Which has higher renewable energy consumption, Canada or Democratic People's Republic of Korea?

Democratic People's Republic of Korea, at 23.1% against 22.0% in Canada as of 2015.

What is the difference in renewable energy consumption between Canada and Democratic People's Republic of Korea?

1.1%, with Democratic People's Republic of Korea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Democratic People's Republic of Korea?

26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.

Where does this data come from?

World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Canada vs Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Renewable energy consumption

Canada

22.0%

in 2015

Democratic People's Republic of Korea

23.1%

in 2015

Canada rank

101st

Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank

99th

Renewable energy consumption over time

Canada
Democratic People's Republic of Korea

How they compare

Democratic People's Republic of Korea currently reports 23.1% against 22.0% in Canada, a difference of 1.1%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 101st and Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 99th of 219 countries.

Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Canada	Democratic People's Republic of Korea	Difference	Ahead
1990s	21.8%	8.8%	13.0%	Canada
2000s	21.9%	9.7%	12.2%	Canada
2010s	22.2%	19.5%	2.6%	Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher renewable energy consumption, Canada or Democratic People's Republic of Korea?: Democratic People's Republic of Korea, at 23.1% against 22.0% in Canada as of 2015.
What is the difference in renewable energy consumption between Canada and Democratic People's Republic of Korea?: 1.1%, with Democratic People's Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Democratic People's Republic of Korea?: 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
How do Canada and Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank globally for renewable energy consumption?: Canada ranks 101st and Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 99th of 219 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC)
Unit: % in TFEC
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 225 places, 5,737 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC): Share of renewables energy in total final energy consumption