petroleum Waxes > Production from refineries per 1000 2.02 ton
Ranked 8th. 7 times more than South Korea
0.27 ton
Ranked 20th.

Residual fuel oil > Consumption by other transportation > Per capita 0.507 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 8th. 63% more than South Korea
0.311 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 10th.

Residual fuel oil > Consumption by other consumers > Per capita 0.317 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 64th.
10.25 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 20th. 32 times more than China

Nuclear > 2010 Nuclear Security Summit > Leaders at the summit > Name Hu Jintao Lee Myung-bak
Gasworks Gas > Net inland availability > Per capita 109.71 Terajoules / million ppl
Ranked 10th.
14,247.34 Terajoules / million ppl
Ranked 1st. 130 times more than China

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