Coal production, per square kilometre in North Korea
North Korea: Coal production, per square kilometre was 0.0013 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0013 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
6th
of 205 countries
All-time high
0.0026 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 1979
All-time low
0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Coal production, per square kilometre in North Korea, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in terawatt-hours per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for coal production, per square kilometre in North Korea is 0.0013 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and down 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coal production, per square kilometre in North Korea peaked at 0.0026 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places North Korea 6th out of 205 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Coal production, per square kilometre in North Korea, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0011 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +26.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0012 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0013 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0015 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +18.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0016 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0016 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0017 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1972 | 0.002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +17.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0022 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0023 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0024 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0025 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0025 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0026 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0026 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0019 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -25.9% |
| 1981 | 0.002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0021 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0021 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0022 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0017 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -21.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0017 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0017 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0021 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +20.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0016 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -22.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0021 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +33.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0022 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0023 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0021 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1994 | 0.002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0018 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0016 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0016 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0014 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0016 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0017 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0018 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0017 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0018 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0019 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 0.002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0021 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0018 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0019 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0015 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -22.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0015 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0015 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0016 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0019 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +20.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0019 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0019 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0021 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0018 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0015 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -16.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0017 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0016 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0013 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -17.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0013 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0013 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0011 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0016 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0022 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0016 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0026 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0019 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0016 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0022 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0019 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0014 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0023 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0018 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0015 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0021 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0017 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0015 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0021 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0014 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0013 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0016 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
- 3 India 0.0016 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 4 Czechia 0.0015 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 5 Poland 0.0013 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 7 South Africa 0.0013 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 8 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0011 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 9 Viet Nam 0.001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
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- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
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- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is coal production, per square kilometre in North Korea?
- Coal production, per square kilometre in North Korea was 0.0013 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest coal production, per square kilometre recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0026 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 1979.
- What is the lowest coal production, per square kilometre recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does North Korea rank for coal production, per square kilometre?
- North Korea ranks 6th out of 205 countries with data for 2023.
- Is coal production, per square kilometre rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Coal production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Coal production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Coal production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Coal production Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Coal production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.