Number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — Value in Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — Value was 12.2 million No in 2017. ▲ Rising
Number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — Value in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 2000–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million No.
Analysis
In 2017, number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — value in Democratic People's Republic of Korea stood at 12.2 million No.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — value in Democratic People's Republic of Korea peaked at 12.3 million No in 2016 and was at its lowest, 7.9 million No, in 2002.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — Value in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | million No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.6 million No | — |
| 2001 | 8.4 million No | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 7.9 million No | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 8 million No | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 8.4 million No | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 9.1 million No | +8.3% |
| 2006 | 9.6 million No | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 10 million No | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 10.4 million No | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 10.7 million No | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 10.9 million No | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 11 million No | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 11.1 million No | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 11.3 million No | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 11.5 million No | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 11.8 million No | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 12.3 million No | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 12.2 million No | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.11 million No | 7.9 million No | 10.7 million No | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.51 million No | 10.9 million No | 12.3 million No | 8 |
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- Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield, annual growth rate 2.9 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — value in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- Number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — value in Democratic People's Republic of Korea was 12.2 million No in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — value recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 12.3 million No in 2016.
- What is the lowest number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — value recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9 million No in 2002.
- How does Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank for number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — value?
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 6th out of 17 countries with data for 2017.
- Is number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — value rising or falling in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.