How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Latvia?

32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of vs Latvia: Renewable electricity output

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

63.1%

in 2021

Latvia

63.6%

in 2021

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank

51st

Latvia rank

49th

Renewable electricity output over time

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Latvia

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 63.6% against 63.1% in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Latvia ahead.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 51st and Latvia ranks 49th of 210 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of averaged higher in 1 and Latvia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of	Latvia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	58.2%	68.0%	9.8%	Latvia
2000s	56.1%	63.5%	7.4%	Latvia
2010s	56.3%	56.2%	0.1%	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2020s	58.2%	63.7%	5.5%	Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher renewable electricity output, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of or Latvia?: Latvia, at 63.6% against 63.1% in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2021.
What is the difference in renewable electricity output between Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Latvia?: 0.5%, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Latvia?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
How do Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Latvia rank globally for renewable electricity output?: Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 51st and Latvia ranks 49th of 210 countries.
Where does this data come from?: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output)
Unit: % of total electricity output
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 257 places, 7,313 data points, 1990–2021
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Renewable electricity is the share of electricity generated by renewable power plants in total electricity generated by all types of plants.