Dem. People's Rep. Korea - Energy imports

Energy imports, net (% of energy use)

Energy imports, net (% of energy use) in Dem. People's Rep. Korea was -74.75 as of 2014. Its highest value over the past 43 years was 12.97 in 1990, while its lowest value was -88.42 in 2013.

Definition: Net energy imports are estimated as energy use less production, both measured in oil equivalents. A negative value indicates that the country is a net exporter. Energy use refers to use of primary energy before transformation to other end-use fuels, which is equal to indigenous production plus imports and stock changes, minus exports and fuels supplied to ships and aircraft engaged in international transport.

Source: IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA 2014 (http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), subject to https://www.iea.org/t&c/termsandconditions/

See also:

Year Value
1971 6.41
1972 7.48
1973 7.48
1974 8.37
1975 8.09
1976 8.23
1977 7.71
1978 9.82
1979 10.48
1980 10.39
1981 9.79
1982 9.32
1983 12.02
1984 11.86
1985 11.64
1986 10.93
1987 9.12
1988 11.93
1989 12.23
1990 12.97
1991 11.42
1992 11.76
1993 11.73
1994 8.71
1995 8.91
1996 7.54
1997 5.62
1998 7.81
1999 4.05
2000 4.71
2001 5.35
2002 4.69
2003 3.80
2004 1.23
2005 -3.30
2006 -3.31
2007 -7.63
2008 -3.28
2009 -4.64
2010 -10.22
2011 -43.84
2012 -42.20
2013 -88.42
2014 -74.75

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Energy production & use