Internal renewable freshwater resources by region, per capita in North Korea
North Korea: Internal renewable freshwater resources by region, per capita was 0 units per person in 2022. ▼ Falling
Internal renewable freshwater resources by region, per capita in North Korea, 1961–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for internal renewable freshwater resources by region, per capita in North Korea is 0 units per person, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 62 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, internal renewable freshwater resources by region, per capita in North Korea peaked at 0 units per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2022.
That places North Korea 90th out of 183 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
Internal renewable freshwater resources by region, per capita in North Korea, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1962 | 0 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1963 | 0 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 0 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 0 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1966 | 0 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1967 | 0 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 0 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1969 | 0 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1970 | 0 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1971 | 0 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 0 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 0 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 0 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 0 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 0 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 0 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 0 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 0 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 0 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 0 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 0 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 0 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 0 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 0 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 0 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 0 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 0 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 0 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 0 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 0 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 0 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 0 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 0 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0 units per person | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
- 87 Trinidad and Tobago 0 units per person compare
- 88 Turkey 0 units per person compare
- 89 Mali 0 units per person compare
- 91 Cote d'Ivoire 0 units per person compare
- 92 El Salvador 0 units per person compare
- 93 Sri Lanka 0 units 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)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Primary energy use, 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)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is internal renewable freshwater resources by region, per capita in North Korea?
- Internal renewable freshwater resources by region, per capita in North Korea was 0 units per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest internal renewable freshwater resources by region, per capita recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest internal renewable freshwater resources by region, per capita recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2022.
- How does North Korea rank for internal renewable freshwater resources by region, per capita?
- North Korea ranks 90th out of 183 countries with data for 2022.
- Is internal renewable freshwater resources by region, per capita rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. 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 Internal renewable freshwater resources by region, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Internal renewable freshwater resources by region divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Internal renewable freshwater resources by region ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Internal renewable freshwater resources by region AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed 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
Internal renewable freshwater resources by region divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.