Starchy Roots — Food supply in Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Starchy Roots — Food supply was 77.16 kcal/cap/d in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
77.16 kcal/cap/d
Change on year
down 4.6%
World rank
17th
of 20 countries
All-time high
122.29 kcal/cap/d
in 2011
All-time low
77.16 kcal/cap/d
in 2018
Years of data
9
2010–2018

Starchy Roots — Food supply in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 2010–2018

02550751001252010201420182010: 120.1 kcal/cap/d2011: 122.3 kcal/cap/d2012: 115.2 kcal/cap/d2013: 100.6 kcal/cap/d2014: 98.3 kcal/cap/d2015: 99.3 kcal/cap/d2016: 82.9 kcal/cap/d2017: 80.9 kcal/cap/d2018: 77.2 kcal/cap/d

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kcal/cap/d.

Analysis

The most recent figure for starchy roots — food supply in Democratic People's Republic of Korea is 77.16 kcal/cap/d, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.

That represents a change of down 4.6% on the previous year and down 35.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, starchy roots — food supply in Democratic People's Republic of Korea peaked at 122.29 kcal/cap/d in 2011 and was at its lowest, 77.16 kcal/cap/d, in 2018.

That places Democratic People's Republic of Korea 17th out of 20 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Starchy Roots — Food supply (kcal/capita/day) in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 2010 to 2018.
Year kcal/cap/d Change
2010 120.12 kcal/cap/d
2011 122.29 kcal/cap/d +1.8%
2012 115.15 kcal/cap/d -5.8%
2013 100.62 kcal/cap/d -12.6%
2014 98.3 kcal/cap/d -2.3%
2015 99.3 kcal/cap/d +1.0%
2016 82.86 kcal/cap/d -16.6%
2017 80.92 kcal/cap/d -2.3%
2018 77.16 kcal/cap/d -4.6%

Countries ranked near Democratic People's Republic of Korea

  1. 14 Papua New Guinea 424.14 kcal/cap/d compare
  2. 14 Türkiye 90.12 kcal/cap/d compare
  3. 15 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 81.08 kcal/cap/d compare
  4. 15 Malawi 422.08 kcal/cap/d compare
  5. 16 Timor-Leste 79.08 kcal/cap/d compare
  6. 16 Gabon 398.62 kcal/cap/d compare
  7. 17 Peru 389.87 kcal/cap/d compare
  8. 18 Liberia 374.98 kcal/cap/d compare
  9. 18 Viet Nam 47.76 kcal/cap/d compare
  10. 19 Cambodia 361.71 kcal/cap/d compare
  11. 19 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 41.08 kcal/cap/d compare
  12. 20 Comoros 345.17 kcal/cap/d compare
  13. 20 Syrian Arab Republic 31.1 kcal/cap/d compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is starchy roots — food supply in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
Starchy roots — food supply in Democratic People's Republic of Korea was 77.16 kcal/cap/d in 2018, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest starchy roots — food supply recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
The highest recorded value was 122.29 kcal/cap/d in 2011.
What is the lowest starchy roots — food supply recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 77.16 kcal/cap/d in 2018.
How does Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank for starchy roots — food supply?
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 17th out of 20 countries with data for 2018.
Is starchy roots — food supply rising or falling in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
Over the last ten years it is down 35.8%. 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 Starchy Roots — Food supply (kcal/capita/day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Starchy Roots — Food supply (kcal/capita/day)
Unit
kcal/cap/d
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.