Miscellaneous — Food supply in Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Miscellaneous — Food supply was 30,315 million Kcal in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
30,315 million Kcal
Change on year
up 60.3%
World rank
12th
of 20 countries
All-time high
30,315 million Kcal
in 2018
All-time low
10,814 million Kcal
in 2016
Years of data
5
2014–2018

Miscellaneous — Food supply in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 2014–2018

010.0k20.0k30.0k2014201620182014: 14.6k million Kcal2015: 19.6k million Kcal2016: 10.8k million Kcal2017: 18.9k million Kcal2018: 30.3k million Kcal

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

Analysis

In 2018, miscellaneous — food supply in Democratic People's Republic of Korea stood at 30,315 million Kcal. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of up 60.3% on the previous year and up 108.0% over five years.

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.

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

Annual values for Miscellaneous — Food supply (kcal) in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 2014 to 2018.
Year million Kcal Change
2014 14,577 million Kcal
2015 19,564 million Kcal +34.2%
2016 10,814 million Kcal -44.7%
2017 18,906 million Kcal +74.8%
2018 30,315 million Kcal +60.3%

Countries ranked near Democratic People's Republic of Korea

  1. 9 Viet Nam 45,600 million Kcal compare
  2. 9 France 272,240 million Kcal compare
  3. 10 Democratic Republic of the Congo 40,219 million Kcal compare
  4. 10 Canada 257,054 million Kcal compare
  5. 11 Syrian Arab Republic 36,198 million Kcal compare
  6. 11 Chile 216,915 million Kcal compare
  7. 12 Iraq 199,857 million Kcal compare
  8. 13 Republic of Moldova 27,140 million Kcal compare
  9. 13 Nigeria 171,506 million Kcal compare
  10. 14 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 24,346 million Kcal compare
  11. 14 Cambodia 142,373 million Kcal compare
  12. 15 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 16,680 million Kcal compare
  13. 15 Norway 136,146 million Kcal compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is miscellaneous — food supply in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
Miscellaneous — food supply in Democratic People's Republic of Korea was 30,315 million Kcal in 2018, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest miscellaneous — food supply recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
The highest recorded value was 30,315 million Kcal in 2018.
What is the lowest miscellaneous — food supply recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 10,814 million Kcal in 2016.
How does Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank for miscellaneous — food supply?
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 12th out of 20 countries with data for 2018.
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 Miscellaneous — Food supply (kcal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Miscellaneous — 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
208 places, 2,817 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.