Adjusted savings: energy depletion (current US$), per capita in South Korea
South Korea: Adjusted savings: energy depletion (current US$), per capita was 8.72 current US$ per person in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: energy depletion (current US$), per capita in South Korea, 1971–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: energy depletion (current us$), per capita in South Korea stood at 8.72 current US$ per person.
The figure is up 163.3% on the previous year and down 37.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: energy depletion (current us$), per capita in South Korea peaked at 13.87 current US$ per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0049 current US$ per person, in 1994.
South Korea ranks 89th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: energy depletion (current US$), per capita in South Korea, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0058 current US$ per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.0063 current US$ per person | +9.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0114 current US$ per person | +81.2% |
| 1974 | 0.203 current US$ per person | +1677.5% |
| 1975 | 0.8504 current US$ per person | +319.0% |
| 1976 | 0.7905 current US$ per person | -7.1% |
| 1977 | 0.8355 current US$ per person | +5.7% |
| 1978 | 0.6895 current US$ per person | -17.5% |
| 1979 | 0.6549 current US$ per person | -5.0% |
| 1980 | 1.17 current US$ per person | +79.2% |
| 1981 | 2.26 current US$ per person | +92.4% |
| 1982 | 2.39 current US$ per person | +6.0% |
| 1983 | 1.15 current US$ per person | -52.1% |
| 1984 | 0.8215 current US$ per person | -28.4% |
| 1985 | 1.08 current US$ per person | +31.5% |
| 1986 | 0.5413 current US$ per person | -49.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0228 current US$ per person | -95.8% |
| 1988 | 0.303 current US$ per person | +1227.1% |
| 1989 | 0.4303 current US$ per person | +42.0% |
| 1990 | 0.4056 current US$ per person | -5.7% |
| 1991 | 0.2846 current US$ per person | -29.8% |
| 1992 | 0.1035 current US$ per person | -63.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0059 current US$ per person | -94.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0049 current US$ per person | -17.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0538 current US$ per person | +1004.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0091 current US$ per person | -83.1% |
| 1997 | 0.4422 current US$ per person | +4772.7% |
| 1998 | 0.2731 current US$ per person | -38.2% |
| 1999 | 0.53 current US$ per person | +94.1% |
| 2000 | 1.57 current US$ per person | +195.3% |
| 2001 | 1.19 current US$ per person | -23.7% |
| 2002 | 0.9877 current US$ per person | -17.3% |
| 2003 | 0.9429 current US$ per person | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 1.72 current US$ per person | +82.8% |
| 2005 | 3.33 current US$ per person | +93.2% |
| 2006 | 4.02 current US$ per person | +20.7% |
| 2007 | 4.83 current US$ per person | +20.1% |
| 2008 | 7.26 current US$ per person | +50.3% |
| 2009 | 4.77 current US$ per person | -34.3% |
| 2010 | 9.75 current US$ per person | +104.6% |
| 2011 | 13.87 current US$ per person | +42.3% |
| 2012 | 13.01 current US$ per person | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 10.85 current US$ per person | -16.6% |
| 2014 | 10.31 current US$ per person | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 4.68 current US$ per person | -54.7% |
| 2016 | 4.04 current US$ per person | -13.7% |
| 2017 | 4.78 current US$ per person | +18.5% |
| 2018 | 7.8 current US$ per person | +63.2% |
| 2019 | 5.98 current US$ per person | -23.3% |
| 2020 | 3.31 current US$ per person | -44.7% |
| 2021 | 8.72 current US$ per person | +163.3% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 8.72 current US$ per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.97 current US$ per person, 2.9× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 8.72 current US$ per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1288 current US$ per person, 67.7× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: energy depletion (current US$), per capita in South Korea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +4772.7% | 0.0091 current US$ per person | 0.4422 current US$ per person |
| 1974 | +1677.5% | 0.0114 current US$ per person | 0.203 current US$ per person |
| 1988 | +1227.1% | 0.0228 current US$ per person | 0.303 current US$ per person |
| 1995 | +1004.5% | 0.0049 current US$ per person | 0.0538 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4497 current US$ per person | 0.0058 current US$ per person | 0.8504 current US$ per person | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.02 current US$ per person | 0.0228 current US$ per person | 2.39 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2113 current US$ per person | 0.0049 current US$ per person | 0.53 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.06 current US$ per person | 0.9429 current US$ per person | 7.26 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.51 current US$ per person | 4.04 current US$ per person | 13.87 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.02 current US$ per person | 3.31 current US$ per person | 8.72 current US$ per person | 2 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More economy & growth data for South Korea
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 41.23 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 797.74 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 15.80 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 22.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0084 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 305.78 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 4.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2332 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 8,447 includes gold, current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: energy depletion (current us$), per capita in South Korea?
- Adjusted savings: energy depletion (current us$), per capita in South Korea was 8.72 current US$ per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: energy depletion (current us$), per capita recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 13.87 current US$ per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: energy depletion (current us$), per capita recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0049 current US$ per person in 1994.
- How does South Korea rank for adjusted savings: energy depletion (current us$), per capita?
- South Korea ranks 89th out of 208 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: energy depletion (current us$), per capita rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adjusted savings: energy depletion (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: energy depletion (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Adjusted savings: energy depletion (current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: energy depletion Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Adjusted savings: energy depletion (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.