Share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein was 2.4% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Latest (2018)
2.4%
Change on year
up 3.4%
World rank
166th
of 192 countries
All-time high
3.9%
in 1982
All-time low
1.3%
in 1997
Years of data
58
1961–2018
Share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 1961–2018
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of stood at 2.4%.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 3.9% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 1997.
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 166th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 58 years of available data.
Share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.6% | — |
| 1962 | 2.5% | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 2.4% | -3.0% |
| 1964 | 2.4% | -4.0% |
| 1965 | 2.6% | +10.1% |
| 1966 | 2.6% | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 2.8% | +8.8% |
| 1968 | 2.8% | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 2.5% | -9.3% |
| 1970 | 2.3% | -8.1% |
| 1971 | 2.4% | +4.6% |
| 1972 | 2.6% | +6.1% |
| 1973 | 2.5% | -4.1% |
| 1974 | 2.9% | +16.2% |
| 1975 | 2.9% | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 3.2% | +11.1% |
| 1977 | 3.3% | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 3.4% | +4.6% |
| 1979 | 3.2% | -6.6% |
| 1980 | 3.3% | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 3.4% | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 3.9% | +14.9% |
| 1983 | 3.8% | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 3.7% | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 3.7% | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 3.7% | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 3.7% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 3.6% | -3.3% |
| 1989 | 3.5% | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 2.8% | -20.5% |
| 1991 | 2.6% | -8.4% |
| 1992 | 2.3% | -12.4% |
| 1993 | 2.1% | -8.2% |
| 1994 | 1.8% | -15.1% |
| 1995 | 1.6% | -8.4% |
| 1996 | 1.5% | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 1.3% | -17.6% |
| 1998 | 1.4% | +8.8% |
| 1999 | 1.5% | +9.2% |
| 2000 | 1.6% | +9.6% |
| 2001 | 1.9% | +14.9% |
| 2002 | 1.9% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 1.8% | -7.2% |
| 2004 | 1.8% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 1.8% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 1.9% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 1.9% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 1.9% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 2.1% | +13.0% |
| 2011 | 2.1% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 2.2% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 2.2% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 2.3% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 2.3% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 2.3% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 2.4% | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.6% | 2.4% | 2.8% | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.9% | 2.3% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.6% | 3.3% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.9% | 1.3% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 1.6% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 2.1% | 2.4% | 9 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 2.4% in 2018, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 3.9% in 1982.
- What is the lowest share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 1997.
- How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 166th out of 192 countries with data for 2018.
- Is share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Korea, Democratic People's Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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