Electricity generation from hydropower in North Korea
North Korea: Electricity generation from hydropower was 17 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from hydropower 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 from hydropower in North Korea is 17 terawatt-hours, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 32.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from hydropower in North Korea peaked at 17 terawatt-hours in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.9 terawatt-hours, in 2015.
That places North Korea 33rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12 terawatt-hours | 10.1 terawatt-hours | 13.93 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.43 terawatt-hours | 9.9 terawatt-hours | 13.76 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.82 terawatt-hours | 12.8 terawatt-hours | 17 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 73.1% (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 15.4% (2018)
- Vegetable oil supply per person vs. GDP per capita 5.67 kilograms per year per capita (2018)
- Renewable freshwater resources per capita 2,545 cubic meters (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from hydropower in North Korea?
- Electricity generation from hydropower in North Korea was 17 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 from hydropower recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 17 terawatt-hours in 2024.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from hydropower recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.9 terawatt-hours in 2015.
- How does North Korea rank for electricity generation from hydropower?
- North Korea ranks 33rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from hydropower rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.1%. 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 from hydropower. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours.