People without electricity country, per capita in North Korea
North Korea: People without electricity country, per capita was 0.386 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
People without electricity country, per capita in North Korea, 2009–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
North Korea recorded 0.386 units per person for people without electricity country, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 9.2% on the previous year and down 37.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people without electricity country, per capita in North Korea peaked at 0.74 units per person in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.386 units per person, in 2024.
North Korea 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.
People without electricity country, per capita in North Korea, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0.74 units per person | — |
| 2010 | 0.707 units per person | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 0.686 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.664 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.643 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.622 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.6 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.579 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.558 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.537 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 0.516 units per person | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 0.495 units per person | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 0.474 units per person | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 0.453 units per person | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 0.425 units per person | -6.2% |
| 2024 | 0.386 units per person | -9.2% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 0.386 units per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.563 units per person, 69% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.74 units per person | 0.74 units per person | 0.74 units per person | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.6112 units per person | 0.516 units per person | 0.707 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4466 units per person | 0.386 units per person | 0.495 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
More energy & mining data for North Korea
- 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)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 4.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people without electricity country, per capita in North Korea?
- People without electricity country, per capita in North Korea was 0.386 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people without electricity country, per capita recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.74 units per person in 2009.
- What is the lowest people without electricity country, per capita recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.386 units per person in 2024.
- How does North Korea rank for people without electricity country, per capita?
- North Korea ranks 31st out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people without electricity country, per capita rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.9%. 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 People without electricity country, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People without electricity country divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People without electricity country ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- People without electricity country Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
People without electricity country divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.