Access to electricity in North Korea
61.4% of people in North Korea had access to electricity in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2009.
North Korea, 2024
61.4%
Change from 2023
+3.9percentage points
World, 2024
91.9%
Position in 2024
185th of 215
Access to electricity in North Korea over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | North Korea | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 61.4% | 91.9% |
| 2023 | 57.5% | 91.6% |
| 2022 | 54.7% | 91.3% |
| 2021 | 52.6% | 91.3% |
| 2020 | 50.5% | 90.4% |
| 2019 | 48.4% | 90.1% |
| 2018 | 46.3% | 89.8% |
| 2017 | 44.2% | 88.9% |
| 2016 | 42.1% | 88.1% |
| 2015 | 40.0% | 86.9% |
| 2014 | 37.8% | 86.2% |
| 2013 | 35.7% | 85.7% |
| 2012 | 33.6% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | 31.4% | 84.5% |
| 2010 | 29.3% | 83.5% |
| 2009 | 26.0% | 82.9% |
| 2008 | – | 82.7% |
| 2007 | – | 82.0% |
| 2006 | – | 81.4% |
| 2005 | – | 80.7% |
| 2004 | – | 80.0% |
| 2003 | – | 80.0% |
| 2002 | – | 79.1% |
| 2001 | – | 78.7% |
| 2000 | – | 78.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +3.9 percentage points from 57.5% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 37.8%, the figure has changed by +23.6 percentage points.
- Among the 215 countries with data for 2024, North Korea has the 185th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 91.9%.