Share of electricity generation from oil in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea: Share of electricity generation from oil was 2.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of electricity generation from oil in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea recorded 2.6% for share of electricity generation from oil in 2024.
The figure is down 6.7% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from oil in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea peaked at 5.1% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2021.
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea ranks 129th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.0% | 2.6% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 2.4% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.0% | 3.5% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of electricity generation from oil in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea?
- Share of electricity generation from oil in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea was 2.6% in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from oil recorded in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 5.1% in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from oil recorded in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2021.
- How does Democratic People’s Republic of Korea rank for share of electricity generation from oil?
- Democratic People’s Republic of Korea ranks 129th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of electricity generation from oil rising or falling in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Democratic People’s Republic of Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of electricity generation from oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.