Azerbaijan vs North Korea: Primary energy use
Azerbaijan
198.02 terawatt-hours
in 2025
North Korea
193.47 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Azerbaijan rank
67th
North Korea rank
69th
Primary energy use over time
- Azerbaijan
- North Korea
How they compare
Azerbaijan currently reports 198.02 terawatt-hours against 193.47 terawatt-hours in North Korea, a difference of 4.55 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1985 it was North Korea ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 67th and North Korea ranks 69th of 219 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 1 and North Korea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 243.92 terawatt-hours | 273.08 terawatt-hours | 29.16 terawatt-hours | North Korea |
| 1990s | 171.91 terawatt-hours | 284.86 terawatt-hours | 112.95 terawatt-hours | North Korea |
| 2000s | 139.61 terawatt-hours | 280.24 terawatt-hours | 140.63 terawatt-hours | North Korea |
| 2010s | 157.28 terawatt-hours | 171.44 terawatt-hours | 14.16 terawatt-hours | North Korea |
| 2020s | 200.48 terawatt-hours | 192.57 terawatt-hours | 7.91 terawatt-hours | Azerbaijan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy use, Azerbaijan or North Korea?
- Azerbaijan, at 198.02 terawatt-hours against 193.47 terawatt-hours in North Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy use between Azerbaijan and North Korea?
- 4.55 terawatt-hours, with Azerbaijan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and North Korea?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
- How do Azerbaijan and North Korea rank globally for primary energy use?
- Azerbaijan ranks 67th and North Korea ranks 69th of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.