Bulgaria vs North Korea: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat
Bulgaria
116,570 animals
in 2024
North Korea
135,659 animals
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
123rd
North Korea rank
120th
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat over time
- Bulgaria
- North Korea
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 135,659 animals against 116,570 animals in Bulgaria, a difference of 19,089 animals.
That makes North Korea's figure about 1.2 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 123rd and North Korea ranks 120th of 198 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 5 and North Korea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 465,069 animals | 136,956 animals | 328,114 animals | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 486,293 animals | 168,300 animals | 317,993 animals | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 650,245 animals | 241,500 animals | 408,745 animals | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 458,460 animals | 186,200 animals | 272,260 animals | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 185,544 animals | 142,950 animals | 42,594 animals | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 136,565 animals | 142,294 animals | 5,730 animals | North Korea |
| 2020s | 115,854 animals | 136,786 animals | 20,932 animals | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, Bulgaria or North Korea?
- North Korea, at 135,659 animals against 116,570 animals in Bulgaria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat between Bulgaria and North Korea?
- 19,089 animals, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and North Korea?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and North Korea rank globally for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- Bulgaria ranks 123rd and North Korea ranks 120th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.