North Korea vs Turkmenistan: Energy intensity
North Korea
4.49 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Turkmenistan
4.68 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
North Korea rank
5th
Turkmenistan rank
3rd
Energy intensity over time
- North Korea
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 4.68 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 4.49 kilowatt-hours per dollar in North Korea, a difference of 0.19 kilowatt-hours per dollar.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
North Korea ranks 5th and Turkmenistan ranks 3rd of 166 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 3 and Turkmenistan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.97 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 8.7 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 1.73 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Turkmenistan |
| 2000s | 6.85 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 4.68 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 2.17 kilowatt-hours per dollar | North Korea |
| 2010s | 3.94 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 3.44 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.5032 kilowatt-hours per dollar | North Korea |
| 2020s | 4.8 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 4.56 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.242 kilowatt-hours per dollar | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy intensity, North Korea or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 4.68 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 4.49 kilowatt-hours per dollar in North Korea as of 2022.
- What is the difference in energy intensity between North Korea and Turkmenistan?
- 0.19 kilowatt-hours per dollar, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Turkmenistan?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do North Korea and Turkmenistan rank globally for energy intensity?
- North Korea ranks 5th and Turkmenistan ranks 3rd of 166 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Energy intensity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per international-$ of GDP.