North Korea vs Malaysia: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat
North Korea
135,659 animals
in 2024
Malaysia
117,197 animals
in 2024
North Korea rank
120th
Malaysia rank
122nd
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat over time
- North Korea
- Malaysia
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 135,659 animals against 117,197 animals in Malaysia, a difference of 18,462 animals.
That makes North Korea's figure about 1.2 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 120th and Malaysia ranks 122nd of 198 countries.
North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 136,956 animals | 56,064 animals | 80,892 animals | North Korea |
| 1970s | 168,300 animals | 65,015 animals | 103,285 animals | North Korea |
| 1980s | 241,500 animals | 98,200 animals | 143,300 animals | North Korea |
| 1990s | 186,200 animals | 103,509 animals | 82,691 animals | North Korea |
| 2000s | 142,950 animals | 104,632 animals | 38,318 animals | North Korea |
| 2010s | 142,294 animals | 119,558 animals | 22,737 animals | North Korea |
| 2020s | 136,786 animals | 117,836 animals | 18,950 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, North Korea or Malaysia?
- North Korea, at 135,659 animals against 117,197 animals in Malaysia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat between North Korea and Malaysia?
- 18,462 animals, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Malaysia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do North Korea and Malaysia rank globally for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- North Korea ranks 120th and Malaysia ranks 122nd 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.