Democratic People’s Republic of Korea vs Kuwait: Electricity generation from solar
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
0.17 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Kuwait
0.21 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea rank
101st
Kuwait rank
99th
Electricity generation from solar over time
- Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0.21 terawatt-hours against 0.17 terawatt-hours in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, a difference of 0.04 terawatt-hours.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.2 times Democratic People’s Republic of Korea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Kuwait ahead.
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea ranks 101st and Kuwait ranks 99th of 214 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea averaged higher in 1 and Kuwait in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic People’s Republic of Korea | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2010s | 0.028 terawatt-hours | 0.013 terawatt-hours | 0.015 terawatt-hours | Democratic People’s Republic of Korea |
| 2020s | 0.14 terawatt-hours | 0.156 terawatt-hours | 0.016 terawatt-hours | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from solar, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 0.21 terawatt-hours against 0.17 terawatt-hours in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from solar between Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and Kuwait?
- 0.04 terawatt-hours, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and Kuwait?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and Kuwait rank globally for electricity generation from solar?
- Democratic People’s Republic of Korea ranks 101st and Kuwait ranks 99th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from solar. 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.