North Korea vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Energy intensity level of primary energy
Energy intensity level of primary energy over time
- North Korea
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 6.48 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP against 3.34 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 3.14 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP.
That makes North Korea's figure about 1.9 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 22 years both countries report, North Korea has been ahead every year.
North Korea ranks 40th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 41st of 201 countries.
North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.55 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | 3.63 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | 3.92 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | North Korea |
| 2010s | 6.02 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | 3.45 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | 2.57 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | North Korea |
| 2020s | 7.02 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | 3.39 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | 3.63 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy intensity level of primary energy, North Korea or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- North Korea, at 6.48 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP against 3.34 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2021.
- What is the difference in energy intensity level of primary energy between North Korea and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 3.14 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do North Korea and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for energy intensity level of primary energy?
- North Korea ranks 40th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 41st of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, International Energy Agency (IEA), note: License: Creative Commons Attribution—NonCommercial 3.0 IGO (CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO), published as Energy intensity level of primary energy (MJ/$2021 PPP GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Energy intensity level of primary energy is the ratio between energy supply and gross domestic product measured at purchasing power parity. Energy intensity is an indication of how much energy is used to produce one unit of economic output. Lower ratio indicates that less energy is used to produce one unit of output.