North Korea vs Sierra Leone: Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total)
North Korea
61.2%
in 2024
Sierra Leone
70.5%
in 2021
North Korea rank
32nd
Sierra Leone rank
29th
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) over time
- North Korea
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 70.5% against 61.2% in North Korea, a difference of 9.3%.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.2 times North Korea's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 32nd and Sierra Leone ranks 29th of 210 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.1% | 22.3% | 33.8% | North Korea |
| 2010s | 55.9% | 74.4% | 18.4% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 58.0% | 70.5% | 12.5% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity production from hydroelectric sources, North Korea or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 70.5% against 61.2% in North Korea as of 2021.
- What is the difference in electricity production from hydroelectric sources between North Korea and Sierra Leone?
- 9.3%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Sierra Leone?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do North Korea and Sierra Leone rank globally for electricity production from hydroelectric sources?
- North Korea ranks 32nd and Sierra Leone ranks 29th of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of electricity production from hydroelectric sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Hydropower refers to electricity produced by hydroelectric power plants.