North Korea vs Poland: Dietary compositions by commodity group
North Korea
9.38 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2018
Poland
9.65 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
North Korea rank
186th
Poland rank
184th
Dietary compositions by commodity group over time
- North Korea
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 9.65 kilocalories per day per capita against 9.38 kilocalories per day per capita in North Korea, a difference of 0.27 kilocalories per day per capita.
Across all 58 years both countries report, Poland has been ahead every year.
North Korea ranks 186th and Poland ranks 184th of 191 countries.
Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.91 kilocalories per day per capita | 9.14 kilocalories per day per capita | 7.23 kilocalories per day per capita | Poland |
| 1970s | 2.48 kilocalories per day per capita | 12.82 kilocalories per day per capita | 10.34 kilocalories per day per capita | Poland |
| 1980s | 3.82 kilocalories per day per capita | 12.73 kilocalories per day per capita | 8.91 kilocalories per day per capita | Poland |
| 1990s | 2.88 kilocalories per day per capita | 18.55 kilocalories per day per capita | 15.67 kilocalories per day per capita | Poland |
| 2000s | 2.34 kilocalories per day per capita | 19.96 kilocalories per day per capita | 17.62 kilocalories per day per capita | Poland |
| 2010s | 4.81 kilocalories per day per capita | 12.81 kilocalories per day per capita | 8 kilocalories per day per capita | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher dietary compositions by commodity group, North Korea or Poland?
- Poland, at 9.65 kilocalories per day per capita against 9.38 kilocalories per day per capita in North Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in dietary compositions by commodity group between North Korea and Poland?
- 0.27 kilocalories per day per capita, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Poland?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2018.
- How do North Korea and Poland rank globally for dietary compositions by commodity group?
- North Korea ranks 186th and Poland ranks 184th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Dietary compositions by commodity group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average per capita dietary energy supply by commodity groups, measured in kilocalories per person per day.