Electricity consumption per capita in North Korea in 2024 — 1.02 MWh. Ranked 138 in the world out of 196. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 24.4%.
2000–2024 · megawatt-hours per capita
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: North Korea
| Year | MWh | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.02 | +0.01 | +0.99% |
| 2023 | 1.01 | +0 | +0% |
| 2022 | 1.01 | +0.03 | +3.06% |
| 2021 | 0.98 | +0.06 | +6.52% |
| 2020 | 0.92 | +0 | +0% |
| 2019 | 0.92 | −0.04 | −4.17% |
| 2018 | 0.96 | +0.05 | +5.49% |
| 2017 | 0.91 | −0.02 | −2.15% |
| 2016 | 0.93 | +0.19 | +25.68% |
| 2015 | 0.74 | −0.1 | −11.9% |
| 2014 | 0.84 | −0.03 | −3.45% |
| 2013 | 0.87 | +0.02 | +2.35% |
| 2012 | 0.85 | +0.02 | +2.41% |
| 2011 | 0.83 | −0.11 | −11.7% |
| 2010 | 0.94 | +0 | +0% |
| 2009 | 0.94 | +0.01 | +1.08% |
| 2008 | 0.93 | +0.06 | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 0.87 | −0.04 | −4.4% |
| 2006 | 0.91 | −0.02 | −2.15% |
| 2005 | 0.93 | +0.03 | +3.33% |
| 2004 | 0.9 | +0.03 | +3.45% |
| 2003 | 0.87 | +0.05 | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 0.82 | −0.02 | −2.38% |
| 2001 | 0.84 | +0.02 | +2.44% |
| 2000 | 0.82 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Taiwan
12.43
South Korea
12.09
Macao
8.72
Japan
8.21
China
7.1
Hong Kong
6.58
Mongolia
3.32
North Korea
1.02
Electricity consumption per resident, in megawatt-hours a year. One of the most telling indicators of living standards and of the structure of an economy: the gap between the extreme countries is more than two hundredfold. But it has to be read with climate and industry in mind — the top of the list holds not only rich countries but also Iceland and Norway with their aluminum smelters running on cheap hydropower, and the Gulf states, where more goes on air conditioning than on heating in Europe.
Important: It is calculated on a country's entire consumption, including industry, and not on households alone. The series starts in 2000.
Source: Yearly Electricity Data (Ember), license CC BY 4.0.