Renewable energy electricity output in North Korea

North Korea: Renewable energy electricity output was 10,000 GWh in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
10,000 GWh
Change on year
down 23.1%
World rank
56th
of 230 countries
All-time high
15,600 GWh
in 1990
All-time low
10,000 GWh
in 2015
Years of data
26
1990–2015

Renewable energy electricity output in North Korea, 1990–2015

05.0k10.0k15.0k1990200220151990: 15.6k GWh1991: 15.0k GWh1992: 14.2k GWh1993: 13.3k GWh1994: 13.8k GWh1995: 14.2k GWh1996: 12.5k GWh1997: 10.7k GWh1998: 10.2k GWh1999: 10.3k GWh2000: 10.2k GWh2001: 10.6k GWh2002: 10.6k GWh2003: 11.7k GWh2004: 12.5k GWh2005: 13.1k GWh2006: 12.6k GWh2007: 13.3k GWh2008: 14.1k GWh2009: 12.5k GWh2010: 13.4k GWh2011: 13.2k GWh2012: 13.5k GWh2013: 13.9k GWh2014: 13.0k GWh2015: 10.0k GWh

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near North Korea

  1. 53 Ethiopia 10,433 GWh compare
  2. 54 South Korea 10,406 GWh compare
  3. 55 Serbia 10,115 GWh compare
  4. 57 Kazakhstan 9,448 GWh compare
  5. 58 Czechia 9,422 GWh compare
  6. 59 Myanmar 9,399 GWh compare

See the full ranking of 232 places →

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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

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
232 places, 6,032 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.