Bean consumption per capita fell 1.32% to 10.5 kg in Dem. People's Republic of Korea in 2021, according to Faostat.
Historically, bean consumption per capita in Dem. People's Republic of Korea reached an all time high of 14.4 kg in 1991 and an all time low of 10.4 kg in 1961. When compared to Dem. People's Republic of Korea's main peers, bean consumption per capita in China amounted to 0.270 kg, 0.720 kg in Japan, 1.08 kg in South Korea and 1.80 kg in Vietnam in 2021.
Dem. People's Republic of Korea has been ranked 10th within the group of 153 countries we follow in terms of bean consumption per capita, 2 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Bean Consumption Per Capita | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Cambodia | kg | 4.89 | 5.01 | 5.18 | 5.38 | 4.48 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | kg | 0.130 | 0.120 | 0.170 | 0.190 | 0.200 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. People's Republic of Korea | kg | 11.2 | 11.2 | 11.1 | 10.8 | 10.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | kg | 3.27 | 4.16 | 3.84 | 4.04 | 3.74 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | kg | 0.940 | 0.950 | 0.950 | 1.05 | 0.900 | ||||||||||||||||
| Laos | kg | 0.620 | 0.630 | 0.400 | 0.380 | 0.310 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | kg | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.060 | 0.070 | 0.080 | 0.080 | 0.100 | |||
| South Korea | kg | 0.930 | 1.01 | 0.920 | 0.980 | 1.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | kg | 0.840 | 0.890 | 0.640 | 0.760 | 0.950 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | kg | 2.83 | 2.83 | 2.82 | 2.81 | 1.80 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | kg | 1.64 | 1.47 | 1.59 | 1.81 | 1.92 |
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