| 
                                                
                                                
                                                    North Korea KP: Exports: fob: Emerging and Developing Economies: Export Earnings... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 64.28
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1981 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    North Korea KP: Exports: fob: Emerging and Developing Economies: Export Earnings... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,789.20
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1981 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    North Korea KP: Exports: fob: Advanced Economies (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 6.80
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1981 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    North Korea KP: Exports: fob: Emerging and Developing Economies (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,844.02
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1981 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    North Korea KP: Exports: fob: Emerging and Developing Economies: Western Hemisph... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 43.36
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1981 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    North Korea KP: Exports: fob: Emerging and Developing Economies: Middle East (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 11.16
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1981 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    North Korea KP: Exports: fob: Emerging and Developing Economies: Emerging and De... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,667.46
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1981 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    North Korea KP: Exports: fob: Emerging and Developing Economies: Africa (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 85.10
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1981 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    North Korea KP: Exports: fob: Emerging and Developing Economies: Europe: CIS (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 5.82
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1993 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    North Korea KP: Imports: cif: Emerging and Developing Economies: Export Earnings... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 149.88
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1981 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    North Korea KP: Imports: cif: Emerging and Developing Economies: Export Earnings... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3,713.35
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1981 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    North Korea KP: Imports: cif: Advanced Economies (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 23.75
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1981 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    North Korea KP: Imports: cif: Emerging and Developing Economies (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3,839.42
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1981 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    North Korea KP: Imports: cif: Emerging and Developing Economies: Western Hemisph... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 62.06
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1981 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    North Korea KP: Imports: cif: Emerging and Developing Economies: Middle East (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 42.69
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1981 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    North Korea KP: Imports: cif: Emerging and Developing Economies: Emerging and De... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3,640.08
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1981 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    North Korea KP: Imports: cif: Emerging and Developing Economies: Africa (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 14.44
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1981 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    North Korea KP: Imports: cif: Emerging and Developing Economies: Europe: CIS (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 79.09
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1993 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    North Korea KP: Agricultural Land (sq km)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 26,300.00
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1961 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    North Korea KP: Arable Land (ha)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2,350,000.00
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1961 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    North Korea KP: Arable Land: Hectares per Person (ha)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.09
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1961 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    North Korea KP: Arable Land: % of Land Area (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 19.52
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1961 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    North Korea KP: Land under Cereal Production (ha)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,219,304.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1961 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    North Korea KP: Permanent Cropland: % of Land Area (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1.91
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1961 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    North Korea KP: Forest Area (sq km)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 50,310.00
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    North Korea KP: Forest Area: % of Land Area (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 41.78
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    North Korea KP: Average Precipitation in Depth (mm/Year)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,054.00
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1962 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    North Korea KP: Land Area (sq km)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 120,410.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1961 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    North Korea KP: Surface Area (sq km)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 120,540.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1961 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    North Korea KP: Cereal Yield: per Hectare (kg/ha)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 4,083.10
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1961 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    North Korea KP: Net Bilateral Aid Flows from Development Assistance Committee Do... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 4.51
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1993 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    North Korea KP: Net Bilateral Aid Flows from Development Assistance Committee Do... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.06
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1986 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    North Korea KP: Net Bilateral Aid Flows from Development Assistance Committee Do... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1986 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    North Korea KP: Net Bilateral Aid Flows from Development Assistance Committee Do... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2.04
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1985 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    North Korea KP: Net Bilateral Aid Flows from Development Assistance Committee Do... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 6.90
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1985 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    North Korea KP: Net Bilateral Aid Flows from Development Assistance Committee Do... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 11.73
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1986 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    North Korea KP: Net Bilateral Aid Flows from Development Assistance Committee Do... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2.85
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1985 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    North Korea KP: Net Bilateral Aid Flows from Development Assistance Committee Do... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.14
            
                                            2011
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1989 - 2011
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    North Korea KP: Net Bilateral Aid Flows from Development Assistance Committee Do... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2003 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    North Korea KP: Net Bilateral Aid Flows from Development Assistance Committee Do... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.37
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1996 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    North Korea KP: Net Bilateral Aid Flows from Development Assistance Committee Do... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.89
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1986 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    North Korea KP: Net Bilateral Aid Flows from Development Assistance Committee Do... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.29
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1991 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    North Korea KP: Net Bilateral Aid Flows from Development Assistance Committee Do... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.01
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1997 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    North Korea KP: Net Bilateral Aid Flows from Development Assistance Committee Do... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.44
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1995 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    North Korea KP: Net Bilateral Aid Flows from Development Assistance Committee Do... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.02
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1988 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    North Korea KP: Net Bilateral Aid Flows from Development Assistance Committee Do... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.11
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2002 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    North Korea KP: Net Bilateral Aid Flows from Development Assistance Committee Do... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.03
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1988 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    North Korea KP: Net Bilateral Aid Flows from Development Assistance Committee Do... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1.19
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1996 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    North Korea KP: Net Bilateral Aid Flows from Development Assistance Committee Do... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.35
            
                                            2008
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1995 - 2008
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    North Korea KP: Net Bilateral Aid Flows from Development Assistance Committee Do... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3.67
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1991 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    North Korea KP: Net Bilateral Aid Flows from Development Assistance Committee Do... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 32.64
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1985 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    North Korea KP: Net Bilateral Aid Flows from Development Assistance Committee Do... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2.14
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1999 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    North Korea KP: Net Official Flows from UN Agencies: IFAD (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -0.01
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1996 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    North Korea KP: Net Official Flows from UN Agencies: UNICEF (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2.56
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1986 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    North Korea KP: Net Official Flows from UN Agencies: UNDP (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2.99
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1985 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    North Korea KP: Net Official Flows from UN Agencies: UNFPA (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.72
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1985 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    North Korea KP: Net Official Flows from UN Agencies: UNTA (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1.44
            
                                            2008
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1985 - 2008
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    North Korea KP: Net Official Flows from UN Agencies: WFP (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2.37
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1995 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    North Korea KP: Net Official Development Assistance and Official Aid Received: C... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 119.65
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1978 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    North Korea KP: Net Official Development Assistance Received: Current Price (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 119.65
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1978 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    North Korea KP: Net Official Development Assistance Received per Capita: Current... (USD)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 4.72
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1978 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    North Korea KP: Electricity Production From Coal Sources: % of Total (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 24.13
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1971 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    North Korea KP: Electricity Production From Hydroelectric Sources: % of Total (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 72.59
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1971 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    North Korea KP: Electric Power Transmission and Distribution Losses: % of Output (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 15.81
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1971 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    North Korea KP: Electricity Production From Natural Gas Sources: % of Total (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1971 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    North Korea KP: Electricity Production From Nuclear Sources: % of Total (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1971 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    North Korea KP: Electricity Production From Oil Sources: % of Total (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3.28
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1971 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    North Korea KP: Energy Imports: Net: % of Energy Use (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -74.75
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1971 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    North Korea KP: Alternative and Nuclear Energy: % of Total Energy Use (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 9.39
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1971 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    North Korea KP: Fossil Fuel Energy Consumption: % of Total (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 81.41
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1971 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    North Korea KP: Combustible Renewables and Waste: % of Total Energy (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 9.21
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1971 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    North Korea KP: Electric Power Consumption: per Capita (kWh)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 600.29
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1971 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    North Korea KP: Energy Use: Kg of Oil Equivalent per Capita (kg)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 474.24
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1971 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    North Korea KP: CO2 Intensity: Kg per Kg of Oil Equivalent Energy Use (kg)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3.40
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1998 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    North Korea KP: CO2 Emissions (kt)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 40,527.68
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1998 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    North Korea KP: CO2 Emissions: Metric Tons per Capita (Metric Ton)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1.61
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1998 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    North Korea KP: Other Greenhouse Gas Emissions: HFC, PFC & SF6: Thousand Metric ... (Metric Ton th)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 4,195.94
            
                                            2012
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2012
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    North Korea KP: Agricultural Methane Emissions: % of Total (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 23.30
            
                                            2008
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2008
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    North Korea KP: Methane Emissions: Kt of CO2 Equivalent (kt)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 18,983.42
            
                                            2012
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2012
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    North Korea KP: Agricultural Nitrous Oxide Emissions: % of Total (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 66.77
            
                                            2008
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2008
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    North Korea KP: Nitrous Oxide Emissions: Thousand Metric Tons of CO2 Equivalent (Metric Ton th)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3,306.06
            
                                            2012
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2012
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    North Korea KP: Bird Species: Threatened (Unit)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 29.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2017 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    North Korea KP: Fish Species: Threatened (Unit)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 18.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2017 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    North Korea KP: Plant Species: Higher: Threatened (Unit)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 17.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2017 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    North Korea KP: Mammal Species: Threatened (Unit)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 10.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2017 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    North Korea KP: Population Density: People per Square Km (Person/sq km)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 211.70
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1961 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    North Korea KP: Population in Largest City (Person)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2,884,393.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    North Korea KP: Population in Largest City: as % of Urban Population (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 18.48
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    North Korea KP: Population in Urban Agglomerations of More Than 1 Million (Person)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2,884,393.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    North Korea KP: Population in Urban Agglomerations of More Than 1 Million: as % ... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 11.32
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    North Korea KP: Pump Price for Diesel Fuel: USD per Liter (USD)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.73
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1998 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    North Korea KP: Pump Price for Gasoline: USD per Liter (USD)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.58
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1998 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    North Korea KP: Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources: Total: Billion Cubic Me... (Cub m bn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 67.00
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1962 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    North Korea KP: Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per Capita (Cub m)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2,667.58
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1962 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    North Korea KP: Marine Protected Areas: % of Total Surface Area (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.02
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    North Korea KP: Scientific and Technical Journal Articles (Unit)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 43.80
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2003 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    North Korea KP: Patent Applications: Residents (Unit)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 8,354.00
            
                                            2012
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1975 - 2012
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    North Korea KP: Trademark Applications: Direct Nonresident (Unit)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 985.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1985 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    North Korea KP: Trademark Applications: Total (Unit)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 985.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1985 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    North Korea KP: Air Transport: Registered Carrier Departures Worldwide (Unit)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 460.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2017
                                         |