Jordan vs North Korea: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat
Jordan
157,832 animals
in 2024
North Korea
135,659 animals
in 2024
Jordan rank
117th
North Korea rank
120th
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat over time
- Jordan
- North Korea
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 157,832 animals against 135,659 animals in North Korea, a difference of 22,173 animals.
That makes Jordan's figure about 1.2 times North Korea's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was North Korea ahead.
Jordan ranks 117th and North Korea ranks 120th of 198 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 1 and North Korea in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17,333 animals | 136,956 animals | 119,622 animals | North Korea |
| 1970s | 17,214 animals | 168,300 animals | 151,086 animals | North Korea |
| 1980s | 16,378 animals | 241,500 animals | 225,122 animals | North Korea |
| 1990s | 28,660 animals | 186,200 animals | 157,540 animals | North Korea |
| 2000s | 62,356 animals | 142,950 animals | 80,594 animals | North Korea |
| 2010s | 108,562 animals | 142,294 animals | 33,732 animals | North Korea |
| 2020s | 163,915 animals | 136,786 animals | 27,130 animals | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, Jordan or North Korea?
- Jordan, at 157,832 animals against 135,659 animals in North Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat between Jordan and North Korea?
- 22,173 animals, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and North Korea?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Jordan and North Korea rank globally for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- Jordan ranks 117th 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.