Congo vs Democratic People’s Republic of Korea: Annual percentage change in primary energy use
Congo
4.1%
in 2024
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
4.6%
in 2024
Congo rank
50th
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea rank
48th
Annual percentage change in primary energy use over time
- Congo
- Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
How they compare
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea currently reports 4.6% against 4.1% in Congo, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Democratic People’s Republic of Korea's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 50th and Democratic People’s Republic of Korea ranks 48th of 213 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 4 and Democratic People’s Republic of Korea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Democratic People’s Republic of Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.6% | -0.3% | 6.0% | Congo |
| 1990s | -3.3% | 3.5% | 6.8% | Democratic People’s Republic of Korea |
| 2000s | 17.4% | -3.4% | 20.8% | Congo |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 2.8% | 2.0% | Congo |
| 2020s | 4.8% | -3.1% | 7.9% | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy use, Congo or Democratic People’s Republic of Korea?
- Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, at 4.6% against 4.1% in Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy use between Congo and Democratic People’s Republic of Korea?
- 0.5%, with Democratic People’s Republic of Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Democratic People’s Republic of Korea?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Congo and Democratic People’s Republic of Korea rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy use?
- Congo ranks 50th and Democratic People’s Republic of Korea ranks 48th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage 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
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.