Czechia vs North Korea: Annual change in primary energy use
Czechia
11.65 terawatt-hours
in 2025
North Korea
8.44 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Czechia rank
30th
North Korea rank
33rd
Annual change in primary energy use over time
- Czechia
- North Korea
How they compare
Czechia currently reports 11.65 terawatt-hours against 8.44 terawatt-hours in North Korea, a difference of 3.21 terawatt-hours.
That makes Czechia's figure about 1.4 times North Korea's.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was North Korea ahead.
Czechia ranks 30th and North Korea ranks 33rd of 219 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 2 and North Korea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Czechia | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.12 terawatt-hours | -2.5 terawatt-hours | 4.61 terawatt-hours | Czechia |
| 1990s | -18.63 terawatt-hours | 8.44 terawatt-hours | 27.07 terawatt-hours | North Korea |
| 2000s | 4.79 terawatt-hours | -10.36 terawatt-hours | 15.15 terawatt-hours | Czechia |
| 2010s | -1.28 terawatt-hours | -0.4575 terawatt-hours | 0.8182 terawatt-hours | North Korea |
| 2020s | -14.97 terawatt-hours | -7.07 terawatt-hours | 7.9 terawatt-hours | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy use, Czechia or North Korea?
- Czechia, at 11.65 terawatt-hours against 8.44 terawatt-hours in North Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy use between Czechia and North Korea?
- 3.21 terawatt-hours, with Czechia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and North Korea?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Czechia and North Korea rank globally for annual change in primary energy use?
- Czechia ranks 30th and North Korea ranks 33rd of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.