Renewable energy electricity output in North Korea
North Korea: Renewable energy electricity output was 10,000 GWh in 2015. ▼ Falling
Renewable energy electricity output in North Korea, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in GWh.
Analysis
North Korea recorded 10,000 GWh for renewable energy electricity output in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.1% on the previous year and down 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy electricity output in North Korea peaked at 15,600 GWh in 1990 and was at its lowest, 10,000 GWh, in 2015.
That places North Korea 56th out of 230 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12,980 GWh | 10,200 GWh | 15,600 GWh | 10 |
| 2000s | 12,124 GWh | 10,200 GWh | 14,068 GWh | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,833 GWh | 10,000 GWh | 13,900 GWh | 6 |
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More reference data data for North Korea
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop re 24.3 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9593 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.32 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 91.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 3.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 325.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 619.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 6,873 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3562 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy electricity output in North Korea?
- Renewable energy electricity output in North Korea was 10,000 GWh in 2015, according to World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).
- What is the highest renewable energy electricity output recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 15,600 GWh in 1990.
- What is the lowest renewable energy electricity output recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,000 GWh in 2015.
- How does North Korea rank for renewable energy electricity output?
- North Korea ranks 56th out of 230 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable energy electricity output rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Korea data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as part of Renewable energy electricity output (GWh). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.