Electricity generation in North Korea
North Korea: Electricity generation was 27.1 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation in North Korea, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity generation in North Korea is 27.1 terawatt-hours, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation in North Korea peaked at 27.1 terawatt-hours in 2024 and was at its lowest, 18.93 terawatt-hours, in 2015.
That places North Korea 76th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.47 terawatt-hours | 19.3 terawatt-hours | 23.38 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.41 terawatt-hours | 18.93 terawatt-hours | 24.83 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.02 terawatt-hours | 24.1 terawatt-hours | 27.1 terawatt-hours | 5 |
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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)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 15.5% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs gdp per capita 73.14 (2018)
- Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs gdp per capita 11.5 (2018)
- Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs gdp per capita 15.36 (2018)
- Vegetable oil vs gdp 5.67 (2018)
- Renewable water resources per capita 2,545 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation in North Korea?
- Electricity generation in North Korea was 27.1 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 27.1 terawatt-hours in 2024.
- What is the lowest electricity generation recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.93 terawatt-hours in 2015.
- How does North Korea rank for electricity generation?
- North Korea ranks 76th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total electricity generated in each country or region, measured in terawatt-hours.