Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use was 57.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 2009–2023
Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
In 2023, share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of stood at 57.5%. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.1% on the previous year and up 61.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 57.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 26.0%, in 2009.
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 185th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 26.0% | — |
| 2010 | 29.3% | +12.7% |
| 2011 | 31.4% | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 33.6% | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 35.7% | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 37.8% | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 40.0% | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 42.1% | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 44.2% | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 46.3% | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 48.4% | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 50.5% | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 52.6% | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 54.7% | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 57.5% | +5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.0% | 26.0% | 26.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 38.9% | 29.3% | 48.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.8% | 50.5% | 57.5% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 57.5% in 2023, according to Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 57.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.0% in 2009.
- How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 185th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.1%. 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 Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to electricity means having an electricity source that can provide very basic lighting, and charge a phone or power a radio for 4 hours per day.