Change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use was 51.37 billion kilocalories per day in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
51.37 billion kilocalories per day
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
68th
of 191 countries
All-time high
52.73 billion kilocalories per day
in 2014
All-time low
21.92 billion kilocalories per day
in 1961
Years of data
58
1961–2018
Change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 1961–2018
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilocalories per day.
Analysis
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of recorded 51.37 billion kilocalories per day for change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 52.73 billion kilocalories per day in 2014 and was at its lowest, 21.92 billion kilocalories per day, in 1961.
That places Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 68th out of 191 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 58 years of available data.
Change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year
| Year | kilocalories per day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 21.92 billion kilocalories per day | — |
| 1962 | 22.63 billion kilocalories per day | +3.2% |
| 1963 | 24.35 billion kilocalories per day | +7.6% |
| 1964 | 25.79 billion kilocalories per day | +5.9% |
| 1965 | 24.54 billion kilocalories per day | -4.8% |
| 1966 | 25.92 billion kilocalories per day | +5.6% |
| 1967 | 25.25 billion kilocalories per day | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 26.20 billion kilocalories per day | +3.7% |
| 1969 | 29.32 billion kilocalories per day | +11.9% |
| 1970 | 29.86 billion kilocalories per day | +1.8% |
| 1971 | 31.06 billion kilocalories per day | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 31.72 billion kilocalories per day | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 33.55 billion kilocalories per day | +5.7% |
| 1974 | 32.80 billion kilocalories per day | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 34.60 billion kilocalories per day | +5.5% |
| 1976 | 37.03 billion kilocalories per day | +7.0% |
| 1977 | 36.82 billion kilocalories per day | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 37.26 billion kilocalories per day | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 40.17 billion kilocalories per day | +7.8% |
| 1980 | 38.10 billion kilocalories per day | -5.2% |
| 1981 | 40.46 billion kilocalories per day | +6.2% |
| 1982 | 35.94 billion kilocalories per day | -11.2% |
| 1983 | 36.93 billion kilocalories per day | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 38.27 billion kilocalories per day | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 38.87 billion kilocalories per day | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 41.49 billion kilocalories per day | +6.7% |
| 1987 | 42.11 billion kilocalories per day | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 41.71 billion kilocalories per day | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 44.39 billion kilocalories per day | +6.4% |
| 1990 | 47.86 billion kilocalories per day | +7.8% |
| 1991 | 48.57 billion kilocalories per day | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 46.30 billion kilocalories per day | -4.7% |
| 1993 | 48.17 billion kilocalories per day | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 48.24 billion kilocalories per day | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 45.77 billion kilocalories per day | -5.1% |
| 1996 | 45.80 billion kilocalories per day | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 47.44 billion kilocalories per day | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 47.61 billion kilocalories per day | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 47.82 billion kilocalories per day | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 49.04 billion kilocalories per day | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 48.30 billion kilocalories per day | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 50.73 billion kilocalories per day | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 51.33 billion kilocalories per day | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 52.15 billion kilocalories per day | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 51.91 billion kilocalories per day | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 51.32 billion kilocalories per day | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 50.85 billion kilocalories per day | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 50.79 billion kilocalories per day | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 50.89 billion kilocalories per day | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 51.31 billion kilocalories per day | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 51.80 billion kilocalories per day | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 52.22 billion kilocalories per day | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 51.93 billion kilocalories per day | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 52.73 billion kilocalories per day | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 52.25 billion kilocalories per day | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 52.11 billion kilocalories per day | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 52.69 billion kilocalories per day | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 51.37 billion kilocalories per day | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.10 billion kilocalories per day | 21.92 billion kilocalories per day | 29.32 billion kilocalories per day | 9 |
| 1970s | 34.49 billion kilocalories per day | 29.86 billion kilocalories per day | 40.17 billion kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 1980s | 39.83 billion kilocalories per day | 35.94 billion kilocalories per day | 44.39 billion kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.36 billion kilocalories per day | 45.77 billion kilocalories per day | 48.57 billion kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.73 billion kilocalories per day | 48.30 billion kilocalories per day | 52.15 billion kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.05 billion kilocalories per day | 51.31 billion kilocalories per day | 52.73 billion kilocalories per day | 9 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
- Rural population growth -0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 35.8% (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6454 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population 9.52 million (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3581 units per person (2025)
- Land under cereal production 1.35 million hectares (2024)
- Cereal production 4.89 million metric tons (2024)
- Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita 3.61 kg per hectare (2024)
- Aquaculture production 685,700 metric tons (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 685,700 metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 51.37 billion kilocalories per day in 2018, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 52.73 billion kilocalories per day in 2014.
- What is the lowest change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.92 billion kilocalories per day in 1961.
- How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 68th out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
- Is change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea, Democratic People's Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.