Colombia vs North Korea: Coal production per person
Colombia
7,170 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
North Korea
6,204 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Colombia rank
16th
North Korea rank
19th
Coal production per person over time
- Colombia
- North Korea
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 7,170 kilowatt-hours per person against 6,204 kilowatt-hours per person in North Korea, a difference of 966 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.2 times North Korea's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 125 shared years of data; in 1900 it was North Korea ahead.
Colombia ranks 16th and North Korea ranks 19th of 219 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 3 and North Korea in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 9.5 kilowatt-hours per person | 9.5 kilowatt-hours per person | North Korea |
| 1910s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 184.57 kilowatt-hours per person | 184.57 kilowatt-hours per person | North Korea |
| 1920s | 21.15 kilowatt-hours per person | 598.06 kilowatt-hours per person | 576.92 kilowatt-hours per person | North Korea |
| 1930s | 207.64 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,865 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,657 kilowatt-hours per person | North Korea |
| 1940s | 405.75 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,792 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,386 kilowatt-hours per person | North Korea |
| 1950s | 992.11 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,465 kilowatt-hours per person | 472.61 kilowatt-hours per person | North Korea |
| 1960s | 1,354 kilowatt-hours per person | 9,079 kilowatt-hours per person | 7,725 kilowatt-hours per person | North Korea |
| 1970s | 1,206 kilowatt-hours per person | 16,109 kilowatt-hours per person | 14,903 kilowatt-hours per person | North Korea |
| 1980s | 2,519 kilowatt-hours per person | 11,924 kilowatt-hours per person | 9,405 kilowatt-hours per person | North Korea |
| 1990s | 5,868 kilowatt-hours per person | 10,186 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,319 kilowatt-hours per person | North Korea |
| 2000s | 10,803 kilowatt-hours per person | 9,042 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,760 kilowatt-hours per person | Colombia |
| 2010s | 14,785 kilowatt-hours per person | 8,181 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,604 kilowatt-hours per person | Colombia |
| 2020s | 9,703 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,277 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,426 kilowatt-hours per person | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal production per person, Colombia or North Korea?
- Colombia, at 7,170 kilowatt-hours per person against 6,204 kilowatt-hours per person in North Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal production per person between Colombia and North Korea?
- 966 kilowatt-hours per person, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and North Korea?
- 125 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and North Korea rank globally for coal production per person?
- Colombia ranks 16th and North Korea ranks 19th of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Coal production per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.