Combustible renewables & waste as of total energy fell 3.30% to 6.71% in Dem. People's Republic of Korea in 2022, according to World Bank / EIA.
Historically, combustible renewables & waste as of total energy in Dem. People's Republic of Korea reached an all time high of 11.5% in 2015 and an all time low of 2.55% in 1985. When compared to Dem. People's Republic of Korea's main peers, combustible renewables & waste as of total energy in China amounted to 3.36%, 4.32% in Japan, 2.36% in South Korea and 9.21% in Vietnam in 2022.
Dem. People's Republic of Korea has been ranked 92nd within the group of 142 countries we follow in terms of combustible renewables & waste as of total energy, 8 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Combustible Renewables & Waste (As % of Total Energy) | Unit | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| Cambodia | % | 47.8% | 45.0% | 40.2% | 35.5% | 34.8% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| China | % | 3.77% | 3.69% | 3.58% | 3.48% | 3.40% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| India | % | 20.8% | 20.5% | 20.5% | 22.4% | 21.3% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Japan | % | 3.39% | 3.66% | 3.83% | 3.97% | 4.22% | ||||||||||||||||
| Laos | % | 28.4% | 28.1% | 28.3% | 31.0% | 29.2% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| North Korea | % | 5.58% | 6.12% | 5.62% | 5.91% | 6.94% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Russia | % | 1.08% | 1.12% | 1.38% | 1.41% | 1.33% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| South Korea | % | 2.53% | 2.44% | 2.38% | 2.41% | 2.21% | ||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | % | 18.7% | 18.6% | 19.3% | 17.1% | 16.0% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| USA | % | 4.55% | 4.71% | 4.75% | 4.76% | 4.82% | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | % | 12.7% | 11.3% | 9.75% | 7.71% | 10.2% | ... |
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