North Korea: Share of clean energy

The latest value from 2021 is 14.7 percent, an increase from 11.2 percent in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 31.16 percent, based on data from 194 countries. Historically, the average for North Korea from 1990 to 2021 is 11.5 percent. The minimum value, 7.2 percent, was reached in 1990 while the maximum of 24 percent was recorded in 2016. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

We show the alternative and nuclear energy use as percent of the total energy use in North Korea. It consists of noncarbohydrate energy that does not produce carbon dioxide when generated and includes hydropower and nuclear, geothermal, and solar power.

Definition: Renewable energy consumption is the share of renewables energy in total final energy consumption.