Renewable energy share in North Korea
Renewable sources provided 14.7% of final energy consumption in North Korea in 2021.
North Korea, 2021
14.7%
Change from 2020
+3.5percentage points
World, 2020
19.7%
Position in 2021
125th of 212
Renewable energy share in North Korea over time
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% of total final energy consumption. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | North Korea | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 14.7% | – |
| 2020 | 11.2% | 19.7% |
| 2019 | 10.0% | 18.6% |
| 2018 | 11.9% | 18.1% |
| 2017 | 10.2% | 17.9% |
| 2016 | 24.0% | 17.6% |
| 2015 | 22.6% | 17.4% |
| 2014 | 18.5% | 17.3% |
| 2013 | 20.8% | 17.2% |
| 2012 | 15.4% | 16.9% |
| 2011 | 14.8% | 16.7% |
| 2010 | 11.0% | 16.7% |
| 2009 | 10.4% | 17.1% |
| 2008 | 10.2% | 16.7% |
| 2007 | 10.9% | 16.5% |
| 2006 | 9.0% | 16.7% |
| 2005 | 9.2% | 16.6% |
| 2004 | 9.4% | 16.8% |
| 2003 | 9.3% | 17.1% |
| 2002 | 9.0% | 17.2% |
| 2001 | 8.6% | 17.2% |
| 2000 | 8.7% | 17.5% |
| 1999 | 9.4% | 17.9% |
| 1998 | 9.9% | 17.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +3.5 percentage points from 11.2% in 2020.
- Since 2011, when it was 14.8%, the figure has changed by −0.1 percentage points.
- Among the 212 countries with data for 2021, North Korea has the 125th highest value.