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South Korea vs. North Korea

Energy

South KoreaNorth Korea
Electricity - production526 billion kWh (2016 est.)16.57 billion kWh (2016 est.)
Electricity - consumption507.6 billion kWh (2016 est.)13.89 billion kWh (2016 est.)
Electricity - exports0 kWh (2016 est.)0 kWh (2016 est.)
Electricity - imports0 kWh (2016 est.)0 kWh (2016 est.)
Oil - production0 bbl/day (2018 est.)0 bbl/day (2018 est.)
Oil - imports3.057 million bbl/day (2017 est.)10,640 bbl/day (2015 est.)
Oil - exports0 bbl/day (2017 est.)0 bbl/day (2015 est.)
Oil - proved reservesNA (1 January 2017 est.)0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)
Natural gas - proved reserves7.079 billion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)
Natural gas - production339.8 million cu m (2017 est.)0 cu m (2017 est.)
Natural gas - consumption45.28 billion cu m (2017 est.)0 cu m (2017 est.)
Natural gas - exports0 cu m (2017 est.)0 cu m (2017 est.)
Natural gas - imports48.65 billion cu m (2017 est.)0 cu m (2017 est.)
Electricity - installed generating capacity111.2 million kW (2016 est.)10.01 million kW (2016 est.)
Electricity - from fossil fuels70% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)45% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)
Electricity - from hydroelectric plants2% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)55% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)
Electricity - from nuclear fuels21% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)
Electricity - from other renewable sources8% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)
Refined petroleum products - production3.302 million bbl/day (2017 est.)11,270 bbl/day (2015 est.)
Refined petroleum products - consumption2.584 million bbl/day (2017 est.)18,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)
Refined petroleum products - exports1.396 million bbl/day (2017 est.)0 bbl/day (2015 est.)
Refined petroleum products - imports908,800 bbl/day (2017 est.)8,260 bbl/day (2015 est.)
Electricity accesselectrification - total population: 100% (2020)electrification - total population: 26% (2019)

electrification - urban areas: 36% (2019)

electrification - rural areas: 11% (2019)

Source: CIA Factbook