Fossil fuel consumption, per capita in North Korea
North Korea: Fossil fuel consumption, per capita was 0 terawatt-hours per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fossil fuel consumption, per capita in North Korea, 1980–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in terawatt-hours per person.
Analysis
North Korea recorded 0 terawatt-hours per person for fossil fuel consumption, per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 36.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fossil fuel consumption, per capita in North Korea peaked at 0 terawatt-hours per person in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours per person, in 2016.
North Korea ranks 132nd of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Fossil fuel consumption, per capita in North Korea, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | — |
| 1981 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -19.0% |
| 1986 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -4.0% |
| 1988 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +17.3% |
| 1989 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -21.2% |
| 1990 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +7.9% |
| 1994 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -5.0% |
| 1995 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +14.6% |
| 1996 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -12.7% |
| 1999 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +28.1% |
| 2000 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -10.6% |
| 2001 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -12.1% |
| 2008 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +8.1% |
| 2009 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -14.6% |
| 2010 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -30.6% |
| 2012 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -8.1% |
| 2014 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -10.3% |
| 2016 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +93.5% |
| 2018 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -10.3% |
| 2019 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +11.3% |
| 2020 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -18.1% |
| 2022 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +4.4% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 0 terawatt-hours per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0 terawatt-hours per person, 10.9× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 0 terawatt-hours per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 terawatt-hours per person, 59% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fossil fuel consumption, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +93.5% | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
- 129 Albania 0 terawatt-hours per person compare
- 130 India 0 terawatt-hours per person compare
- 131 Morocco 0 terawatt-hours per person compare
- 133 Samoa 0 terawatt-hours per person compare
- 134 El Salvador 0 terawatt-hours per person compare
- 135 Micronesia (country) 0 terawatt-hours per person compare
More energy & mining data for North Korea
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 4.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fossil fuel consumption, per capita in North Korea?
- Fossil fuel consumption, per capita in North Korea was 0 terawatt-hours per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fossil fuel consumption, per capita recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours per person in 1984.
- What is the lowest fossil fuel consumption, per capita recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours per person in 2016.
- How does North Korea rank for fossil fuel consumption, per capita?
- North Korea ranks 132nd out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fossil fuel consumption, per capita rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Fossil fuel consumption, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Fossil fuel consumption divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Fossil fuel consumption ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Fossil fuel consumption Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Fossil fuel consumption divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.