Electricity generation from solar and wind in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea: Electricity generation from solar and wind was 0.17 terawatt-hours in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Electricity generation from solar and wind in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea recorded 0.17 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from solar and wind in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 13.3% on the previous year and up 1,600.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from solar and wind in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea peaked at 0.17 terawatt-hours in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea ranks 110th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.028 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.08 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.14 terawatt-hours | 0.1 terawatt-hours | 0.17 terawatt-hours | 5 |
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More energy & mining data for Democratic People’s Republic of 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from solar and wind in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea?
- Electricity generation from solar and wind in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea was 0.17 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from solar and wind recorded in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.17 terawatt-hours in 2024.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from solar and wind recorded in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Democratic People’s Republic of Korea rank for electricity generation from solar and wind?
- Democratic People’s Republic of Korea ranks 110th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from solar and wind rising or falling in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,600.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Democratic People’s Republic of Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from solar and wind. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.