Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in North Korea
North Korea: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking was 22 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in North Korea, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in North Korea is 22, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.0% on the previous year and up 120.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in North Korea peaked at 22 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2000.
That places North Korea 161st out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in North Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1 | — |
| 2001 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2002 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2005 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4 | +33.3% |
| 2008 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5 | +25.0% |
| 2010 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 2011 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 2012 | 8 | +14.3% |
| 2013 | 9 | +12.5% |
| 2014 | 10 | +11.1% |
| 2015 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 11 | +10.0% |
| 2017 | 12 | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 13 | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 14 | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 15 | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 17 | +13.3% |
| 2022 | 18 | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 20 | +11.1% |
| 2024 | 22 | +10.0% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 22 is above the median for low income countries, which is 5, 4.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 22 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 82, 27% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in North Korea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +100.0% | 1 | 2 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.9 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10 | 6 | 14 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.4 | 15 | 22 | 5 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
More reference data data for North Korea
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 91.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 245.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 325.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3562 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 6,873 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 11.62 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in North Korea?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in North Korea was 22 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 22 in 2024.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2000.
- How does North Korea rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking?
- North Korea ranks 161st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 120.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this North Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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