Fossil electricity share in North Korea
Oil, gas and coal produced 38.1% of electricity in North Korea in 2024.
North Korea, 2024
38.1%
Change from 2023
+1.5percentage points
World, 2023
48.7%
Fossil electricity share in North Korea over time
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% of total electricity production. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | North Korea | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 38.1% | – |
| 2023 | 36.6% | 48.7% |
| 2022 | 36.9% | 60.7% |
| 2021 | 36.7% | 61.5% |
| 2020 | 46.5% | 61.4% |
| 2019 | 53.6% | 62.9% |
| 2018 | 48.5% | 64.1% |
| 2017 | 49.3% | 64.7% |
| 2016 | 46.4% | 65.3% |
| 2015 | 47.4% | 66.1% |
| 2014 | 39.8% | 66.7% |
| 2013 | 37.1% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | 37.2% | 67.7% |
| 2011 | 37.1% | 67.8% |
| 2010 | 43.5% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | 46.8% | 66.6% |
| 2008 | 39.4% | 67.3% |
| 2007 | 38.3% | 67.7% |
| 2006 | 43.7% | 66.5% |
| 2005 | 42.7% | 66.1% |
| 2004 | 43.1% | 65.8% |
| 2003 | 44.2% | 66.1% |
| 2002 | 46.3% | 64.9% |
| 2001 | 47.5% | 64.4% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.5 percentage points from 36.6% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 39.8%, the figure has changed by −1.8 percentage points.