Korea vs United States: Food supply and consumption — Fat supply
Food supply and consumption — Fat supply over time
- Korea
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 183.8 Grammes per person per day against 126.4 Grammes per person per day in Korea, a difference of 57.4 Grammes per person per day.
That makes United States's figure about 1.5 times Korea's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Korea ranks 3rd and United States ranks 2nd of 3 groups.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.09 Grammes per person per day | 113.71 Grammes per person per day | 96.62 Grammes per person per day | United States |
| 1970s | 29.38 Grammes per person per day | 121.92 Grammes per person per day | 92.54 Grammes per person per day | United States |
| 1980s | 45.3 Grammes per person per day | 136.5 Grammes per person per day | 91.2 Grammes per person per day | United States |
| 1990s | 66.12 Grammes per person per day | 141.75 Grammes per person per day | 75.63 Grammes per person per day | United States |
| 2000s | 85.32 Grammes per person per day | 160.08 Grammes per person per day | 74.76 Grammes per person per day | United States |
| 2010s | 108.02 Grammes per person per day | 164.32 Grammes per person per day | 56.3 Grammes per person per day | United States |
| 2020s | 125.5 Grammes per person per day | 179.5 Grammes per person per day | 54 Grammes per person per day | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food supply and consumption — fat supply, Korea or United States?
- United States, at 183.8 Grammes per person per day against 126.4 Grammes per person per day in Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food supply and consumption — fat supply between Korea and United States?
- 57.4 Grammes per person per day, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and United States?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Korea and United States rank globally for food supply and consumption — fat supply?
- Korea ranks 3rd and United States ranks 2nd of 3 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Food supply and consumption — Fat supply. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Unhealthy lifestyles and poor environments cause millions of people to die prematurely. Smoking, harmful alcohol use, physical inactivity and obesity are the root cause of many chronic conditions. This dataset presents the latest data for fruits and vegetables consumption (survey data), as well as for key food supply (fat, calories, protein, sugar, etc.). Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information on food supply. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information on survey data for consumption of vegetables and fruits.