Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita was 73.1% in 2018. ▬ Flat
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 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
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of recorded 73.1% for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in 2018.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 77.0% in 1964 and was at its lowest, 68.1%, in 1988.
That places Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 17th out of 192 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 76.4% | — |
| 1962 | 76.6% | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 77.0% | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 77.0% | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 75.6% | -1.9% |
| 1966 | 75.7% | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 74.9% | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 75.1% | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 75.6% | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 76.1% | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 75.8% | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 75.3% | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 75.7% | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 74.2% | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 74.1% | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 74.7% | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 74.2% | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 72.9% | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 73.2% | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 71.7% | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 72.5% | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 69.4% | -4.2% |
| 1983 | 69.3% | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 69.0% | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 69.0% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 69.1% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 68.5% | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 68.1% | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 68.3% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 69.7% | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 70.0% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 72.0% | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 73.1% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 73.5% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 73.5% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 74.6% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 74.8% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 75.3% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 75.6% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 73.6% | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 73.6% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 73.2% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 74.1% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 73.8% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 73.9% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 74.5% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 74.6% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 74.4% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 74.8% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 73.0% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 72.6% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 72.7% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 73.4% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 73.6% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 73.4% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 73.4% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 73.5% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 73.1% | -0.5% |
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of compared with similar countries
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's 73.1% is above the median for low income countries, which is 72.3%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's 73.1% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 55.9%, 1.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 76.0% | 74.9% | 77.0% | 9 |
| 1970s | 74.6% | 72.9% | 76.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 69.5% | 68.1% | 72.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 73.2% | 69.7% | 75.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.1% | 73.2% | 74.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.2% | 72.6% | 73.6% | 9 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 73.1% 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 dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 77.0% in 1964.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.1% in 1988.
- How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 17th out of 192 countries with data for 2018.
- Is share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of per capita dietary energy derived from carbohydrates, measured as the daily caloric supply from carbohydrates as a percentage of total caloric supply, versus gross domestic product (GDP) per capita, adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.