Bulgaria vs North Korea: Beef production
Bulgaria
19,107 tonnes
in 2024
North Korea
20,349 tonnes
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
126th
North Korea rank
125th
Beef production over time
- Bulgaria
- North Korea
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 20,349 tonnes against 19,107 tonnes in Bulgaria, a difference of 1,242 tonnes.
That makes North Korea's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 126th and North Korea ranks 125th 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 | 73,877 tonnes | 20,543 tonnes | 53,333 tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 97,643 tonnes | 25,245 tonnes | 72,398 tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 126,839 tonnes | 36,225 tonnes | 90,614 tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 88,685 tonnes | 27,930 tonnes | 60,755 tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 28,263 tonnes | 21,442 tonnes | 6,820 tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 18,771 tonnes | 21,344 tonnes | 2,573 tonnes | North Korea |
| 2020s | 18,722 tonnes | 20,518 tonnes | 1,796 tonnes | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher beef production, Bulgaria or North Korea?
- North Korea, at 20,349 tonnes against 19,107 tonnes in Bulgaria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in beef production between Bulgaria and North Korea?
- 1,242 tonnes, 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 beef production?
- Bulgaria ranks 126th and North Korea ranks 125th 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 Beef production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.