North Korea vs Venezuela: Energy intensity
North Korea
4.49 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Venezuela
3.54 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
North Korea rank
5th
Venezuela rank
7th
Energy intensity over time
- North Korea
- Venezuela
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 4.49 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 3.54 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Venezuela, a difference of 0.95 kilowatt-hours per dollar.
That makes North Korea's figure about 1.3 times Venezuela's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, North Korea has been ahead every year.
North Korea ranks 5th and Venezuela ranks 7th of 166 countries.
North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.97 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 1.94 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 5.03 kilowatt-hours per dollar | North Korea |
| 2000s | 6.85 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 1.93 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 4.91 kilowatt-hours per dollar | North Korea |
| 2010s | 3.94 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 1.95 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 2 kilowatt-hours per dollar | North Korea |
| 2020s | 4.8 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 3.36 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 1.44 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 Venezuela?
- North Korea, at 4.49 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 3.54 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Venezuela as of 2022.
- What is the difference in energy intensity between North Korea and Venezuela?
- 0.95 kilowatt-hours per dollar, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Venezuela?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do North Korea and Venezuela rank globally for energy intensity?
- North Korea ranks 5th and Venezuela ranks 7th 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.