Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Diagnose

Assessing Food Systems Performance
Food Supply Chains
Production systems and input supply
Storage and distribution
Food Environments
Food availability
Food affordability
Affordability of a healthy diet
Cost of a healthy diet relative to the cost of sufficient energy from starchy staples
Cost of an energy sufficient diet
Cost of fruits and vegetables relative to starchy staples in a least cost healthy diet
Cost of legumes, nuts, and seeds relative to the starchy staples in a least-cost healthy diet
Percent of the population who cannot afford a healthy diet
Product properties
Unlikely Challenge Area
Potential Challenge Area
Likely Challenge Area
Missing Data

Indicators

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding land-use change and forestry (mtCO₂eq)

DriversEnvironment and climate change
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Percent of the urban population of total population (%)

DriversUrbanization
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Annual population growth (%)

DriversPopulation growth and migration
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Average crop species richness

Food Supply ChainsProduction systems and input supply
10
crops/ha
2015

Cereal yield (kg/ha)

Food Supply ChainsProduction systems and input supply
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Share of employment in agriculture (%)

Food Supply ChainsProduction systems and input supply
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Vegetable yield (tonnes/ha)

Food Supply ChainsProduction systems and input supply
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Cereal losses (%)

Food Supply ChainsStorage and distribution
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Fruit losses (%)

Food Supply ChainsStorage and distribution
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Pulse losses (%)

Food Supply ChainsStorage and distribution
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Vegetable losses (%)

Food Supply ChainsStorage and distribution
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Dietary energy in the food supply (kcal/capita/day)

Food EnvironmentsFood availability
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Share of dietary energy from cereals, roots, and tubers (%)

Food EnvironmentsFood availability
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Supply of eggs (g/capita/day)

Food EnvironmentsFood availability
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Supply of fish (g/capita/day)

Food EnvironmentsFood availability
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Supply of fruit (g/capita/day)

Food EnvironmentsFood availability
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Supply of meat (g/capita/day)

Food EnvironmentsFood availability
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Supply of pulses (g/capita/day)

Food EnvironmentsFood availability
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Supply of vegetables (g/capita/day)

Food EnvironmentsFood availability
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Retail value of packaged food sales per person (USD/capita)

Food EnvironmentsProduct properties
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Retail value of ultra-processed food sales per person (USD/capita)

Food EnvironmentsProduct properties
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Number of modern grocery retailers per 100,000 population

Food EnvironmentsVendor properties
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Number of supermarkets per 100,000 population

Food EnvironmentsVendor properties
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Agricultural land change during the last 10 years

OutcomesEnvironmental impacts
-3.7
1000 ha/year
2008–2018

Average proportion of natural vegetation embedded in agricultural lands

OutcomesEnvironmental impacts
11
%
2015

Biodiversity impact of food consumption

OutcomesEnvironmental impacts
72.5
sp. yr * 10^12/capita
2010

Eutrophication of food consumption

OutcomesEnvironmental impacts
5,770
g PO43eq/capita
2010

Greenhouse gas emissions of food consumption

OutcomesEnvironmental impacts
1,113
kg CO2eq/capita
2010

Soil biodiversity threats index

OutcomesEnvironmental impacts
2.8
2010

Total ecological footprint of consumption per person

OutcomesEnvironmental impacts
0.9
global ha/capita
2019

Total ecological footprint of production per person

OutcomesEnvironmental impacts
0.9
global ha/capita
2019

Water use linked to food consumption

OutcomesEnvironmental impacts
260
litre/capita
2010

Prevalence of undernourishment (%)

OutcomesFood security
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Children (6-23 months): Minimum diet diversity

OutcomesInfant and young child feeding practices
47
%
2017

Adult obesity (%)

OutcomesNutritional status
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Anemia in women (%)

OutcomesNutritional status
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Stunting in children under 5 years (%)

OutcomesNutritional status
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Under 5 Overweight and Obesity (%)

OutcomesNutritional status
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Underweight in Women (%)

OutcomesNutritional status
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Wasting in children under 5 years (%)

OutcomesNutritional status
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Adult diabetes prevalence (%)

OutcomesNoncommunicable diseases
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Adult raised blood pressure (%)

OutcomesNoncommunicable diseases
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All Suggested Policies and Actions

We’ve identified the following policies and actions that might address issues with the food system of Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

Action
Develop innovative postharvest storage technologies, packaging and processing techniques for nutritious foods to reduce nutrient losses, remove anti-nutrients, prevent contamination and reduce food losses.
Impact
Increase availability, appeal and safety of nutritious foods throughout the year to all populations.
Action
Research and develop alternative proteins sources and share the research in the public domain.
Impact
Increase availability, affordability and appeal of alternative micronutrient-rich protein sources and reduce appeal of red meat to high red-meat consumers.
Action
Focus cash transfer, voucher and food delivery programmes on increasing the availability, affordability and appeal of nutritious foods and limiting the appeal of foods high in fats, sugars and salt.
Impact
Increase availability, affordability and appeal of nutritious foods and reduce the affordability and appeal of foods high in fats, sugars and salt to low-income populations with access to the programmes.