South Korea vs Thailand: Change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use
Change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use over time
- South Korea
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 204.73 billion kilocalories per day against 177.52 billion kilocalories per day in South Korea, a difference of 27.21 billion kilocalories per day.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.2 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Korea ahead.
South Korea ranks 25th and Thailand ranks 24th of 191 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 2 and Thailand in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 67.82 billion kilocalories per day | 68.05 billion kilocalories per day | 228.60 million kilocalories per day | Thailand |
| 1970s | 104.66 billion kilocalories per day | 93.15 billion kilocalories per day | 11.51 billion kilocalories per day | South Korea |
| 1980s | 120.62 billion kilocalories per day | 108.38 billion kilocalories per day | 12.23 billion kilocalories per day | South Korea |
| 1990s | 133.72 billion kilocalories per day | 141.69 billion kilocalories per day | 7.97 billion kilocalories per day | Thailand |
| 2000s | 146.43 billion kilocalories per day | 174.46 billion kilocalories per day | 28.03 billion kilocalories per day | Thailand |
| 2010s | 168.69 billion kilocalories per day | 193.77 billion kilocalories per day | 25.07 billion kilocalories per day | Thailand |
| 2020s | 176.71 billion kilocalories per day | 204.81 billion kilocalories per day | 28.11 billion kilocalories per day | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use, South Korea or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 204.73 billion kilocalories per day against 177.52 billion kilocalories per day in South Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use between South Korea and Thailand?
- 27.21 billion kilocalories per day, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Thailand?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do South Korea and Thailand rank globally for change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use?
- South Korea ranks 25th and Thailand ranks 24th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total caloric supply of all agricultural produce, both crops and livestock. Data for world regions has been adjusted for changes in historical boundaries and limited coverage, so that long-term trends can be visualized.