Fruit consumption per capita in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Fruit consumption per capita was 58.61 in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
58.61
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
140th
of 192 countries
All-time high
61.32
in 1997
All-time low
9.29
in 1961
Years of data
58
1961–2018

Fruit consumption per capita in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 1961–2018

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2018, fruit consumption per capita in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of stood at 58.61.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fruit consumption per capita in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 61.32 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 9.29, in 1961.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 140th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 58 years of available data.

Fruit consumption per capita in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year

Annual values for Fruit consumption per capita in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 1961 to 2018.
Year Value Change
1961 9.29
1962 9.47 +1.9%
1963 9.35 -1.2%
1964 9.63 +3.0%
1965 9.84 +2.2%
1966 10.2 +3.6%
1967 10.24 +0.4%
1968 10.16 -0.7%
1969 10.12 -0.4%
1970 10.53 +4.1%
1971 17.62 +67.2%
1972 20.18 +14.6%
1973 22.58 +11.9%
1974 25.74 +14.0%
1975 28.74 +11.7%
1976 33.29 +15.8%
1977 36.13 +8.5%
1978 39.24 +8.6%
1979 39.92 +1.7%
1980 41.03 +2.8%
1981 42.78 +4.3%
1982 44.26 +3.5%
1983 47.34 +7.0%
1984 49.94 +5.5%
1985 51.26 +2.6%
1986 53.13 +3.6%
1987 54.75 +3.0%
1988 54.8 +0.1%
1989 55.19 +0.7%
1990 55.74 +1.0%
1991 55.96 +0.4%
1992 55.83 -0.2%
1993 51.85 -7.1%
1994 55.15 +6.4%
1995 51.56 -6.5%
1996 57.67 +11.9%
1997 61.32 +6.3%
1998 51.66 -15.8%
1999 51.9 +0.5%
2000 50.83 -2.1%
2001 52.8 +3.9%
2002 53.03 +0.4%
2003 53.31 +0.5%
2004 57.69 +8.2%
2005 53.09 -8.0%
2006 52.77 -0.6%
2007 51.21 -3.0%
2008 52.53 +2.6%
2009 55.64 +5.9%
2010 57.23 +2.9%
2011 57.93 +1.2%
2012 57.76 -0.3%
2013 57.67 -0.2%
2014 58.75 +1.9%
2015 58.37 -0.6%
2016 59.19 +1.4%
2017 58.46 -1.2%
2018 58.61 +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 9.81 9.29 10.24 9
1970s 27.4 10.53 39.92 10
1980s 49.45 41.03 55.19 10
1990s 54.86 51.56 61.32 10
2000s 53.29 50.83 57.69 10
2010s 58.22 57.23 59.19 9

Countries ranked near Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

  1. 137 Burkina Faso 59.85 compare
  2. 138 Sudan 59.83 compare
  3. 139 Nicaragua 59.44 compare
  4. 141 Lithuania 58.04 compare
  5. 142 Honduras 57.75 compare
  6. 143 Mauritius 57.63 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is fruit consumption per capita in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
Fruit consumption per capita in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 58.61 in 2018, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest fruit consumption per capita recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 61.32 in 1997.
What is the lowest fruit consumption per capita recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 9.29 in 1961.
How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for fruit consumption per capita?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 140th out of 192 countries with data for 2018.
Is fruit consumption per capita rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Korea, Democratic People's Republic of data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Fruit consumption per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Fruit consumption per capita
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
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Coverage
192 places, 10,214 data points, 1961–2023
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