Food supply and consumption — Protein supply in Korea

Korea: Food supply and consumption — Protein supply was 110.7 Grammes per person per day in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
110.7 Grammes per person per day
Change on year
up 1.3%
Rank
2nd
of 3 groups
All-time high
110.7 Grammes per person per day
in 2023
All-time low
55.8 Grammes per person per day
in 1964
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Food supply and consumption — Protein supply in Korea, 1961–2023

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Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Grammes per person per day.

Analysis

In 2023, food supply and consumption — protein supply in Korea stood at 110.7 Grammes per person per day. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food supply and consumption — protein supply in Korea peaked at 110.7 Grammes per person per day in 2023 and was at its lowest, 55.8 Grammes per person per day, in 1964.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Food supply and consumption — Protein supply in Korea, year by year

Annual values for Food supply and consumption — Protein supply in Korea, 1961 to 2023.
Year Grammes per person per day Change
1961 56.8 Grammes per person per day
1962 56.1 Grammes per person per day -1.2%
1963 56.1 Grammes per person per day +0.0%
1964 55.8 Grammes per person per day -0.5%
1965 60.4 Grammes per person per day +8.2%
1966 61.9 Grammes per person per day +2.5%
1967 65.7 Grammes per person per day +6.1%
1968 69.8 Grammes per person per day +6.2%
1969 72 Grammes per person per day +3.2%
1970 71.9 Grammes per person per day -0.1%
1971 75.1 Grammes per person per day +4.5%
1972 77.9 Grammes per person per day +3.7%
1973 80.5 Grammes per person per day +3.3%
1974 82.3 Grammes per person per day +2.2%
1975 86.2 Grammes per person per day +4.7%
1976 88.2 Grammes per person per day +2.3%
1977 80.8 Grammes per person per day -8.4%
1978 84.6 Grammes per person per day +4.7%
1979 85.7 Grammes per person per day +1.3%
1980 82.8 Grammes per person per day -3.4%
1981 84.4 Grammes per person per day +1.9%
1982 80.7 Grammes per person per day -4.4%
1983 80 Grammes per person per day -0.9%
1984 83 Grammes per person per day +3.8%
1985 79.4 Grammes per person per day -4.3%
1986 81.1 Grammes per person per day +2.1%
1987 84.2 Grammes per person per day +3.8%
1988 83.9 Grammes per person per day -0.4%
1989 83.3 Grammes per person per day -0.7%
1990 83 Grammes per person per day -0.4%
1991 76.2 Grammes per person per day -8.2%
1992 82.6 Grammes per person per day +8.4%
1993 84.5 Grammes per person per day +2.3%
1994 84.6 Grammes per person per day +0.1%
1995 86.4 Grammes per person per day +2.1%
1996 84.8 Grammes per person per day -1.9%
1997 84.9 Grammes per person per day +0.1%
1998 81.7 Grammes per person per day -3.8%
1999 89.5 Grammes per person per day +9.5%
2000 87.2 Grammes per person per day -2.6%
2001 87.5 Grammes per person per day +0.3%
2002 88.9 Grammes per person per day +1.6%
2003 89.2 Grammes per person per day +0.3%
2004 87 Grammes per person per day -2.5%
2005 87.6 Grammes per person per day +0.7%
2006 90.2 Grammes per person per day +3.0%
2007 91.1 Grammes per person per day +1.0%
2008 93.1 Grammes per person per day +2.2%
2009 91.9 Grammes per person per day -1.3%
2010 101.7 Grammes per person per day +10.7%
2011 105.6 Grammes per person per day +3.8%
2012 103.4 Grammes per person per day -2.1%
2013 103.9 Grammes per person per day +0.5%
2014 103.6 Grammes per person per day -0.3%
2015 103.5 Grammes per person per day -0.1%
2016 104.5 Grammes per person per day +1.0%
2017 107 Grammes per person per day +2.4%
2018 107.9 Grammes per person per day +0.8%
2019 106.9 Grammes per person per day -0.9%
2020 106.4 Grammes per person per day -0.5%
2021 108.2 Grammes per person per day +1.7%
2022 109.3 Grammes per person per day +1.0%
2023 110.7 Grammes per person per day +1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 61.62 Grammes per person per day 55.8 Grammes per person per day 72 Grammes per person per day 9
1970s 81.32 Grammes per person per day 71.9 Grammes per person per day 88.2 Grammes per person per day 10
1980s 82.28 Grammes per person per day 79.4 Grammes per person per day 84.4 Grammes per person per day 10
1990s 83.82 Grammes per person per day 76.2 Grammes per person per day 89.5 Grammes per person per day 10
2000s 89.37 Grammes per person per day 87 Grammes per person per day 93.1 Grammes per person per day 10
2010s 104.8 Grammes per person per day 101.7 Grammes per person per day 107.9 Grammes per person per day 10
2020s 108.65 Grammes per person per day 106.4 Grammes per person per day 110.7 Grammes per person per day 4

Countries ranked near Korea

  1. 1 Iceland 151.7 Grammes per person per day compare
  2. 2 Ireland 136.9 Grammes per person per day compare
  3. 3 China 131.6 Grammes per person per day compare
  4. 4 Israel 130.7 Grammes per person per day compare
  5. 5 Portugal 126.4 Grammes per person per day compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is food supply and consumption — protein supply in Korea?
Food supply and consumption — protein supply in Korea was 110.7 Grammes per person per day in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest food supply and consumption — protein supply recorded in Korea?
The highest recorded value was 110.7 Grammes per person per day in 2023.
What is the lowest food supply and consumption — protein supply recorded in Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 55.8 Grammes per person per day in 1964.
How does Korea rank for food supply and consumption — protein supply?
Korea ranks 2nd out of 3 groups with data for 2023.
Is food supply and consumption — protein supply rising or falling in Korea?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Korea data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Food supply and consumption — Protein supply. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food supply and consumption — Protein supply
Unit
Grammes per person per day
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
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Coverage
51 places, 2,852 data points, 1961–2023
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