Coal share of electricity in North Korea in 2023 — 33.61%. Ranked 64 in the world out of 87. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 6.44 pp.
1990–2023 · % of generation
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: North Korea
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 33.61 | −1.15 pp |
| 2022 | 34.76 | +0.07 pp |
| 2021 | 34.69 | −8.24 pp |
| 2020 | 42.93 | −6.79 pp |
| 2019 | 49.71 | +4.31 pp |
| 2018 | 45.4 | −0.54 pp |
| 2017 | 45.94 | +3.44 pp |
| 2016 | 42.5 | −0.59 pp |
| 2015 | 43.09 | +5.99 pp |
| 2014 | 37.1 | +2.58 pp |
| 2013 | 34.52 | −0.13 pp |
| 2012 | 34.64 | +0.43 pp |
| 2011 | 34.21 | −6.85 pp |
| 2010 | 41.05 | −3.22 pp |
| 2009 | 44.27 | +8.28 pp |
| 2008 | 35.99 | +1.25 pp |
| 2007 | 34.75 | −6.14 pp |
| 2006 | 40.89 | +1.86 pp |
| 2005 | 39.04 | +0.46 pp |
| 2004 | 38.58 | −0.91 pp |
| 2003 | 39.48 | −1.69 pp |
| 2002 | 41.17 | −1.34 pp |
| 2001 | 42.51 | −0.8 pp |
| 2000 | 43.31 | +4.24 pp |
| 1999 | 39.08 | +5.15 pp |
| 1998 | 33.93 | −5.28 pp |
| 1997 | 39.21 | +2.74 pp |
| 1996 | 36.47 | −0.33 pp |
| 1995 | 36.8 | −3.32 pp |
| 1994 | 40.12 | +0.43 pp |
| 1993 | 39.69 | −2.37 pp |
| 1992 | 42.06 | −0.44 pp |
| 1991 | 42.5 | +2.45 pp |
| 1990 | 40.05 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The share of electricity generated from coal in a country's total generation. Coal remains the largest source of electricity in the world despite plant closures in Europe and North America: growth in Asia outweighs that decline. In emissions per kilowatt-hour coal is about twice as bad as gas, which is why this share does more than anything else to set the carbon intensity of a country's electricity.
Important: Aggregates for groups of countries are weighted by electricity generation in terawatt-hours — the only correct weight for a share of generation. The weight series comes from Ember and starts in 2000, so there are no aggregates for earlier years, even though country data go back to 1960.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
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