Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita in North Korea
North Korea: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita was 0 terawatt-hours per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita in North Korea, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in terawatt-hours per person.
Analysis
North Korea recorded 0 terawatt-hours per person for electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita in North Korea peaked at 0 terawatt-hours per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours per person, in 2015.
That places North Korea 85th out of 202 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita in North Korea, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | — |
| 2001 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +9.7% |
| 2004 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -11.5% |
| 2010 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -6.9% |
| 2015 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -23.3% |
| 2016 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +27.4% |
| 2017 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -13.3% |
| 2020 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +16.0% |
| 2021 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +25.4% |
| 2022 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +2.2% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 0 terawatt-hours per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0 terawatt-hours per person, 23.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 0 terawatt-hours per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 terawatt-hours per person, 1.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
More climate change data for North Korea
- Spring temperature anomalies 2.29 °C (2026)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.2% (2100)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.3103 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -2.22 °C (2026)
- Annual precipitation 1,237 millimeters (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 2 °C (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 0.7919 % change on previous year (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies 127.56 millimeters (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.6419 units per person (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies, annual growth rate 27.14 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita in North Korea?
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita in North Korea was 0 terawatt-hours per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours per person in 2015.
- How does North Korea rank for electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita?
- North Korea ranks 85th out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
- 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
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.