Faroe Islands vs North Korea: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding … kWh

Faroe Islands
61.10 million kWh
in 2021
North Korea
67.85 million kWh
in 2021
Faroe Islands rank
140th
North Korea rank
139th

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding … kWh over time

  • Faroe Islands
  • North Korea
-200.0M0200.0M400.0M600.0M199020052021

How they compare

North Korea currently reports 67.85 million kWh against 61.10 million kWh in Faroe Islands, a difference of 6.75 million kWh.

That makes North Korea's figure about 1.1 times Faroe Islands's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Faroe Islands ahead.

Faroe Islands ranks 140th and North Korea ranks 139th of 210 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Faroe Islands averaged higher in 1 and North Korea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Faroe Islands North Korea Difference Ahead
2000s 8.09 million kWh 461,000 kWh 7.63 million kWh Faroe Islands
2010s 37.94 million kWh 70.32 million kWh 32.38 million kWh North Korea
2020s 54.90 million kWh 61.40 million kWh 6.50 million kWh North Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric, Faroe Islands or North Korea?
North Korea, at 67.85 million kWh against 61.10 million kWh in Faroe Islands as of 2021.
What is the difference in electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric between Faroe Islands and North Korea?
6.75 million kWh, with North Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and North Korea?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Faroe Islands and North Korea rank globally for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric?
Faroe Islands ranks 140th and North Korea ranks 139th of 210 countries.
Where does this data come from?
IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh). 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)
Unit
kWh
Source
IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
257 places, 7,460 data points, 1990–2021
Last refreshed

Electricity production from renewable sources in kilowatt-hour (kWh), excluding hydroelectric, includes geothermal, solar, tides, wind, biomass, and biofuels.