North Korea vs. South Korea
Energy
| North Korea | South Korea | |
|---|---|---|
| Electricity - production | 16.57 billion kWh (2016 est.) | 526 billion kWh (2016 est.) |
| Electricity - consumption | 13.89 billion kWh (2016 est.) | 507.6 billion kWh (2016 est.) |
| Electricity - exports | 0 kWh (2016 est.) | 0 kWh (2016 est.) |
| Electricity - imports | 0 kWh (2016 est.) | 0 kWh (2016 est.) |
| Oil - production | 0 bbl/day (2018 est.) | 0 bbl/day (2018 est.) |
| Oil - imports | 10,640 bbl/day (2015 est.) | 3.057 million bbl/day (2017 est.) |
| Oil - exports | 0 bbl/day (2015 est.) | 0 bbl/day (2017 est.) |
| Oil - proved reserves | 0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.) | NA (1 January 2017 est.) |
| Natural gas - proved reserves | 0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.) | 7.079 billion cu m (1 January 2018 est.) |
| Natural gas - production | 0 cu m (2017 est.) | 339.8 million cu m (2017 est.) |
| Natural gas - consumption | 0 cu m (2017 est.) | 45.28 billion cu m (2017 est.) |
| Natural gas - exports | 0 cu m (2017 est.) | 0 cu m (2017 est.) |
| Natural gas - imports | 0 cu m (2017 est.) | 48.65 billion cu m (2017 est.) |
| Electricity - installed generating capacity | 10.01 million kW (2016 est.) | 111.2 million kW (2016 est.) |
| Electricity - from fossil fuels | 45% of total installed capacity (2016 est.) | 70% of total installed capacity (2016 est.) |
| Electricity - from hydroelectric plants | 55% of total installed capacity (2017 est.) | 2% of total installed capacity (2017 est.) |
| Electricity - from nuclear fuels | 0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.) | 21% of total installed capacity (2017 est.) |
| Electricity - from other renewable sources | 0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.) | 8% of total installed capacity (2017 est.) |
| Refined petroleum products - production | 11,270 bbl/day (2015 est.) | 3.302 million bbl/day (2017 est.) |
| Refined petroleum products - consumption | 18,000 bbl/day (2016 est.) | 2.584 million bbl/day (2017 est.) |
| Refined petroleum products - exports | 0 bbl/day (2015 est.) | 1.396 million bbl/day (2017 est.) |
| Refined petroleum products - imports | 8,260 bbl/day (2015 est.) | 908,800 bbl/day (2017 est.) |
| Electricity access | electrification - total population: 26% (2019) electrification - urban areas: 36% (2019) electrification - rural areas: 11% (2019) | electrification - total population: 100% (2020) |
Source: CIA Factbook
