Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita in South Korea
South Korea: Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita was 12.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita in South Korea, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita in South Korea stood at 12.9%. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita in South Korea peaked at 12.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9.9%, in 1964.
That places South Korea 65th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita in South Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10.6% | — |
| 1962 | 10.3% | -3.1% |
| 1963 | 10.2% | -1.3% |
| 1964 | 9.9% | -2.3% |
| 1965 | 10.2% | +2.8% |
| 1966 | 10.1% | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 10.5% | +3.3% |
| 1968 | 10.7% | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 10.6% | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 10.2% | -3.5% |
| 1971 | 10.4% | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 10.5% | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 10.5% | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 10.9% | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 11.1% | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 11.2% | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 10.4% | -7.0% |
| 1978 | 10.6% | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 10.9% | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 10.9% | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 11.4% | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 11.0% | -3.3% |
| 1983 | 10.8% | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 11.1% | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 10.8% | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 10.8% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 11.0% | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 10.9% | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 10.9% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 11.2% | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 10.3% | -8.0% |
| 1992 | 11.0% | +6.6% |
| 1993 | 11.4% | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 11.3% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 11.4% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 11.1% | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 11.1% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 11.0% | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 11.6% | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 11.3% | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 11.4% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 11.5% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 11.7% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 11.2% | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 11.3% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 11.6% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 11.6% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 11.7% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 11.5% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 12.2% | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 12.7% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 12.6% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 12.6% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 12.5% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 12.4% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 12.6% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 12.7% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 12.7% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 12.6% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 12.6% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 12.7% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 12.7% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 12.9% | +1.3% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 12.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 13.3%, 97% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 12.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12.6%, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.3% | 9.9% | 10.7% | 9 |
| 1970s | 10.7% | 10.2% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.9% | 10.8% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.1% | 10.3% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.5% | 11.2% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.6% | 12.2% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.7% | 12.6% | 12.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More energy & mining data for South Korea
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -1.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fuel imports 22.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita in South Korea?
- Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita in South Korea was 12.9% in 2023, 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 dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 12.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.9% in 1964.
- How does South Korea rank for share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita?
- South Korea ranks 65th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Korea 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 dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of per capita dietary energy derived from protein, measured as the daily caloric supply from protein as a percentage of total caloric supply, versus gross domestic product (GDP) per capita, adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.