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

North Korea
67.85 million kWh
in 2021
Rwanda
51.34 million kWh
in 2021
North Korea rank
139th
Rwanda rank
141st

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding … kWh over time

  • North Korea
  • Rwanda
-200.0M0200.0M400.0M600.0M199020052021

How they compare

North Korea currently reports 67.85 million kWh against 51.34 million kWh in Rwanda, a difference of 16.51 million kWh.

That makes North Korea's figure about 1.3 times Rwanda's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Rwanda ahead.

North Korea ranks 139th and Rwanda ranks 141st of 210 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade North Korea Rwanda Difference Ahead
2000s 461,000 kWh 1.69 million kWh 1.23 million kWh Rwanda
2010s 70.32 million kWh 69.78 million kWh 544,000 kWh North Korea
2020s 61.40 million kWh 42.39 million kWh 19.01 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, North Korea or Rwanda?
North Korea, at 67.85 million kWh against 51.34 million kWh in Rwanda as of 2021.
What is the difference in electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric between North Korea and Rwanda?
16.51 million kWh, with North Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Rwanda?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do North Korea and Rwanda rank globally for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric?
North Korea ranks 139th and Rwanda ranks 141st 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
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Electricity production from renewable sources in kilowatt-hour (kWh), excluding hydroelectric, includes geothermal, solar, tides, wind, biomass, and biofuels.