Number with without clean cooking fuels in North Korea

North Korea: Number with without clean cooking fuels was 3.83 million in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
3.83 million
Change on year
up 7.0%
World rank
101st
of 189 countries
All-time high
3.83 million
in 2023
All-time low
307,657
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Number with without clean cooking fuels in North Korea, 2000–2023

01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M2000201120232000: 307.7k2001: 381.0k2002: 431.0k2003: 505.9k2004: 606.4k2005: 731.9k2006: 833.8k2007: 961.2k2008: 1.1M2009: 1.3M2010: 1.4M2011: 1.6M2012: 1.7M2013: 1.8M2014: 2.0M2015: 2.2M2016: 2.4M2017: 2.6M2018: 2.8M2019: 3.0M2020: 3.2M2021: 3.4M2022: 3.6M2023: 3.8M

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

North Korea recorded 3.83 million for number with without clean cooking fuels in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.0% on the previous year and up 107.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number with without clean cooking fuels in North Korea peaked at 3.83 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 307,657, in 2000.

That places North Korea 101st out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Number with without clean cooking fuels in North Korea, year by year

Annual values for Number with without clean cooking fuels in North Korea, 2000 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2000 307,657 —
2001 381,046 +23.9%
2002 430,992 +13.1%
2003 505,898 +17.4%
2004 606,374 +19.9%
2005 731,893 +20.7%
2006 833,833 +13.9%
2007 961,209 +15.3%
2008 1.11 million +15.9%
2009 1.27 million +13.9%
2010 1.42 million +12.3%
2011 1.56 million +9.3%
2012 1.71 million +10.2%
2013 1.85 million +7.9%
2014 2.04 million +10.1%
2015 2.23 million +9.3%
2016 2.39 million +7.4%
2017 2.56 million +6.9%
2018 2.77 million +8.6%
2019 2.97 million +7.0%
2020 3.16 million +6.5%
2021 3.44 million +8.7%
2022 3.58 million +4.2%
2023 3.83 million +7.0%

North Korea compared with similar countries

  • North Korea's 3.83 million is above the median for low income countries, which is 991,365, 3.9× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • North Korea's 3.83 million is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.52 million, 2.5× the median. (30 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 714,210 307,657 1.27 million 10
2010s 2.15 million 1.42 million 2.97 million 10
2020s 3.50 million 3.16 million 3.83 million 4

Countries ranked near North Korea

  1. 98 Nicaragua 4.07 million compare
  2. 99 Burkina Faso 3.91 million compare
  3. 100 Croatia 3.86 million compare
  4. 102 Georgia 3.46 million compare
  5. 103 Uruguay 3.39 million compare
  6. 104 Armenia 2.93 million compare

See the full ranking of 189 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number with without clean cooking fuels in North Korea?
Number with without clean cooking fuels in North Korea was 3.83 million in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number with without clean cooking fuels recorded in North Korea?
The highest recorded value was 3.83 million in 2023.
What is the lowest number with without clean cooking fuels recorded in North Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 307,657 in 2000.
How does North Korea rank for number with without clean cooking fuels?
North Korea ranks 101st out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
Is number with without clean cooking fuels rising or falling in North Korea?
Over the last ten years it is up 107.2%. 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 Number with without clean cooking fuels. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number with without clean cooking fuels
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
189 places, 4,536 data points, 2000–2023
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