Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — Value in Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — Value was 47 % in 2017. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — Value in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 2000–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value in Democratic People's Republic of Korea is 47 %, measured in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value in Democratic People's Republic of Korea peaked at 47.5 % in 2016 and was at its lowest, 32.9 %, in 2002.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — Value in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 35.9 % | — |
| 2001 | 35.2 % | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 32.9 % | -6.5% |
| 2003 | 33.2 % | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 34.5 % | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 37 % | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 39.1 % | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 40.5 % | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 42 % | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 42.9 % | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 43.4 % | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 43.7 % | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 43.7 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 44.5 % | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 45.2 % | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 46 % | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 47.5 % | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 47 % | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.32 % | 32.9 % | 42.9 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.12 % | 43.4 % | 47.5 % | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value in Democratic People's Republic of Korea was 47 % in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 47.5 % in 2016.
- What is the lowest prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.9 % in 2002.
- How does Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank for prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value?
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 1st out of 18 countries with data for 2017.
- Is prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value rising or falling in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. 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 Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (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.