Solid biofuels — Energy production in Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Solid biofuels — Energy production was 47,536 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Solid biofuels — Energy production in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for solid biofuels — energy production in Democratic People's Republic of Korea is 47,536 TJ, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid biofuels — energy production in Democratic People's Republic of Korea peaked at 47,536 TJ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 39,971 TJ, in 1990.
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 12th of 21 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Solid biofuels — Energy production in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 39,971 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 40,410 TJ | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 40,860 TJ | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 41,273 TJ | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 41,731 TJ | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 42,190 TJ | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 42,639 TJ | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 41,058 TJ | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 41,435 TJ | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 41,799 TJ | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 42,077 TJ | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 42,287 TJ | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 42,663 TJ | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 43,032 TJ | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 43,381 TJ | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 43,700 TJ | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 43,988 TJ | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 44,249 TJ | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 44,452 TJ | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 44,657 TJ | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 44,846 TJ | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 45,024 TJ | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 45,213 TJ | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 45,420 TJ | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 45,645 TJ | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 45,885 TJ | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 46,125 TJ | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 46,354 TJ | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 46,576 TJ | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 46,788 TJ | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 46,992 TJ | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 47,182 TJ | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 47,368 TJ | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 47,536 TJ | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 47,536 TJ | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41,337 TJ | 39,971 TJ | 42,639 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 43,449 TJ | 42,077 TJ | 44,657 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 45,788 TJ | 44,846 TJ | 46,788 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 47,323 TJ | 46,992 TJ | 47,536 TJ | 5 |
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More environment data for Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 2.26 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.499 °C (2025)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 1.14 kg/ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 1,992 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 2,915 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 0 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 2,915 t (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 57.31 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 2,598 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is solid biofuels — energy production in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- Solid biofuels — energy production in Democratic People's Republic of Korea was 47,536 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid biofuels — energy production recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 47,536 TJ in 2023.
- What is the lowest solid biofuels — energy production recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 39,971 TJ in 1990.
- How does Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank for solid biofuels — energy production?
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 12th out of 21 regions with data for 2024.
- Is solid biofuels — energy production rising or falling in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic People's Republic of Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Solid biofuels — Energy production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain Bioenergy contains data on bioenergy use and bioenergy production, covering the following items: i) animal waste, ii) bagasse, iii) bio jet kerosene, iv) biodiesel, v) biogases, vi) biogasoline, vii) black liquor, viii) charcoal, ix) fuelwood, x) other liquid biofuels, xi) other vegetal material and residues.