Grand Total — Food supply in Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Grand Total — Food supply was 18.75 million million Kcal in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
18.75 million million Kcal
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
12th
of 20 countries
All-time high
19.25 million million Kcal
in 2014
All-time low
18.73 million million Kcal
in 2010
Years of data
9
2010–2018

Grand Total — Food supply in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 2010–2018

05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M2010201420182010: 18.7M million Kcal2011: 18.9M million Kcal2012: 19.1M million Kcal2013: 19.0M million Kcal2014: 19.2M million Kcal2015: 19.1M million Kcal2016: 19.0M million Kcal2017: 19.2M million Kcal2018: 18.8M million Kcal

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.

Analysis

The most recent figure for grand total — food supply in Democratic People's Republic of Korea is 18.75 million million Kcal, measured in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, grand total — food supply in Democratic People's Republic of Korea peaked at 19.25 million million Kcal in 2014 and was at its lowest, 18.73 million million Kcal, in 2010.

That places Democratic People's Republic of Korea 12th out of 20 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

Grand Total — Food supply in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, year by year

Annual values for Grand Total — Food supply (kcal) in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 2010 to 2018.
Year million Kcal Change
2010 18.73 million million Kcal
2011 18.91 million million Kcal +0.9%
2012 19.06 million million Kcal +0.8%
2013 18.96 million million Kcal -0.5%
2014 19.25 million million Kcal +1.5%
2015 19.07 million million Kcal -0.9%
2016 19.02 million million Kcal -0.3%
2017 19.23 million million Kcal +1.1%
2018 18.75 million million Kcal -2.5%

Countries ranked near Democratic People's Republic of Korea

  1. 9 Bangladesh 161.95 million million Kcal compare
  2. 10 Mexico 156.49 million million Kcal compare
  3. 10 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 28.93 million million Kcal compare
  4. 11 Egypt 129.35 million million Kcal compare
  5. 11 Syrian Arab Republic 19.46 million million Kcal compare
  6. 12 Philippines 125.09 million million Kcal compare
  7. 13 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 10.61 million million Kcal compare
  8. 13 Ethiopia 120.17 million million Kcal compare
  9. 14 Germany 109.08 million million Kcal compare
  10. 14 Melanesia 10.54 million million Kcal compare
  11. 15 Lao People's Democratic Republic 8.92 million million Kcal compare
  12. 15 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 86.10 million million Kcal compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is grand total — food supply in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
Grand total — food supply in Democratic People's Republic of Korea was 18.75 million million Kcal in 2018, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest grand total — food supply recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
The highest recorded value was 19.25 million million Kcal in 2014.
What is the lowest grand total — food supply recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 18.73 million million Kcal in 2010.
How does Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank for grand total — food supply?
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 12th out of 20 countries with data for 2018.
Is grand total — food supply rising or falling in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Democratic People's Republic of Korea data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Grand Total — Food supply (kcal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Grand Total — Food supply (kcal)
Unit
million Kcal
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
213 places, 2,901 data points, 2010–2023
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A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.