Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Number of people without access to electricity, per capita was 0.386 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.386 people per person
Change on year
down 9.2%
World rank
31st
of 214 countries
All-time high
0.74 people per person
in 2009
All-time low
0.386 people per person
in 2024
Years of data
16
2009–2024

Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 2009–2024

00.20.40.60.82009201620242009: 0.74 people per person2010: 0.707 people per person2011: 0.686 people per person2012: 0.664 people per person2013: 0.643 people per person2014: 0.622 people per person2015: 0.6 people per person2016: 0.579 people per person2017: 0.558 people per person2018: 0.537 people per person2019: 0.516 people per person2020: 0.495 people per person2021: 0.474 people per person2022: 0.453 people per person2023: 0.425 people per person2024: 0.386 people per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.

Analysis

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of recorded 0.386 people per person for number of people without access to electricity, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.2% on the previous year and down 37.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 0.74 people per person in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.386 people per person, in 2024.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 31st of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.

Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year

Annual values for Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 2009 to 2024.
Year people per person Change
2009 0.74 people per person
2010 0.707 people per person -4.5%
2011 0.686 people per person -3.0%
2012 0.664 people per person -3.2%
2013 0.643 people per person -3.2%
2014 0.622 people per person -3.3%
2015 0.6 people per person -3.5%
2016 0.579 people per person -3.5%
2017 0.558 people per person -3.6%
2018 0.537 people per person -3.8%
2019 0.516 people per person -3.9%
2020 0.495 people per person -4.1%
2021 0.474 people per person -4.2%
2022 0.453 people per person -4.4%
2023 0.425 people per person -6.2%
2024 0.386 people per person -9.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.74 people per person 0.74 people per person 0.74 people per person 1
2010s 0.6112 people per person 0.516 people per person 0.707 people per person 10
2020s 0.4466 people per person 0.386 people per person 0.495 people per person 5

Countries ranked near Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

  1. 28 Namibia 0.407 people per person compare
  2. 29 Lesotho 0.394 people per person compare
  3. 30 Togo 0.389 people per person compare
  4. 32 Zimbabwe 0.38 people per person compare
  5. 33 Nigeria 0.375 people per person compare
  6. 34 Equatorial Guinea 0.349 people per person compare

See the full ranking of 214 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 0.386 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest number of people without access to electricity, per capita recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 0.74 people per person in 2009.
What is the lowest number of people without access to electricity, per capita recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 0.386 people per person in 2024.
How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for number of people without access to electricity, per capita?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 31st out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of people without access to electricity, per capita rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
Over the last ten years it is down 37.9%. 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people without access to electricity, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Number of people without access to electricity, per capita
Unit
people per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
214 places, 5,325 data points, 2000–2024
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Number of people without access to electricity divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.