Democratic People’s Republic of Korea vs Republic of Korea: Renewable energy electricity output

Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
10,000 GWh
in 2015
Republic of Korea
10,406 GWh
in 2015
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea rank
56th
Republic of Korea rank
54th

Renewable energy electricity output over time

  • Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
  • Republic of Korea
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How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 10,406 GWh against 10,000 GWh in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, a difference of 406 GWh.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Democratic People’s Republic of Korea ahead.

Democratic People’s Republic of Korea ranks 56th and Republic of Korea ranks 54th of 232 countries.

Democratic People’s Republic of Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Republic of Korea Difference Ahead
1990s 12,980 GWh 3,686 GWh 9,294 GWh Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
2000s 12,124 GWh 4,325 GWh 7,799 GWh Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
2010s 12,833 GWh 8,083 GWh 4,750 GWh Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher renewable energy electricity output, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea or Republic of Korea?
Republic of Korea, at 10,406 GWh against 10,000 GWh in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea as of 2015.
What is the difference in renewable energy electricity output between Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and Republic of Korea?
406 GWh, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and Republic of Korea?
26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
How do Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and Republic of Korea rank globally for renewable energy electricity output?
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea ranks 56th and Republic of Korea ranks 54th of 232 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 electricity output (GWh). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Renewable energy electricity output (GWh)
Unit
GWh
Source
World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
234 places, 6,084 data points, 1990–2015
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Renewable energy electricity output (GWh): Total number of GWh generated by renewable power plants, including wind, solar PV, solar thermal, hydro, marine, geothermal, biomass, renewable municipal waste, liquid biofuels and biogas. Electricity production for hydro pumpted storage is excluded.