Energy > Electricity Stats: compare key data on Japan & North Korea

Definitions

Consumption: Total electricity consumed annually plus imports and minus exports, expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution.
Consumption > Per capita: Total electricity consumed annually plus imports and minus exports, expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Consumption by households and other consumers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Consumption by households and other consumers per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Consumption per capita: Total electricity consumed annually plus imports and minus exports, expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
From nuclear fuels: This entry measures the capacity of plants that generate electricity through radioactive decay of nuclear fuel, expressed as a share of the country's total generating capacity.
From other renewable sources: This entry measures the capacity of plants that generate electricity by using renewable energy sources other than hydroelectric (including, for example, wind, waves, solar, and geothermal), expressed as a share of the country's total generating capacity.
Installed generating capacity: This entry is the total capacity of currently installed generators, expressed in kilowatts (kW), to produce electricity. A 10-kilowatt (kW) generator will produce 10 kilowatt hours (kWh) of electricity, if it runs continuously for one hour.
Installed generating capacity per thousand people: This entry is the total capacity of currently installed generators, expressed in kilowatts (kW), to produce electricity. A 10-kilowatt (kW) generator will produce 10 kilowatt hours (kWh) of electricity, if it runs continuously for one hour. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Production: The annual electricity generated expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution.
Production > Per capita: The annual electricity generated expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Production by source > Nuclear: The percentage share of electricity generated from each energy source. These are fossil fuel, hydro, nuclear, and other (solar, geothermal, and wind).
Production per capita: The annual electricity generated expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Thermal > Production per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
From fossil fuels: This entry measures the capacity of plants that generate electricity by burning fossil fuels (such as coal, petroleum products, and natural gas), expressed as a share of the country's total generating capacity.
Production by source > Fossil fuel: The percentage share of electricity generated from each energy source. These are fossil fuel, hydro, nuclear, and other (solar, geothermal, and wind).
Consumption by industry and construction per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Net inland availability > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Production from hydroelectric sources > Kwh: Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Hydropower refers to electricity produced by hydroelectric power plants.
Production from hydroelectric sources > Kwh per capita: Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Hydropower refers to electricity produced by hydroelectric power plants. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Gross inland availability > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Hydro > Production per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Consumption by industry and construction > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Net > Production per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Production by source > Hydro: The percentage share of electricity generated from each energy source. These are fossil fuel, hydro, nuclear, and other (solar, geothermal, and wind).
Energy balance requirement > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Hydro > Production > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Net > Production > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Production from coal sources > % of total: 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.
Total > Production > Public > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population
Production by source > Other: The percentage share of electricity generated from each energy source. These are fossil fuel, hydro, nuclear, and other (solar, geothermal, and wind).
Consumption by other industries and construction per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Hydro > Production > Public per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Imports per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Net inland availability per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Gross > Production > Public and self-producer per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Thermal > Production > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population
Production from oil sources > % of total: Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products.
Hydro > Production > Public > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Production from coal sources > Kwh > Per capita: 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. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Production from hydroelectric sources > Kwh > Per capita: Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Hydropower refers to electricity produced by hydroelectric power plants. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Production from oil sources > Kwh > Per capita: Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Energy balance requirement per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Exports per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Gross inland availability per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Production from hydroelectric sources > % of total: Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Hydropower refers to electricity produced by hydroelectric power plants.
Production from coal sources > Kwh per capita: 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. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Production from oil sources > Kwh per capita: Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Station use and station loss > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population
Thermal > Production > Public > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population
Production from oil sources > Kwh: Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products.
Station use and station loss per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Consumption by other industries and construction > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Conversion > Transport and distribution losses > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Gross > Production > Public and self-producer > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Consumption by other consumers per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Conversion > Transport and distribution losses per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Total > Production > Public per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
From hydroelectric plants: This entry measures the capacity of plants that generate electricity by water-driven turbines, expressed as a share of the country's total generating capacity.
Thermal > Production > Public per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Production from coal sources > Kwh: 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.
Consumption by other consumers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.

SHOW ALL

LESS

SHARE TWEET EMBED

STAT	Japan	North Korea
Consumption	859.7 billion kWh Ranked 2nd. 49 times more than North Korea	17.62 billion kWh Ranked 48th.
Consumption > Per capita	7,701.96 kWh per capita Ranked 20th. 10 times more than North Korea	800.71 kWh per capita Ranked 19th.
Consumption by households and other consumers > Per capita	4,837.53 kWh per capita Ranked 23th. 13 times more than North Korea	380.61 kWh per capita Ranked 135th.
Consumption by households and other consumers per capita	4,837.56 kWh Ranked 19th. 13 times more than North Korea	359.42 kWh Ranked 122nd.
Consumption per capita	6,730.27 kWh Ranked 6th. 9 times more than North Korea	775.45 kWh Ranked 18th.
Exports	0.0 Ranked 67th.	0.0 Ranked 46th.
From nuclear fuels	17.1% of total installed capacity Ranked 11th.	0.0 Ranked 32nd.
From other renewable sources	2.8% of total installed capacity Ranked 54th.	0.0 Ranked 94th.
Imports	0.0 Ranked 66th.	0.0 Ranked 49th.
Installed generating capacity	287 million kW Ranked 2nd. 30 times more than North Korea	9.5 million kW Ranked 45th.
Installed generating capacity per thousand people	2,251.86 kW Ranked 21st. 6 times more than North Korea	387.75 kW Ranked 104th.
Production	936.2 billion kWh Ranked 3rd. 44 times more than North Korea	21.04 billion kWh Ranked 48th.
Production > Per capita	8,490.7 kWh per capita Ranked 20th. 9 times more than North Korea	958.3 kWh per capita Ranked 21st.
Production by source > Nuclear	29.8% Ranked 15th.	0.0 Ranked 40th.
Production per capita	7,498.55 kWh Ranked 6th. 8 times more than North Korea	928.07 kWh Ranked 20th.
Thermal > Production per capita	5,528.88 kWh Ranked 25th. 13 times more than North Korea	410.74 kWh Ranked 113th.
From fossil fuels	63.5% of total installed capacity Ranked 111th. 34% more than North Korea	47.4% of total installed capacity Ranked 139th.
Production by source > Fossil fuel	60% Ranked 133th. 2 times more than North Korea	29% Ranked 178th.
Consumption by industry and construction per capita	2,714.95 kWh Ranked 22nd. 8 times more than North Korea	359.46 kWh Ranked 96th.
Net inland availability > Per capita	7,701.6 kWh per capita Ranked 21st. 10 times more than North Korea	761.26 kWh per capita Ranked 133th.
Production from hydroelectric sources > Kwh	94.06 billion kWh Ranked 7th. 8 times more than North Korea	12.5 billion kWh Ranked 33th.
Production from hydroelectric sources > Kwh per capita	736.24 kWh Ranked 36th. 39% more than North Korea	528.78 kWh Ranked 45th.
Thermal > Production	706.44 billion kWh Ranked 3rd. 72 times more than North Korea	9.78 billion kWh Ranked 72nd.
Hydro > Production	86.35 billion kWh Ranked 8th. 7 times more than North Korea	13.13 billion kWh Ranked 31st.
Gross inland availability > Per capita	8,311.1 kWh per capita Ranked 22nd. 9 times more than North Korea	922.28 kWh per capita Ranked 136th.
Hydro > Production per capita	675.81 kWh Ranked 39th. 23% more than North Korea	551.46 kWh Ranked 45th.
Consumption by industry and construction > Per capita	2,714.93 kWh per capita Ranked 24th. 7 times more than North Korea	380.65 kWh per capita Ranked 101st.
Net > Production	1.06 trillion kWh Ranked 3rd. 51 times more than North Korea	20.74 billion kWh Ranked 65th.
Net > Production per capita	8,311.17 kWh Ranked 20th. 10 times more than North Korea	870.94 kWh Ranked 117th.
Consumption by households and other consumers	618.11 billion kWh Ranked 2nd. 72 times more than North Korea	8.56 billion kWh Ranked 69th.
Consumption > Date of > Information	2003	2003
Production by source > Hydro	8.4% Ranked 109th.	71% Ranked 32nd. 8 times more than Japan
Conversion > Transport and distribution losses	50.43 billion kWh Ranked 6th. 14 times more than North Korea	3.62 billion kWh Ranked 54th.
Energy balance requirement > Per capita	3,098.35 kWh per capita Ranked 14th. 5 times more than North Korea	583.97 kWh per capita Ranked 66th.
Energy balance requirement	395.89 billion kWh Ranked 4th. 30 times more than North Korea	13.13 billion kWh Ranked 42nd.
Hydro > Production > Per capita	675.8 kWh per capita Ranked 41st. 16% more than North Korea	583.97 kWh per capita Ranked 46th.
Hydro > Production > Public	79.78 billion kWh Ranked 8th. 6 times more than North Korea	13.13 billion kWh Ranked 31st.
Net inland availability	984.06 billion kWh Ranked 3rd. 57 times more than North Korea	17.12 billion kWh Ranked 65th.
Net > Production > Per capita	8,311.1 kWh per capita Ranked 22nd. 9 times more than North Korea	922.28 kWh per capita Ranked 134th.
Production from coal sources > % of total	27.45% Ranked 32nd.	38.58% Ranked 22nd. 41% more than Japan
Total > Production > Public	969.14 billion kWh Ranked 3rd. 42 times more than North Korea	22.91 billion kWh Ranked 63th.
Total > Production > Public > Per capita	7,584.77 kWh per capita Ranked 23th. 7 times more than North Korea	1,018.91 kWh per capita Ranked 125th.
Production by source > Other	1.8% Ranked 27th.	0.0 Ranked 66th.
Consumption by other industries and construction per capita	1,762.47 kWh Ranked 24th. 5 times more than North Korea	359.46 kWh Ranked 93th.
Hydro > Production > Public per capita	624.38 kWh Ranked 39th. 13% more than North Korea	551.46 kWh Ranked 44th.
Imports per capita	0.0 Ranked 30th.	0.0 Ranked 37th.
Net inland availability per capita	7,701.66 kWh Ranked 19th. 11 times more than North Korea	718.88 kWh Ranked 119th.
Gross > Production > Public and self-producer per capita	8,627.25 kWh Ranked 20th. 9 times more than North Korea	962.19 kWh Ranked 116th.
Thermal > Production > Per capita	5,528.84 kWh per capita Ranked 30th. 13 times more than North Korea	434.95 kWh per capita Ranked 131st.
Production from oil sources > % of total	9.18% Ranked 54th. 2 times more than North Korea	4.53% Ranked 65th.
Hydro > Production > Public > Per capita	624.38 kWh per capita Ranked 41st. 7% more than North Korea	583.97 kWh per capita Ranked 45th.
Production from coal sources > Kwh > Per capita	2,301.53 kWh per capita Ranked 18th. 6 times more than North Korea	378.76 kWh per capita Ranked 43th.
Production from hydroelectric sources > Kwh > Per capita	736.23 kWh per capita Ranked 36th. 32% more than North Korea	558.44 kWh per capita Ranked 44th.
Production from oil sources > Kwh > Per capita	769.57 kWh per capita Ranked 19th. 17 times more than North Korea	44.5 kWh per capita Ranked 81st.
Energy balance requirement per capita	3,098.37 kWh Ranked 14th. 6 times more than North Korea	551.46 kWh Ranked 64th.
Exports per capita	0.0 Ranked 29th.	0.0 Ranked 34th.
Gross inland availability per capita	8,311.17 kWh Ranked 20th. 10 times more than North Korea	870.94 kWh Ranked 119th.
Production from hydroelectric sources > % of total	8.78% Ranked 78th.	56.89% Ranked 33th. 6 times more than Japan
Production from coal sources > Kwh per capita	2,301.57 kWh Ranked 18th. 6 times more than North Korea	358.64 kWh Ranked 43th.
Station use and station loss	40.39 billion kWh Ranked 6th. 19 times more than North Korea	2.17 billion kWh Ranked 46th.
Production from oil sources > Kwh per capita	769.59 kWh Ranked 18th. 18 times more than North Korea	42.13 kWh Ranked 80th.
Consumption by other industries and construction	225.2 billion kWh Ranked 3rd. 26 times more than North Korea	8.56 billion kWh Ranked 48th.
Consumption by industry and construction	346.9 billion kWh Ranked 3rd. 41 times more than North Korea	8.56 billion kWh Ranked 55th.
Consumption by other consumers	283.08 billion kWh Ranked 2nd. 33 times more than North Korea	8.56 billion kWh Ranked 47th.
Gross inland availability	1.06 trillion kWh Ranked 3rd. 51 times more than North Korea	20.74 billion kWh Ranked 64th.
Station use and station loss > Per capita	316.08 kWh per capita Ranked 39th. 3 times more than North Korea	96.63 kWh per capita Ranked 77th.
Thermal > Production > Public	581.57 billion kWh Ranked 4th. 59 times more than North Korea	9.78 billion kWh Ranked 66th.
Thermal > Production > Public > Per capita	4,551.54 kWh per capita Ranked 37th. 10 times more than North Korea	434.95 kWh per capita Ranked 127th.
Production from oil sources > Kwh	98.32 billion kWh Ranked 2nd. 99 times more than North Korea	996 million kWh Ranked 75th.
Station use and station loss per capita	316.08 kWh Ranked 34th. 3 times more than North Korea	91.25 kWh Ranked 67th.
Consumption by other industries and construction > Per capita	1,762.46 kWh per capita Ranked 28th. 5 times more than North Korea	380.65 kWh per capita Ranked 98th.
Conversion > Transport and distribution losses > Per capita	394.67 kWh per capita Ranked 51st. 2 times more than North Korea	161.02 kWh per capita Ranked 103th.
Gross > Production > Public and self-producer > Per capita	8,627.18 kWh per capita Ranked 22nd. 8 times more than North Korea	1,018.91 kWh per capita Ranked 130th.
Consumption by other consumers per capita	2,215.49 kWh Ranked 22nd. 6 times more than North Korea	359.42 kWh Ranked 79th.
Conversion > Transport and distribution losses per capita	394.68 kWh Ranked 49th. 3 times more than North Korea	152.06 kWh Ranked 100th.
Total > Production > Public per capita	7,584.83 kWh Ranked 21st. 8 times more than North Korea	962.19 kWh Ranked 110th.
From hydroelectric plants	7.8% of total installed capacity Ranked 103th.	52.6% of total installed capacity Ranked 35th. 7 times more than Japan
Thermal > Production > Public per capita	4,551.58 kWh Ranked 30th. 11 times more than North Korea	410.74 kWh Ranked 109th.
Gross > Production > Public and self-producer	1.1 trillion kWh Ranked 3rd. 48 times more than North Korea	22.91 billion kWh Ranked 63th.
Production from coal sources > Kwh	294.05 billion kWh Ranked 5th. 35 times more than North Korea	8.48 billion kWh Ranked 39th.
Consumption by other consumers > Per capita	2,215.47 kWh per capita Ranked 27th. 6 times more than North Korea	380.61 kWh per capita Ranked 86th.

SOURCES: CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; Source: Energy Statistics Database | United Nations Statistics Division; Source: Energy Statistics Database | United Nations Statistics Division. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; CIA World Factbooks 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013; CIA World Factbooks 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; World Development Indicators database; World Development Indicators database. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Wikipedia: List of countries by electricity consumption

SHOW ALL

LESS

Citation

Compare Japan and North Korea in

Agriculture	Environment	Media
Background	Geography	Military
Conflict	Government	People
Crime	Health	Religion
Culture	Import	Sports
Disasters	Industry	Terrorism
Economy	Labor	Transport
Education	Language	Weather
Energy	Lifestyle

Energy > Electricity Stats: compare key data on Japan & North Korea

Definitions

Citation

Compare Japan and North Korea in

Factoid #133

Related Sectors

Stats

Country profiles

Compare

Adblocker detected! Please consider reading this notice.

Definitions

APA MLA MHRA CSE AMA Chicago Bluebook Bluebook/JOLT Citation

Compare Japan and North Korea in

Factoid #133

Related Sectors

Stats

Country profiles

Compare

Embed content

Adblocker detected! Please consider reading this notice.

Citation