Dietary compositions by commodity group in North Korea
North Korea: Dietary compositions by commodity group was 9.38 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Dietary compositions by commodity group in North Korea, 1961–2018
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2018, dietary compositions by commodity group in North Korea stood at 9.38. That is the highest value across all 58 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 62.6% on the previous year and up 379.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dietary compositions by commodity group in North Korea peaked at 9.38 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.89, in 1967.
That places North Korea 187th out of 192 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 58 years of available data.
Dietary compositions by commodity group in North Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.95 | — |
| 1962 | 1.94 | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 1.92 | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 1.91 | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 1.9 | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 1.9 | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 1.89 | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 1.89 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1.9 | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 1.9 | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 1.9 | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 1.9 | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 1.91 | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 2.87 | +50.5% |
| 1975 | 2.88 | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 2.88 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 2.87 | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 2.87 | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 2.86 | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 2.86 | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 2.86 | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 2.86 | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 3.82 | +33.5% |
| 1984 | 4.78 | +25.2% |
| 1985 | 4.79 | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 3.83 | -20.0% |
| 1987 | 3.83 | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 4.78 | +24.9% |
| 1989 | 3.83 | -20.0% |
| 1990 | 3.83 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 3.83 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 2.87 | -24.9% |
| 1993 | 2.88 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 3.84 | +33.4% |
| 1995 | 2.88 | -24.9% |
| 1996 | 2.88 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 1.92 | -33.3% |
| 1998 | 1.93 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.93 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 1.93 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 1.94 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 2.91 | +50.5% |
| 2003 | 2.92 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 2.92 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 2.93 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 1.95 | -33.2% |
| 2007 | 1.96 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.96 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.96 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 2.38 | +21.5% |
| 2011 | 2.2 | -7.6% |
| 2012 | 2.22 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 2.2 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 7.16 | +225.5% |
| 2015 | 6.3 | -12.0% |
| 2016 | 5.65 | -10.3% |
| 2017 | 5.77 | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 9.38 | +62.6% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 9.38 is below the median for low income countries, which is 19, 49% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 9.38 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 75.67, 12% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Dietary compositions by commodity group in North Korea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +225.5% | 2.2 | 7.16 |
| 2018 | +62.6% | 5.77 | 9.38 |
| 2002 | +50.5% | 1.94 | 2.91 |
| 1974 | +50.5% | 1.91 | 2.87 |
| 1983 | +33.5% | 2.86 | 3.82 |
| 1997 | -33.3% | 2.88 | 1.92 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.91 | 1.89 | 1.95 | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.48 | 1.9 | 2.88 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.82 | 2.86 | 4.79 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.88 | 1.92 | 3.84 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.34 | 1.93 | 2.93 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.81 | 2.2 | 9.38 | 9 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
More reference data data for North Korea
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 91.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 245.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 325.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3562 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 6,873 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 11.62 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dietary compositions by commodity group in North Korea?
- Dietary compositions by commodity group in North Korea was 9.38 in 2018, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest dietary compositions by commodity group recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 9.38 in 2018.
- What is the lowest dietary compositions by commodity group recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.89 in 1967.
- How does North Korea rank for dietary compositions by commodity group?
- North Korea ranks 187th out of 192 countries with data for 2018.
- Is dietary compositions by commodity group rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 379.1%. 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 Dietary compositions by commodity group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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