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North Korea - Renewable Energy Adoption 14.7

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 212 economies tracked

Latest value

14.7 (2021)

Global rank

#n/a of 212 economies

Share of global total

0.2%

Growth since 1990

2.04×

Ranking Race — Renewable Energy Adoption

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#24#47#70#93#116#13919901995200020052010201520202022#127#1252020 overtook Australia2021 overtook Hungary
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Real annual global ranks, 1990 - 2022. North Korea climbed from #127 to #125 (overtook Australia). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for North Korea ↓

Key Events — North Korea

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2011
Climbed 18 places in global rank auto
2017
Fell 44 places in global rank auto
2020
Overtook Australia in global rank auto
2021
Overtook Hungary in global rank auto

Renewable Energy Adoption, 1990-2021

World Bank WDI · % (share) of final energy consumption · linear scale · ranking in the race above
199020002010202020217.212.818.424
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