North Korea vs Syria: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding … capita

North Korea
2.59 kWh per person
in 2021
Syria
4.28 kWh per person
in 2021
North Korea rank
169th
Syria rank
166th

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding … capita over time

  • North Korea
  • Syria
-100102030199020052021

How they compare

Syria currently reports 4.28 kWh per person against 2.59 kWh per person in North Korea, a difference of 1.69 kWh per person.

That makes Syria's figure about 1.7 times North Korea's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Syria ahead.

North Korea ranks 169th and Syria ranks 166th of 209 countries.

Syria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade North Korea Syria Difference Ahead
1990s 0 kWh per person 0 kWh per person 0 kWh per person —
2000s 0.0187 kWh per person 1.81 kWh per person 1.79 kWh per person Syria
2010s 2.75 kWh per person 4.18 kWh per person 1.44 kWh per person Syria
2020s 2.34 kWh per person 3.44 kWh per person 1.1 kWh per person Syria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity production from renewable sources, excluding, North Korea or Syria?
Syria, at 4.28 kWh per person against 2.59 kWh per person in North Korea as of 2021.
What is the difference in electricity production from renewable sources, excluding between North Korea and Syria?
1.69 kWh per person, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Syria?
32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
How do North Korea and Syria rank globally for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding?
North Korea ranks 169th and Syria ranks 166th of 209 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh), per capita
Unit
kWh per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
256 places, 7,438 data points, 1990–2021
Last refreshed

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.