North Korea vs Maldives: Electricity generation from oil
North Korea
0.7 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Maldives
0.79 terawatt-hours
in 2024
North Korea rank
91st
Maldives rank
88th
Electricity generation from oil over time
- North Korea
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 0.79 terawatt-hours against 0.7 terawatt-hours in North Korea, a difference of 0.09 terawatt-hours.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.1 times North Korea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 91st and Maldives ranks 88th of 214 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 2 and Maldives in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.842 terawatt-hours | 0.269 terawatt-hours | 0.573 terawatt-hours | North Korea |
| 2010s | 0.713 terawatt-hours | 0.56 terawatt-hours | 0.153 terawatt-hours | North Korea |
| 2020s | 0.674 terawatt-hours | 0.788 terawatt-hours | 0.114 terawatt-hours | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from oil, North Korea or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 0.79 terawatt-hours against 0.7 terawatt-hours in North Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from oil between North Korea and Maldives?
- 0.09 terawatt-hours, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Maldives?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do North Korea and Maldives rank globally for electricity generation from oil?
- North Korea ranks 91st and Maldives ranks 88th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from oil. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.