Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in Korea
Korea: Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita was 33.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in Korea, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Korea is 33.1%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Korea peaked at 33.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 1963.
That places Korea 63rd 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 supply from fats vs. GDP per capita in Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6.3% | — |
| 1962 | 5.9% | -5.1% |
| 1963 | 5.8% | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 6.1% | +4.0% |
| 1965 | 6.3% | +3.1% |
| 1966 | 6.3% | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 6.6% | +4.8% |
| 1968 | 7.0% | +6.5% |
| 1969 | 7.5% | +7.5% |
| 1970 | 7.4% | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 7.8% | +6.4% |
| 1972 | 7.7% | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 7.6% | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 8.1% | +7.2% |
| 1975 | 8.6% | +6.0% |
| 1976 | 9.4% | +8.6% |
| 1977 | 9.2% | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 9.9% | +7.3% |
| 1979 | 10.7% | +8.0% |
| 1980 | 11.1% | +4.3% |
| 1981 | 12.0% | +7.5% |
| 1982 | 12.5% | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 12.5% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 13.4% | +7.0% |
| 1985 | 14.0% | +4.5% |
| 1986 | 14.1% | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 14.8% | +5.0% |
| 1988 | 15.3% | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 15.8% | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 17.5% | +10.6% |
| 1991 | 18.1% | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 18.5% | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 18.7% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 20.6% | +10.3% |
| 1995 | 19.1% | -7.2% |
| 1996 | 20.0% | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 21.0% | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 22.2% | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 21.9% | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 22.7% | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 22.2% | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 22.8% | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 24.7% | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 24.6% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 24.7% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 25.2% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 25.9% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 26.1% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 27.2% | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 27.2% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 26.5% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 28.0% | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 27.6% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 29.1% | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 29.5% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 29.9% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 30.4% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 30.9% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 32.1% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 32.8% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 33.5% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 33.0% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 33.1% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.4% | 5.8% | 7.5% | 9 |
| 1970s | 8.6% | 7.4% | 10.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.5% | 11.1% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.8% | 17.5% | 22.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.6% | 22.2% | 27.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.1% | 26.5% | 32.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.1% | 32.8% | 33.5% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Korea?
- Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita in Korea was 33.1% 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 supply from fats vs. gdp per capita recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 33.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 1963.
- How does Korea rank for share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita?
- Korea ranks 63rd out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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 supply from fats 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 fats, measured as the daily caloric supply from fat as a percentage of total caloric supply, versus gross domestic product (GDP) per capita, adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.