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North Korea

Clean Energy Share (2024)

63.4%

0.7pp from 2023

63.4% Clean36.6% Fossil

Generation Breakdown

2024 electricity generation by source (27.1 TWh total).

Solar

0.2TWh

0.6% of total

Hydro

17.0TWh

62.7% of total

Coal

9.2TWh

34.1% of total

Oil

0.7TWh

2.6% of total

Historical Trend

Clean vs. fossil share since 2000.

Data from Ember (CC-BY-4.0). Clean energy = solar + wind + hydro + nuclear + bioenergy + other renewables. Covers electricity generation only — does not include heating, transport, or industrial energy use.

Last updated: April 6, 2026