Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in North Korea
North Korea: Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources was 63.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in North Korea, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
North Korea recorded 63.4% for share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in North Korea peaked at 63.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 46.4%, in 2019.
North Korea ranks 68th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in North Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 52.3% | — |
| 2001 | 52.2% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 53.5% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 55.6% | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 56.6% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 57.1% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 56.0% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 61.5% | +9.8% |
| 2008 | 60.4% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 53.0% | -12.3% |
| 2010 | 56.3% | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 62.6% | +11.2% |
| 2012 | 62.5% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 62.7% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 60.0% | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 52.5% | -12.5% |
| 2016 | 53.4% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 50.5% | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 51.3% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 46.4% | -9.5% |
| 2020 | 53.5% | +15.4% |
| 2021 | 63.3% | +18.3% |
| 2022 | 63.1% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 62.7% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 63.4% | +1.1% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 63.4% is above the median for low income countries, which is 49.6%, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 63.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 25.0%, 2.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.8% | 52.2% | 61.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.8% | 46.4% | 62.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.2% | 53.5% | 63.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
More climate change data for North Korea
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.2% (2100)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 0.2725 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population 17.06 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.8% (2025)
- Population, total 26.57 million (2025)
- Population growth 0.3% (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.6419 units per person (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies, annual growth rate 27.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 0.7919 % change on previous year (2025)
- Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita 0.0729 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in North Korea?
- Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in North Korea was 63.4% in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 63.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.4% in 2019.
- How does North Korea rank for share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- North Korea ranks 68th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. 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 Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region. 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.