Energy in North Korea

Pyongchon Thermal Power Station is the electricity source for Pyongyang's central neighborhoods.

Energy in North Korea describes energy and electricity production, consumption and import in North Korea.

North Korea is net energy exporter. Primary energy use in North Korea was 224 TWh and 9 TWh per million people in 2009.

North Korea energy production in relation to population was about same as is in South Korea in 2004-2009. The difference is in the energy import. North Korea is almost self-sufficient in energy. The energy import is very small in North Korea and 86% of primary energy use in South Korea. Population was in 2009 in North Korea 23.91 million and South Korea 48.75 million.

Overview

Energy in North Korea
	Capita	Prim. energy	Production	Export	Electricity	CO2-emission
	Million	TWh	TWh	TWh	TWh	Mt
2004	22.38	237	223	-15	18.50	70.20
2007	23.78	214	229	15	18.12	62.32
2008	23.86	236	242	6	19.54	69.37
2009	23.91	224	236	12	17.76	66.20
2012	24.45				18.21	64.82
2012R	24.76	164	236	72	16.20	45.42
2013	24.90	168	280	112	16.44	47.68
Change 2004-09	6.8 %	-5.4 %	5.5 %	-	-4.0 %	-5.7 %
Mtoe = 11.63 TWh, Prim. energy includes energy losses that are 2/3 for nuclear power 2012R = CO2 calculation criteria changed, numbers updated

Per capita electricity consumption

According to statistics compiled by the South Korean agency, Statistics Korea, based on International Energy Agency (IEA) data, per capita electricity consumption fell from its peak in 1990 of 1247 kilowatt hours to a low of 712 kilowatt hours in 2000. It has slowly risen since to 819 kilowatt hours in 2008, a level below that of 1970.

See also

• Mining in North Korea#Coal mining
• Nuclear power in North Korea