Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre in North Korea
North Korea: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre was 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre in North Korea, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in terawatt-hours per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre in North Korea is 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre in North Korea peaked at 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, in 2015.
That places North Korea 62nd out of 202 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre in North Korea, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -22.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +28.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +25.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +0.0% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, 74.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, 3.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
- 59 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 60 Tajikistan 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 61 India 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 63 Ukraine 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 64 Paraguay 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 65 Sri Lanka 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in North Korea?
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre in North Korea was 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 2015.
- How does North Korea rank for electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre?
- North Korea ranks 62nd out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.6%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.