Primary energy production — all countries

Primary energy production — North Korea

Primary energy production in North Korea in 2024 — 0.62 quad Btu. Ranked 57 in the world out of 218. Since 1980, the indicator has fallen by 25.5%.

2024 0.62 quad Btu +4.68% vs 2023
World rank 57of 218
Period maximum 0.992 quad Btu1992
Period minimum 0.585 quad Btu2022

Trend over time

1980–2024 · quadrillion Btu

Primary energy production — North Korea, 1980–20240.40.60.8119801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 0.831 quad Btu1981: 0.864 quad Btu1982: 0.907 quad Btu1983: 0.917 quad Btu1984: 0.94 quad Btu1985: 0.754 quad Btu1986: 0.751 quad Btu1987: 0.748 quad Btu1988: 0.897 quad Btu1989: 0.705 quad Btu1990: 0.924 quad Btu1991: 0.964 quad Btu1992: 0.992 quad Btu1993: 0.909 quad Btu1994: 0.857 quad Btu1995: 0.803 quad Btu1996: 0.712 quad Btu1997: 0.693 quad Btu1998: 0.628 quad Btu1999: 0.704 quad Btu2000: 0.752 quad Btu2001: 0.772 quad Btu2002: 0.745 quad Btu2003: 0.771 quad Btu2004: 0.811 quad Btu2005: 0.886 quad Btu2006: 0.896 quad Btu2007: 0.785 quad Btu2008: 0.833 quad Btu2009: 0.654 quad Btu2010: 0.659 quad Btu2011: 0.673 quad Btu2012: 0.683 quad Btu2013: 0.818 quad Btu2014: 0.825 quad Btu2015: 0.81 quad Btu2016: 0.891 quad Btu2017: 0.788 quad Btu2018: 0.668 quad Btu2019: 0.736 quad Btu2020: 0.7 quad Btu2021: 0.594 quad Btu2022: 0.585 quad Btu2023: 0.592 quad Btu2024: 0.62 quad Btu
Change over the period: −0.212 (−25.48%) Average annual rate: -0.67 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: North Korea

North Korea 0.62 quad Btu
World computed 605.908 quad Btu
East Asia & Pacific computed 187.422 quad Btu
Eastern Asia computed 137.767 quad Btu
Low-income countries computed 2.743 quad Btu
Primary energy production — North Korea, by year North Korea All countries CSV XLSX
Year quad Btu Change Change, %
2024 0.62 +0.028 +4.68%
2023 0.592 +0.007 +1.16%
2022 0.585 −0.009 −1.51%
2021 0.594 −0.106 −15.15%
2020 0.7 −0.035 −4.83%
2019 0.736 +0.068 +10.18%
2018 0.668 −0.121 −15.31%
2017 0.788 −0.103 −11.54%
2016 0.891 +0.082 +10.07%
2015 0.81 −0.015 −1.81%
2014 0.825 +0.007 +0.83%
2013 0.818 +0.135 +19.72%
2012 0.683 +0.01 +1.55%
2011 0.673 +0.014 +2.06%
2010 0.659 +0.005 +0.78%
2009 0.654 −0.179 −21.5%
2008 0.833 +0.049 +6.19%
2007 0.785 −0.111 −12.41%
2006 0.896 +0.009 +1.06%
2005 0.886 +0.075 +9.27%
2004 0.811 +0.041 +5.27%
2003 0.771 +0.025 +3.42%
2002 0.745 −0.027 −3.54%
2001 0.772 +0.02 +2.72%
2000 0.752 +0.048 +6.75%
1999 0.704 +0.077 +12.24%
1998 0.628 −0.065 −9.45%
1997 0.693 −0.019 −2.65%
1996 0.712 −0.091 −11.37%
1995 0.803 −0.054 −6.28%
1994 0.857 −0.052 −5.76%
1993 0.909 −0.082 −8.29%
1992 0.992 +0.027 +2.84%
1991 0.964 +0.04 +4.36%
1990 0.924 +0.219 +31.11%
1989 0.705 −0.193 −21.47%
1988 0.897 +0.149 +19.96%
1987 0.748 −0.003 −0.4%
1986 0.751 −0.003 −0.36%
1985 0.754 −0.186 −19.82%
1984 0.94 +0.023 +2.49%
1983 0.917 +0.01 +1.13%
1982 0.907 +0.043 +4.93%
1981 0.864 +0.033 +3.97%
1980 0.831

Eastern Asia, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

All the primary energy produced inside a country: the fuel extracted plus output from nuclear, hydro and other plants. Setting it against consumption gives what neither of the two series shows on its own — energy self-sufficiency: a country whose production exceeds its consumption is an energy exporter, and the other way round. The largest exporters and the largest importers nonetheless often sit next to each other at the top of the list on both indicators, because the size of an economy matters more than the sign of the balance.

Important: The comparison with consumption shows a country's self-sufficiency: production above consumption means energy exports, below it, dependence on imports.

Source: International Energy Statistics (EIA), license Public domain (work of a U.S. federal agency).