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North Korea · Annual SERIES

Electricity consumption in North Korea

Annual net electric power consumption across an economy, divided by its midyear population, in kilowatt-hours per person.

789kilowatt-hours per person
2023Observation year

-5.28% from 2022

North Korea
Electricity consumption in North Korea, 2000–2025kilowatt-hours per person. Underlying figures are available in the data table.599664729794859200020052010201520202025

kilowatt-hours per person · World Bank · Missing observations remain gaps.

Underlying data

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Electricity consumption · North Korea · kilowatt-hours per person
YearValueStatus & source note
2025Not availablemissing
2024Not availablemissing
2023788.585022660889present
2022832.508983967964present
2021809.414751925986present
2020776.505881931621present
2019772.151630378676present
2018801.082960194549present
2017767.88378085755present
2016783.047113652461present
2015625.485086225604present
2014714.542170836165present
2013734.599419466296present
2012717.999178794885present
2011704.481981222792present
2010798.56701363551present
2009795.310553778284present
2008788.786647143114present
2007735.158582904437present
2006770.127611535677present
2005790.648370604014present
2004762.689897890092present
2003733.861400276791present
2002695.373320041749present
2001714.119015133008present
2000690.191080757089present

Definition & method

WDI publishes IEA energy statistics from national energy agencies, adjusted to international definitions. Net consumption accounts for electricity production, trade, losses and generating plants’ own use, then divides by midyear population.

Annual net electric power consumption across an economy, divided by its midyear population, in kilowatt-hours per person.

What to keep in mind

  • This includes electricity across economic sectors; it is not household electricity consumption or an electricity bill.
  • IEA source coverage and methods can change, producing breaks in time series. The source describes a different calculation convention for the United States.
  • Consumption does not measure supply reliability, outages or electricity access.
  • Missing years remain missing. An association with economic output does not establish causation.
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