Net energy imports in North Korea

Net imports covered 5.0% of energy use in North Korea in 2024.

Measure: Net energy imports (World Bank) Unit: % of energy use Data: 1990 to 2024 Source: World Bank
North Korea, 2024 5.0% % of energy use
Change from 2023 −0.2percentage points 2023: 5.3%
World, 2023 14.6% Official aggregate Not the same period as North Korea (2024).
Position in 2024 95th of 139 See the full ranking

Net energy imports in North Korea over time

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% of energy use. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Net energy imports (World Bank) (% of energy use), 2000 to 2024
Period North KoreaWorld
2024 5.0% –
2023 5.3% 14.6%
2022 4.9% -0.7%
2021 5.1% -0.2%
2020 5.6% -1.2%
2019 5.6% -1.1%
2018 5.5% -1.3%
2017 -1.0% -0.8%
2016 -118.6% -1.2%
2015 -115.3% -0.9%
2014 -74.3% -0.6%
2013 -86.1% -0.8%
2012 -43.4% -0.8%
2011 -43.4% -0.6%
2010 -10.3% -0.1%
2009 -4.8% -0.3%
2008 -3.3% 0.4%
2007 -7.6% 0.7%
2006 -3.3% 0.6%
2005 -3.3% 0.0%
2004 1.2% -0.6%
2003 3.8% 0.1%
2002 5.2% 0.0%
2001 5.9% -0.6%
2000 4.9% -0.8%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.2 percentage points from 5.3% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was -74.3%, the figure has changed by +79.3 percentage points.
  • Among the 139 countries with data for 2024, North Korea has the 95th highest value.

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Source and dates

Original producer
International Energy Agency
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EG.IMP.CONS.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1990 to 2024 for North Korea
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: International Energy Agency