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Jana Narita

Senior Manager

Korean-German Energy Partnership Team, adelphi

adelphi
Alt-Moabit 91
10559 Berlin
Germany

☎ +49 (30) 89 000 68 - 361
fax +49 (30) 89 000 68 - 10

narita(at)adelphi.de

Jana Narita
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Republic of Korea

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Facts & Figures

Population

Germany is the most populated country in Europe and Korea is the third most populated one in East Asia.

Republic of Korea
51.74
million
Germany
83.19
million

Both countries (2021)

Source: World Bank Database (2021)

GDP per capita

Korea and Germany are both high-income countries in international comparison.

Republic of Korea
34998
US$/capita
Germany
51204
US$/capita

Both countries (2021)

Source: World Bank Database (2021)

Total final energy consumption per capita

Taking into account the different population sizes, a different image of total final energy consumption results: In Germany total final energy consumption per capita is slightly below the IEA member average of 2.9 toe, while Korea notably exceeds it. Korea overtook Germany in per capita energy consumption in 2002.

Republic of Korea
5.76
toe
(298 Mtoe total divided by population)
Germany
3.44
toe
(286 Mtoe total divided by population)

Both countries: 2021

Source: Enerdata

Energy intensity

Among the 37 OECD countries, Korea has the fifth highest energy intensity. Between 1990 and 2015, OECD countries on average managed to decrease energy intensity by 30%. While Germany reduced its energy intensity by 40%, Korea only decreased it by 13% within the same period. Korea’s 3rd Energy Master Plan from 2019 has set the target to decrease energy intensity by 38% by 2030 as compared to 2017.

Republic of Korea
5.31
MJ/$2017 PPP GDP
Germany
3.44
MJ/$2017 PPP GDP

Both countries: World Bank Database

 

Industry share of GDP

Germany and Korea are both highly industrialized countries with an export-oriented economy. The industrial sector (incl. construction) accounts for a major contribution to both countries’ GDP.

Republic of Korea
32.4 %
Germany
26.7 %

Both countries (2021): World Bank

Industry share in final energy consumption

Industry accounts for the highest share in final energy consumption in both countries. 

Republic of Korea
26.1 %
Germany
25.3 %

Both countries (2021): IEA - Germany, IEA - Korea

Transport sector share in final energy consumption

Innovative vehicle technologies and alternative fuels are crucial to shift from fossil fuel based to more sustainable forms of transportation. Germany and Korea assign electric and hydrogen mobility great potential.

Republic of Korea
19.6 %
Germany
24 %

Both countries (2020): IEA - Germany, IEA - Korea

Residential sector share in final energy consumption

Although energy intensity in the residential sector in Germany and Korea does not differ, the German residential sector’s share in final energy consumption is more than twice as high as that of Korea.

Republic of Korea
11.9 %
Germany
26.5 %

Both countries (2020): IEA - Germany, IEA - Korea

Total primary energy supply

Both countries account for similar amounts of total primary energy supply. Germany supplied 2.3% and Korea 2.2% of world energy in 2018, making them the sixth-largest and the eighth-largest energy consumer. Both countries’ energy supply mix is still composed to a large share by fossil fuels: In 2018, Coal, gas and oil accounted for 78% of primary energy supply in Germany and for 85% in Korea.

Republic of Korea
276.1
Mtoe
Germany
278.36
Mtoe

Both countries (2020): IEA - Korea, IEA - Germany

 

Carbon Intensity (of the energy sector)

Germany and Korea account for comparable values of carbon intensity that indicates the amount of CO2 emissions associated with a unit of energy supply.

Republic of Korea
49.15
tCO2/TJ
Germany
54.5
tCO2/TJ

Both countries (2021): Climate Transparency - Korea, Climate Transparency - Germany

Energy imports (share of imports to total energy demand):

Korea and Germany both depend on energy imports to satisfy their energy demand. Increasing the share of renewables in the energy mix and raising energy efficiency can contribute to achieving higher levels of energy self-sufficiency and increased energy security.

Republic of Korea
92.8 %
Germany
63.5 %

Both countries (2021): Eurostat (Germany), MOFA (Korea)

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