Potatoes and products — Food supply in Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Potatoes and products — Food supply was 399,648 million Kcal in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
399,648 million Kcal
Change on year
down 7.5%
World rank
7th
of 20 countries
All-time high
797,472 million Kcal
in 2011
All-time low
399,648 million Kcal
in 2018
Years of data
9
2010–2018

Potatoes and products — Food supply in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 2010–2018

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k2010201420182010: 774.2k million Kcal2011: 797.5k million Kcal2012: 735.4k million Kcal2013: 604.5k million Kcal2014: 585.4k million Kcal2015: 599.0k million Kcal2016: 444.7k million Kcal2017: 432.1k million Kcal2018: 399.6k million Kcal

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for potatoes and products — food supply in Democratic People's Republic of Korea is 399,648 million Kcal, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.

The figure is down 7.5% on the previous year and down 48.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, potatoes and products — food supply in Democratic People's Republic of Korea peaked at 797,472 million Kcal in 2011 and was at its lowest, 399,648 million Kcal, in 2018.

Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 7th of 20 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Potatoes and products — Food supply in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, year by year

Annual values for Potatoes and products — Food supply (kcal) in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 2010 to 2018.
Year million Kcal Change
2010 774,202 million Kcal
2011 797,472 million Kcal +3.0%
2012 735,366 million Kcal -7.8%
2013 604,518 million Kcal -17.8%
2014 585,398 million Kcal -3.2%
2015 599,039 million Kcal +2.3%
2016 444,702 million Kcal -25.8%
2017 432,074 million Kcal -2.8%
2018 399,648 million Kcal -7.5%

Countries ranked near Democratic People's Republic of Korea

  1. 4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1.36 million million Kcal compare
  2. 4 Russian Federation 7.88 million million Kcal compare
  3. 5 Bangladesh 5.63 million million Kcal compare
  4. 5 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 569,138 million Kcal compare
  5. 6 Pakistan 4.24 million million Kcal compare
  6. 7 Germany 3.94 million million Kcal compare
  7. 8 Ukraine 3.56 million million Kcal compare
  8. 9 Viet Nam 310,924 million Kcal compare
  9. 9 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 3.02 million million Kcal compare
  10. 10 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 294,256 million Kcal compare
  11. 10 Peru 2.78 million million Kcal compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is potatoes and products — food supply in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
Potatoes and products — food supply in Democratic People's Republic of Korea was 399,648 million Kcal in 2018, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest potatoes and products — food supply recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
The highest recorded value was 797,472 million Kcal in 2011.
What is the lowest potatoes and products — food supply recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 399,648 million Kcal in 2018.
How does Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank for potatoes and products — food supply?
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 7th out of 20 countries with data for 2018.
Is potatoes and products — food supply rising or falling in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
Over the last ten years it is down 48.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 Potatoes and products — Food supply (kcal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Potatoes and products — 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.