Renewable energy consumption in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Renewable energy consumption was 14.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Renewable energy consumption in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 1990–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total final energy consumption.
Analysis
The most recent figure for renewable energy consumption in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of is 14.7%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 31.2% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 24.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 1990.
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 125th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Renewable energy consumption in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year
| Year | % of total final energy consumption | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.2% | — |
| 1991 | 7.5% | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 7.7% | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 8.0% | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 9.0% | +12.5% |
| 1995 | 9.6% | +6.7% |
| 1996 | 10.2% | +6.2% |
| 1997 | 9.6% | -5.9% |
| 1998 | 9.9% | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 9.4% | -5.1% |
| 2000 | 8.7% | -7.4% |
| 2001 | 8.6% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 9.0% | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 9.3% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 9.4% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 9.2% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 9.0% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 10.9% | +21.1% |
| 2008 | 10.2% | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 10.4% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 11.0% | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 14.8% | +34.5% |
| 2012 | 15.4% | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 20.8% | +35.1% |
| 2014 | 18.5% | -11.1% |
| 2015 | 22.6% | +22.2% |
| 2016 | 24.0% | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 10.2% | -57.5% |
| 2018 | 11.9% | +16.7% |
| 2019 | 10.0% | -16.0% |
| 2020 | 11.2% | +12.0% |
| 2021 | 14.7% | +31.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.8% | 7.2% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.5% | 8.6% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.9% | 10.0% | 24.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.9% | 11.2% | 14.7% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy consumption in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Renewable energy consumption in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 14.7% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest renewable energy consumption recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 24.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 1990.
- How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 125th out of 212 countries with data for 2021.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea, Democratic People's Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Renewable energy consumption (% of total final energy consumption). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable energy consumption is the share of renewable energy in total final energy consumption.