Daily per capita fat supply in North Korea

North Korea: Daily per capita fat supply was 33.82 in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
33.82
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
189th
of 192 countries
All-time high
44.23
in 1990
All-time low
21.27
in 1961
Years of data
58
1961–2018

Daily per capita fat supply in North Korea, 1961–2018

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2018, daily per capita fat supply in North Korea stood at 33.82.

That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, daily per capita fat supply in North Korea peaked at 44.23 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 21.27, in 1961.

North Korea ranks 189th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 58 years of available data.

Daily per capita fat supply in North Korea, year by year

Annual values for Daily per capita fat supply in North Korea, 1961 to 2018.
Year Value Change
1961 21.27 —
1962 21.4 +0.6%
1963 21.8 +1.9%
1964 22.58 +3.6%
1965 22.71 +0.5%
1966 23.39 +3.0%
1967 23.58 +0.8%
1968 23.67 +0.4%
1969 26.01 +9.9%
1970 25.16 -3.3%
1971 25.95 +3.1%
1972 26.36 +1.6%
1973 26.7 +1.3%
1974 27.58 +3.3%
1975 28.33 +2.7%
1976 28.65 +1.1%
1977 29.11 +1.6%
1978 31.56 +8.4%
1979 34.05 +7.9%
1980 35.03 +2.9%
1981 35.08 +0.2%
1982 35.61 +1.5%
1983 36.95 +3.7%
1984 38.39 +3.9%
1985 38.01 -1.0%
1986 40.15 +5.6%
1987 41.17 +2.5%
1988 40.97 -0.5%
1989 43.06 +5.1%
1990 44.23 +2.7%
1991 43.92 -0.7%
1992 37.14 -15.4%
1993 36.87 -0.7%
1994 35.73 -3.1%
1995 34.09 -4.6%
1996 31.41 -7.9%
1997 32.43 +3.3%
1998 31.38 -3.2%
1999 30.57 -2.6%
2000 34.57 +13.1%
2001 34.24 -0.9%
2002 36.34 +6.1%
2003 35.58 -2.1%
2004 36.5 +2.6%
2005 36.12 -1.1%
2006 34.09 -5.6%
2007 33.29 -2.3%
2008 33.63 +1.0%
2009 32.69 -2.8%
2010 35.2 +7.7%
2011 35.96 +2.2%
2012 35.88 -0.2%
2013 34.42 -4.1%
2014 34.42 +0.0%
2015 34.35 -0.2%
2016 34.2 -0.4%
2017 34.06 -0.4%
2018 33.82 -0.7%

North Korea compared with similar countries

  • North Korea's 33.82 is below the median for low income countries, which is 45.99, 74% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
  • North Korea's 33.82 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 102.97, 33% of the median. (32 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 22.93 21.27 26.01 9
1970s 28.34 25.16 34.05 10
1980s 38.44 35.03 43.06 10
1990s 35.78 30.57 44.23 10
2000s 34.7 32.69 36.5 10
2010s 34.7 33.82 35.96 9

Countries ranked near North Korea

  1. 186 Haiti 37.03 compare
  2. 187 Rwanda 36.72 compare
  3. 188 Cambodia 34.63 compare
  4. 190 Madagascar 21.84 compare
  5. 191 Democratic Republic of Congo 20.35 compare
  6. 192 Burundi 15.39 compare

See the full ranking of 192 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is daily per capita fat supply in North Korea?
Daily per capita fat supply in North Korea was 33.82 in 2018, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest daily per capita fat supply recorded in North Korea?
The highest recorded value was 44.23 in 1990.
What is the lowest daily per capita fat supply recorded in North Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 21.27 in 1961.
How does North Korea rank for daily per capita fat supply?
North Korea ranks 189th out of 192 countries with data for 2018.
Is daily per capita fat supply rising or falling in North Korea?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this North Korea data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Daily per capita fat supply. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Daily per capita fat supply
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
192 places, 10,214 data points, 1961–2023
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