Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in North Korea
North Korea: Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita was 0.614 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in North Korea, 2009–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in North Korea is 0.614 units per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.8% on the previous year and up 62.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in North Korea peaked at 0.614 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.26 units per person, in 2009.
North Korea ranks 184th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in North Korea, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0.26 units per person | — |
| 2010 | 0.293 units per person | +12.7% |
| 2011 | 0.314 units per person | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 0.336 units per person | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 0.357 units per person | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 0.378 units per person | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 0.4 units per person | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 0.421 units per person | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 0.442 units per person | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 0.463 units per person | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 0.484 units per person | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 0.505 units per person | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 0.526 units per person | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 0.547 units per person | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 0.575 units per person | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 0.614 units per person | +6.8% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 0.614 units per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.437 units per person, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 0.614 units per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1 units per person, 61% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.26 units per person | 0.26 units per person | 0.26 units per person | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.3888 units per person | 0.293 units per person | 0.484 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5534 units per person | 0.505 units per person | 0.614 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
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 number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in North Korea?
- Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in North Korea was 0.614 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people with and without electricity access, per capita recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.614 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access, per capita recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.26 units per person in 2009.
- How does North Korea rank for number of people with and without electricity access, per capita?
- North Korea ranks 184th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access, per capita rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people with and without electricity access ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people with and without electricity access Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.