Average supply of protein of animal origin in South Korea

South Korea: Average supply of protein of animal origin was 49.7 g/cap/day in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
49.7 g/cap/day
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
50th
of 170 countries
All-time high
49.7 g/cap/day
in 2018
All-time low
36.7 g/cap/day
in 2002
Years of data
17
2002–2018

Average supply of protein of animal origin in South Korea, 2002–2018

010203040502002201020182002: 36.7 g/cap/day2003: 37.3 g/cap/day2004: 37.3 g/cap/day2005: 37.3 g/cap/day2006: 38.3 g/cap/day2007: 40.3 g/cap/day2008: 42 g/cap/day2009: 42.7 g/cap/day2010: 43 g/cap/day2011: 43.7 g/cap/day2012: 44.7 g/cap/day2013: 45.7 g/cap/day2014: 45.7 g/cap/day2015: 46.3 g/cap/day2016: 47 g/cap/day2017: 48.7 g/cap/day2018: 49.7 g/cap/day

Source: FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data. Measured in g/cap/day.

Analysis

In 2018, average supply of protein of animal origin in South Korea stood at 49.7 g/cap/day. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average supply of protein of animal origin in South Korea peaked at 49.7 g/cap/day in 2018 and was at its lowest, 36.7 g/cap/day, in 2002.

That places South Korea 50th out of 170 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Average supply of protein of animal origin in South Korea, year by year

Annual values for Average supply of protein of animal origin (g/cap/day) in South Korea, 2002 to 2018.
Year g/cap/day Change
2002 36.7 g/cap/day
2003 37.3 g/cap/day +1.6%
2004 37.3 g/cap/day +0.0%
2005 37.3 g/cap/day +0.0%
2006 38.3 g/cap/day +2.7%
2007 40.3 g/cap/day +5.2%
2008 42 g/cap/day +4.2%
2009 42.7 g/cap/day +1.7%
2010 43 g/cap/day +0.7%
2011 43.7 g/cap/day +1.6%
2012 44.7 g/cap/day +2.3%
2013 45.7 g/cap/day +2.2%
2014 45.7 g/cap/day +0.0%
2015 46.3 g/cap/day +1.3%
2016 47 g/cap/day +1.5%
2017 48.7 g/cap/day +3.6%
2018 49.7 g/cap/day +2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 38.99 g/cap/day 36.7 g/cap/day 42.7 g/cap/day 8
2010s 46.06 g/cap/day 43 g/cap/day 49.7 g/cap/day 9

Countries ranked near South Korea

  1. 47 Belarus 51 g/cap/day compare
  2. 48 United Arab Emirates 50.7 g/cap/day compare
  3. 49 Antigua and Barbuda 50 g/cap/day compare
  4. 50 Hungary 49.7 g/cap/day compare
  5. 50 New Caledonia 49.7 g/cap/day compare
  6. 50 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 49.7 g/cap/day compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average supply of protein of animal origin in South Korea?
Average supply of protein of animal origin in South Korea was 49.7 g/cap/day in 2018, according to FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data.
What is the highest average supply of protein of animal origin recorded in South Korea?
The highest recorded value was 49.7 g/cap/day in 2018.
What is the lowest average supply of protein of animal origin recorded in South Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 36.7 g/cap/day in 2002.
How does South Korea rank for average supply of protein of animal origin?
South Korea ranks 50th out of 170 countries with data for 2018.
Is average supply of protein of animal origin rising or falling in South Korea?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this South Korea data come from?
The figures come from FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data, published as part of Average supply of protein of animal origin (g/cap/day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average supply of protein of animal origin (g/cap/day)
Unit
g/cap/day
Source
FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
170 places, 2,866 data points, 2002–2018
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Average supply of protein of animal origin reflects a 3-year average from the Suite of Food Security Indicators on FAOSTAT. 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 on FAOSTAT. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgment 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 on FAOSTAT 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. This work is made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 IGO license (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/igo). In addition to this license, some database specific terms of use are listed: Terms of Use of Datasets.