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title: "Access to electricity: North Korea data | Save North Korea"
description: "Access to electricity: Share of people who have electricity at home. Interactive chart, table and CSV download, with source and date."
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# Access to electricity

### Access to electricity

Share of people who have electricity at home.

**Source:** [Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank, via Our World in Data](https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/share-of-the-population-with-access-to-electricity) (CC BY 4.0)  ·  Data downloaded 2026-10-05, source updated 2026-07-27

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## About this data

Latest

North Korea: 61.4% (2024)

License

CC BY 4.0

How to cite

Save North Korea (2026). “Access to electricity”. Data from Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank, via Our World in Data. https://savenorthkorea.org/data/electricity-access

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Electricity generated in a year, divided by the population.

**Source:** [Ember (2026) and other sources, via Our World in Data](https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/per-capita-electricity-generation) (CC BY 4.0)  ·  Data downloaded 2026-10-05, source updated 2026-06-30

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All energy used in a year (power, heat, transport), divided by the population.

**Source:** [Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources, via Our World in Data](https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/per-capita-energy-use) (CC BY 4.0)  ·  Data downloaded 2026-10-05, source updated 2026-06-30

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