North Korea Coal Usage/Consumption 1971-2024
Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.
- North Korea coal usage/consumption for 2015 was 21.29%, a 2.85% decline from 2014.
- North Korea coal usage/consumption for 2014 was 24.13%, a 3.08% increase from 2013.
- North Korea coal usage/consumption for 2013 was 21.06%, a 5.89% decline from 2012.
- North Korea coal usage/consumption for 2012 was 26.95%, a 1.19% decline from 2011.
| North Korea Coal Usage/Consumption - Historical Data |
| Year |
% of Electricity from Coal |
Annual Change |
| 2015 |
21.29% |
-2.85% |
| 2014 |
24.13% |
3.08% |
| 2013 |
21.06% |
-5.89% |
| 2012 |
26.95% |
-1.19% |
| 2011 |
28.14% |
-7.38% |
| 2010 |
35.52% |
-2.50% |
| 2009 |
38.01% |
2.01% |
| 2008 |
36.01% |
1.25% |
| 2007 |
34.76% |
-6.14% |
| 2006 |
40.90% |
1.86% |
| 2005 |
39.04% |
0.46% |
| 2004 |
38.58% |
-0.91% |
| 2003 |
39.48% |
-1.69% |
| 2002 |
41.17% |
-1.34% |
| 2001 |
42.51% |
-0.80% |
| 2000 |
43.31% |
4.24% |
| 1999 |
39.08% |
5.15% |
| 1998 |
33.93% |
-5.28% |
| 1997 |
39.21% |
2.74% |
| 1996 |
36.47% |
-0.33% |
| 1995 |
36.80% |
-3.32% |
| 1994 |
40.12% |
0.43% |
| 1993 |
39.69% |
-2.37% |
| 1992 |
42.06% |
-0.44% |
| 1991 |
42.50% |
2.45% |
| 1990 |
40.05% |
-5.76% |
| 1989 |
45.82% |
3.99% |
| 1988 |
41.82% |
-1.32% |
| 1987 |
43.14% |
-0.35% |
| 1986 |
43.49% |
-4.45% |
| 1985 |
47.94% |
1.53% |
| 1984 |
46.40% |
-3.29% |
| 1983 |
49.69% |
1.01% |
| 1982 |
48.68% |
-0.08% |
| 1981 |
48.76% |
0.78% |
| 1980 |
47.99% |
2.21% |
| 1979 |
45.78% |
0.67% |
| 1978 |
45.11% |
0.04% |
| 1977 |
45.07% |
2.78% |
| 1976 |
42.29% |
-1.58% |
| 1975 |
43.87% |
5.03% |
| 1974 |
38.84% |
1.84% |
| 1973 |
37.00% |
2.56% |
| 1972 |
34.45% |
-1.54% |
| 1971 |
35.98% |
-1.54% |
