Korea, Democratic People's Republic of vs Zambia: Animal protein consumption

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
3.54 grams of protein per day per capita
in 2018
Zambia
3.31 grams of protein per day per capita
in 2023
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
110th
Zambia rank
113th

Animal protein consumption over time

  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
  • Zambia
2.557.51012.5196119922023

How they compare

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 3.54 grams of protein per day per capita against 3.31 grams of protein per day per capita in Zambia, a difference of 0.23 grams of protein per day per capita.

That makes Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 110th and Zambia ranks 113th of 192 countries.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s 8.4 grams of protein per day per capita 3.67 grams of protein per day per capita 4.73 grams of protein per day per capita Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1970s 9.64 grams of protein per day per capita 3.73 grams of protein per day per capita 5.91 grams of protein per day per capita Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1980s 11.25 grams of protein per day per capita 2.7 grams of protein per day per capita 8.55 grams of protein per day per capita Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1990s 4.61 grams of protein per day per capita 2.38 grams of protein per day per capita 2.23 grams of protein per day per capita Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2000s 2.42 grams of protein per day per capita 1.97 grams of protein per day per capita 0.45 grams of protein per day per capita Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2010s 3.09 grams of protein per day per capita 2.54 grams of protein per day per capita 0.5489 grams of protein per day per capita Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher animal protein consumption, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of or Zambia?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 3.54 grams of protein per day per capita against 3.31 grams of protein per day per capita in Zambia as of 2018.
What is the difference in animal protein consumption between Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Zambia?
0.23 grams of protein per day per capita, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Zambia?
58 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2018.
How do Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Zambia rank globally for animal protein consumption?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 110th and Zambia ranks 113th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Animal protein consumption. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of vs Zambia: Animal protein consumption. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Retrieved 03 September 2026, from https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/animal-protein-consumption/korea-dem-people-s-rep/zambia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/animal-protein-consumption/korea-dem-people-s-rep/zambia/">Korea, Democratic People&#x27;s Republic of vs Zambia: Animal protein consumption</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Animal protein consumption
Unit
grams of protein per day per capita
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
192 places, 10,213 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Quantity that is available for consumption at the end of the supply chain. It does not account for consumer waste, so the quantity that is actually consumed may be lower.