Energy consumption per capita in North Korea in 2024 — 24.9 MMBtu. Ranked 125 in the world out of 214. Since 1980, the indicator has fallen by 51.6%.
1980–2024 · million Btu per capita
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: North Korea
| Year | MMBtu | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 24.9 | +1 | +4.24% |
| 2023 | 23.9 | +0.3 | +1.37% |
| 2022 | 23.6 | −0.4 | −1.85% |
| 2021 | 24 | −4.4 | −15.52% |
| 2020 | 28.4 | −1.6 | −5.19% |
| 2019 | 30 | +2.7 | +9.81% |
| 2018 | 27.3 | −2.8 | −9.39% |
| 2017 | 30.1 | +13.7 | +83.14% |
| 2016 | 16.5 | +0.2 | +1.18% |
| 2015 | 16.3 | −2.1 | −11.54% |
| 2014 | 18.4 | −0.4 | −2.27% |
| 2013 | 18.8 | −1.4 | −7.11% |
| 2012 | 20.3 | −1.1 | −5.33% |
| 2011 | 21.4 | −8.7 | −28.87% |
| 2010 | 30.1 | −1.9 | −6.04% |
| 2009 | 32 | −5.4 | −14.49% |
| 2008 | 37.4 | +2.8 | +7.94% |
| 2007 | 34.7 | −4.4 | −11.34% |
| 2006 | 39.1 | −1.9 | −4.67% |
| 2005 | 41 | −0.8 | −1.85% |
| 2004 | 41.8 | +1.3 | +3.24% |
| 2003 | 40.5 | −0.6 | −1.45% |
| 2002 | 41.1 | −1.3 | −3.17% |
| 2001 | 42.4 | −1.4 | −3.27% |
| 2000 | 43.9 | −5.1 | −10.34% |
| 1999 | 48.9 | +10.4 | +26.96% |
| 1998 | 38.5 | −5.4 | −12.34% |
| 1997 | 44 | −1.4 | −3.07% |
| 1996 | 45.4 | −2.3 | −4.8% |
| 1995 | 47.7 | +5.9 | +14.12% |
| 1994 | 41.8 | −2 | −4.6% |
| 1993 | 43.8 | +2.9 | +7.11% |
| 1992 | 40.9 | +0.1 | +0.36% |
| 1991 | 40.7 | −0.7 | −1.57% |
| 1990 | 41.4 | −0.1 | −0.15% |
| 1989 | 41.4 | −10.5 | −20.27% |
| 1988 | 52 | +7.5 | +16.85% |
| 1987 | 44.5 | −1.7 | −3.62% |
| 1986 | 46.1 | −0.5 | −1.05% |
| 1985 | 46.6 | −10.3 | −18.1% |
| 1984 | 56.9 | +0.8 | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 56.1 | +1.7 | +3.16% |
| 1982 | 54.4 | +1.6 | +3.12% |
| 1981 | 52.8 | +1.3 | +2.55% |
| 1980 | 51.5 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
South Korea
240.1
Taiwan
197.7
Hong Kong
129.4
Japan
126.6
China
120.2
Mongolia
75.4
Macao
66.2
North Korea
24.9
Primary energy consumption per resident. The indicator is broader than electricity consumption per capita and therefore gives a fairer answer to the question of the energy standard of living: it includes fuel for transport and heating, and it is those, not electricity, that make up most of the spending in cold and car-dependent countries. The spread between countries is more than a hundredfold, and the top of the list holds not only rich states but also fuel exporters, where energy is cheap, and countries with energy-intensive industry.
Important: It is calculated on a country's entire consumption, including industry and transport, not on households. Not to be confused with electricity consumption per capita: electricity is part of this figure, usually between a fifth and a third of it.
Source: International Energy Statistics (EIA), license Public domain (work of a U.S. federal agency).
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