Electricity production from oil sources in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Electricity production from oil sources was 2.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Electricity production from oil sources in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 1990–2023
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of recorded 2.9% for electricity production from oil sources in 2023.
That represents a change of up 36.9% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil sources in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 6.1% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1993.
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 116th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil sources in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.6% | — |
| 1991 | 0.5% | -87.1% |
| 1992 | 0.5% | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | -71.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 1.5% | +951.4% |
| 1996 | 4.8% | +232.6% |
| 1997 | 5.3% | +10.4% |
| 1998 | 6.1% | +13.5% |
| 1999 | 5.5% | -8.6% |
| 2000 | 4.1% | -26.0% |
| 2001 | 5.0% | +21.9% |
| 2002 | 5.1% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 4.7% | -8.3% |
| 2004 | 4.5% | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 3.6% | -19.6% |
| 2006 | 2.8% | -21.8% |
| 2007 | 3.5% | +24.3% |
| 2008 | 3.4% | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 2.5% | -24.8% |
| 2010 | 2.4% | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 2.9% | +22.0% |
| 2012 | 2.6% | -12.5% |
| 2013 | 2.6% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 2.7% | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 4.3% | +57.5% |
| 2016 | 3.9% | -7.9% |
| 2017 | 3.3% | -15.8% |
| 2018 | 3.1% | -7.6% |
| 2019 | 3.9% | +26.5% |
| 2020 | 3.5% | -8.7% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | -44.1% |
| 2022 | 2.2% | +8.7% |
| 2023 | 2.9% | +36.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.8% | 0.1% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.9% | 2.5% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 2.4% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 2.0% | 3.5% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil sources in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Electricity production from oil sources in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 2.9% in 2023, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil sources recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 6.1% in 1998.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil sources recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1993.
- How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for electricity production from oil sources?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 116th out of 210 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electricity production from oil sources rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea, Democratic People's Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electricity production from oil sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of electricity production from oil sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products.