Energy intensity level of primary energy in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Energy intensity level of primary energy was 6.48 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP in 2021. ▼ Falling
Energy intensity level of primary energy in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 2000–2021
Source: Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, International Energy Agency (IEA), note: License: Creative Commons Attribution—NonCommercial 3.0 IGO (CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO). Measured in MJ/$2021 PPP GDP.
Analysis
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of recorded 6.48 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP for energy intensity level of primary energy in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.3% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy intensity level of primary energy in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 8.07 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP in 2005 and was at its lowest, 3.87 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP, in 2015.
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 40th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Energy intensity level of primary energy in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year
| Year | MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.23 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | — |
| 2001 | 7.7 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 7.4 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 7.57 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 7.75 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 8.07 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 8.01 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 6.88 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -14.1% |
| 2008 | 7.75 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | +12.6% |
| 2009 | 7.18 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -7.4% |
| 2010 | 7.66 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 6.06 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -20.9% |
| 2012 | 5.8 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 4.62 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -20.3% |
| 2014 | 4.92 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 3.87 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -21.3% |
| 2016 | 4.23 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | +9.3% |
| 2017 | 7.9 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | +86.8% |
| 2018 | 7.24 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -8.4% |
| 2019 | 7.92 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | +9.4% |
| 2020 | 7.56 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 6.48 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -14.3% |
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of compared with similar countries
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's 6.48 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP is above the median for low income countries, which is 6.31 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP, 1.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's 6.48 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.5 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP, 1.4× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Energy intensity level of primary energy in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +86.8% | 4.23 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | 7.9 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.55 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | 6.88 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | 8.07 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.02 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | 3.87 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | 7.92 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.02 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | 6.48 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | 7.56 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is energy intensity level of primary energy in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Energy intensity level of primary energy in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 6.48 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP in 2021, according to Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, International Energy Agency (IEA), note: License: Creative Commons Attribution—NonCommercial 3.0 IGO (CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO).
- What is the highest energy intensity level of primary energy recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 8.07 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP in 2005.
- What is the lowest energy intensity level of primary energy recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.87 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP in 2015.
- How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for energy intensity level of primary energy?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 40th out of 201 countries with data for 2021.
- Is energy intensity level of primary energy rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Korea, Democratic People's Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, International Energy Agency (IEA), note: License: Creative Commons Attribution—NonCommercial 3.0 IGO (CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO), published as part of Energy intensity level of primary energy (MJ/$2021 PPP GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Energy intensity level of primary energy is the ratio between energy supply and gross domestic product measured at purchasing power parity. Energy intensity is an indication of how much energy is used to produce one unit of economic output. Lower ratio indicates that less energy is used to produce one unit of output.