Cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts in North Korea
North Korea: Cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts was 0.0016 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts in North Korea, 2008–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
North Korea recorded 0.0016 for cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts in 2025. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 86.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts in North Korea peaked at 0.0016 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0002, in 2008.
North Korea ranks 120th of 157 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts in North Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.0002 | — |
| 2009 | 0.0002 | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0003 | +16.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0005 | +92.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0006 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0008 | +36.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0009 | +14.7% |
| 2016 | 0.001 | +12.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0013 | +37.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0013 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0013 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0016 | +20.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0016 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0016 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0016 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0016 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0016 | +0.0% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 0.0016 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0012, 1.3× the median. (9 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 0.0016 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0068, 24% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts in North Korea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +92.9% | 0.0003 | 0.0005 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0002 | 0.0002 | 0.0002 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.0008 | 0.0002 | 0.0013 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0016 | 0.0016 | 0.0016 | 6 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
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- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- 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)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 4.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts in North Korea?
- Cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts in North Korea was 0.0016 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0016 in 2020.
- What is the lowest cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 in 2008.
- How does North Korea rank for cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts?
- North Korea ranks 120th out of 157 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 86.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this North Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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