Renewables share of final energy consumption — all countries

Renewables share of final energy consumption — North Korea

Renewables share of final energy consumption in North Korea in 2021 — 14.7%. Ranked 125 in the world out of 212. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 7.5 pp.

2021 14.7% +3.5 pp vs 2020
World rank 125of 212
Period maximum 24%2016
Period minimum 7.2%1990

Trend over time

1990–2021 · % of final consumption

Renewables share of final energy consumption — North Korea, 1990–202101020301990199419982002200620102014201820211990: 7.2%1991: 7.5%1992: 7.7%1993: 8%1994: 9%1995: 9.6%1996: 10.2%1997: 9.6%1998: 9.9%1999: 9.4%2000: 8.7%2001: 8.6%2002: 9%2003: 9.3%2004: 9.4%2005: 9.2%2006: 9%2007: 10.9%2008: 10.2%2009: 10.4%2010: 11%2011: 14.8%2012: 15.4%2013: 20.8%2014: 18.5%2015: 22.6%2016: 24%2017: 10.2%2018: 11.9%2019: 10%2020: 11.2%2021: 14.7%
Change over the period: +7.5 pp Annual average: 0.24 pp
Renewables share of final energy consumption — North Korea, by year North Korea All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2021 14.7 +3.5 pp
2020 11.2 +1.2 pp
2019 10 −1.9 pp
2018 11.9 +1.7 pp
2017 10.2 −13.8 pp
2016 24 +1.4 pp
2015 22.6 +4.1 pp
2014 18.5 −2.3 pp
2013 20.8 +5.4 pp
2012 15.4 +0.6 pp
2011 14.8 +3.8 pp
2010 11 +0.6 pp
2009 10.4 +0.2 pp
2008 10.2 −0.7 pp
2007 10.9 +1.9 pp
2006 9 −0.2 pp
2005 9.2 −0.2 pp
2004 9.4 +0.1 pp
2003 9.3 +0.3 pp
2002 9 +0.4 pp
2001 8.6 −0.1 pp
2000 8.7 −0.7 pp
1999 9.4 −0.5 pp
1998 9.9 +0.3 pp
1997 9.6 −0.6 pp
1996 10.2 +0.6 pp
1995 9.6 +0.6 pp
1994 9 +1 pp
1993 8 +0.3 pp
1992 7.7 +0.2 pp
1991 7.5 +0.3 pp
1990 7.2

Eastern Asia, 2021

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

About the indicator

The share of energy from renewable sources in total final energy consumption — not in electricity alone, but in heating and transport as well. High values in low-income countries are often explained not by “green” energy but by the traditional use of wood fuel for cooking.

Important: There is no aggregate for groups of countries: the correct denominator is final energy consumption itself, and that is published by the Energy Institute, whose terms prohibit republication. Weighting by population would be especially wrong here — in the poorest countries the renewable share is high because of firewood, and the world figure would come out overstated.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.