Although it has the lowest electricity self-sufficiency rate, the Seoul Metropolitan Area currently hosts most of the country's data centres. Around 60% of data fleet and has 14% of Korea's data centres. Jeolla has the highest share of renewables but hosts only 8% of existing data centres. Regional distribution of data centres in Korea, 2024 Notes: Sub-regions = Seoul Metropolitan Area (Seoul-si, Gyeonggi-do, Incheon-si); Jeju (Jeju-do); Chungcheong (Chungcheongnam-do, Chungcheongbuk-do, Sejong-si); Jeolla (Jeollanam-do, Jeollabuk-do, Gwangju-si); Gyeongsang (Gyeongsangbuk-do, Gyeongsangnam-do, Busan, Daegu, and Ulsan); Gangwon (Gangwon-do). Source: IEA Analysis based data from The Korea Data Center Council (2025).