Share of electricity generation from coal in North Korea
North Korea: Share of electricity generation from coal was 34.1% in 2024. βΌ Falling
Share of electricity generation from coal in North Korea, 2000β2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
North Korea recorded 34.1% for share of electricity generation from coal in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from coal in North Korea peaked at 49.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 34.1%, in 2024.
That places North Korea 23rd out of 207 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.2% | 35.0% | 44.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.0% | 34.4% | 49.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.2% | 34.1% | 42.9% | 5 |
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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)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 15.5% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs gdp per capita 73.14 (2018)
- Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs gdp per capita 11.5 (2018)
- Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs gdp per capita 15.36 (2018)
- Vegetable oil vs gdp 5.67 (2018)
- Renewable water resources per capita 2,545 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of electricity generation from coal in North Korea?
- Share of electricity generation from coal in North Korea was 34.1% in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from coal recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 49.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from coal recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.1% in 2024.
- How does North Korea rank for share of electricity generation from coal?
- North Korea ranks 23rd out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of electricity generation from coal rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of electricity generation from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.