Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total was 7.3 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in Republic of Korea, 2014–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Republic of Korea recorded 7.3 % for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in 2023. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.6% on the previous year and up 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in Republic of Korea peaked at 7.3 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.7 %, in 2014.
Republic of Korea ranks 109th of 121 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 5.7 % | — |
| 2015 | 6 % | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 6.5 % | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 6.3 % | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 6.2 % | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 6.8 % | +9.7% |
| 2020 | 6.9 % | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 7.2 % | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 6.6 % | -8.3% |
| 2023 | 7.3 % | +10.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.25 % | 5.7 % | 6.8 % | 6 |
| 2020s | 7 % | 6.6 % | 7.3 % | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in Republic of Korea?
- Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in Republic of Korea was 7.3 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 7.3 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7 % in 2014.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total?
- Republic of Korea ranks 109th out of 121 countries with data for 2023.
- Is prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Republic of Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total population (percent) (3-year average) — Confidence interval: Upper bound. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.