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Electricity per person

Electricity per person

Electricity generated in a year, divided by the population.

02,5005,0007,50010K12.5K190019201940196019802000202012×South Korea12.1KChina7,474World3,860North Korea1,023

About this data

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North Korea: 1,023 kWh (2024)
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How to cite
Free North Korea (2026). “Electricity per person”. Data from Ember (2026) and other sources, via Our World in Data. https://liberatenorthkorea.org/data/electricity-per-person
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