Sweet potatoes — Food supply in Republic of Korea

Republic of Korea: Sweet potatoes — Food supply was 247,208 million Kcal in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
247,208 million Kcal
Change on year
down 10.1%
World rank
21st
of 156 countries
All-time high
343,976 million Kcal
in 2019
All-time low
233,663 million Kcal
in 2011
Years of data
14
2010–2023

Sweet potatoes — Food supply in Republic of Korea, 2010–2023

0100.0k200.0k300.0k2010201620232010: 241.4k million Kcal2011: 233.7k million Kcal2012: 269.6k million Kcal2013: 242.3k million Kcal2014: 283.2k million Kcal2015: 275.0k million Kcal2016: 343.9k million Kcal2017: 301.5k million Kcal2018: 287.5k million Kcal2019: 344.0k million Kcal2020: 304.7k million Kcal2021: 287.2k million Kcal2022: 274.8k million Kcal2023: 247.2k million Kcal

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for sweet potatoes — food supply in Republic of Korea is 247,208 million Kcal, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 10.1% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — food supply in Republic of Korea peaked at 343,976 million Kcal in 2019 and was at its lowest, 233,663 million Kcal, in 2011.

Republic of Korea ranks 21st of 156 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Sweet potatoes — Food supply in Republic of Korea, year by year

Annual values for Sweet potatoes — Food supply (kcal) in Republic of Korea, 2010 to 2023.
Year million Kcal Change
2010 241,388 million Kcal
2011 233,663 million Kcal -3.2%
2012 269,587 million Kcal +15.4%
2013 242,259 million Kcal -10.1%
2014 283,166 million Kcal +16.9%
2015 274,971 million Kcal -2.9%
2016 343,912 million Kcal +25.1%
2017 301,491 million Kcal -12.3%
2018 287,477 million Kcal -4.6%
2019 343,976 million Kcal +19.7%
2020 304,732 million Kcal -11.4%
2021 287,186 million Kcal -5.8%
2022 274,837 million Kcal -4.3%
2023 247,208 million Kcal -10.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 282,189 million Kcal 233,663 million Kcal 343,976 million Kcal 10
2020s 278,491 million Kcal 247,208 million Kcal 304,732 million Kcal 4

Countries ranked near Republic of Korea

  1. 18 Syrian Arab Republic 2.48 million Kcal compare
  2. 18 Brazil 326,738 million Kcal compare
  3. 19 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0 million Kcal compare
  4. 19 Bangladesh 275,082 million Kcal compare
  5. 20 Guinea 262,328 million Kcal compare
  6. 21 Côte d'Ivoire 49,893 million Kcal compare
  7. 22 Peru 221,768 million Kcal compare
  8. 23 Zimbabwe 202,986 million Kcal compare
  9. 24 Sierra Leone 201,204 million Kcal compare

See the full ranking of 204 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sweet potatoes — food supply in Republic of Korea?
Sweet potatoes — food supply in Republic of Korea was 247,208 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sweet potatoes — food supply recorded in Republic of Korea?
The highest recorded value was 343,976 million Kcal in 2019.
What is the lowest sweet potatoes — food supply recorded in Republic of Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 233,663 million Kcal in 2011.
How does Republic of Korea rank for sweet potatoes — food supply?
Republic of Korea ranks 21st out of 156 countries with data for 2023.
Is sweet potatoes — food supply rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. 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 Sweet potatoes — Food supply (kcal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Sweet potatoes — 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
204 places, 2,692 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.