Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person in North Korea
North Korea: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person was 647.95 kilowatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person in North Korea, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
North Korea recorded 647.95 kilowatt-hours for electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of 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 person in North Korea peaked at 647.95 kilowatt-hours in 2024 and was at its lowest, 388.26 kilowatt-hours, in 2015.
That places North Korea 91st out of 214 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 person in North Korea, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 426.77 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 440.47 kilowatt-hours | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 438.94 kilowatt-hours | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 481.52 kilowatt-hours | +9.7% |
| 2004 | 510.41 kilowatt-hours | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 532.87 kilowatt-hours | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 509.29 kilowatt-hours | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 533.55 kilowatt-hours | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 562.5 kilowatt-hours | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 497.62 kilowatt-hours | -11.5% |
| 2010 | 531.07 kilowatt-hours | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 520.76 kilowatt-hours | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 529.91 kilowatt-hours | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 543.64 kilowatt-hours | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 506.06 kilowatt-hours | -6.9% |
| 2015 | 388.26 kilowatt-hours | -23.3% |
| 2016 | 494.58 kilowatt-hours | +27.4% |
| 2017 | 458.21 kilowatt-hours | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 490.92 kilowatt-hours | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 425.54 kilowatt-hours | -13.3% |
| 2020 | 493.57 kilowatt-hours | +16.0% |
| 2021 | 618.7 kilowatt-hours | +25.4% |
| 2022 | 636.18 kilowatt-hours | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 634.03 kilowatt-hours | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 647.95 kilowatt-hours | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 493.39 kilowatt-hours | 426.77 kilowatt-hours | 562.5 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 488.9 kilowatt-hours | 388.26 kilowatt-hours | 543.64 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 606.09 kilowatt-hours | 493.57 kilowatt-hours | 647.95 kilowatt-hours | 5 |
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More climate change data for North Korea
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.2% (2100)
- Urban population 64.2% (2025)
- Urban population 17.06 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.8% (2025)
- Population, total 26.57 million (2025)
- Population growth 0.3% (2025)
- Annual Net Emissions/Removals 91.25 (2024)
- Temperature change with respect to a baseline climatology 2.65 (2024)
- Per capita CO₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use 2.36 tonnes per person (2024)
- Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change 0.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person in North Korea?
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person in North Korea was 647.95 kilowatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 647.95 kilowatt-hours in 2024.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 388.26 kilowatt-hours in 2015.
- How does North Korea rank for electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person?
- North Korea ranks 91st out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person 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 Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person. Low-carbon sources correspond to renewables and nuclear power, that produce significantly less greenhouse-gas emissions than fossil fuels. Renewables include solar, wind, hydropower, bioenergy, geothermal, wave, and tidal.