North Korea vs Nepal: Meat supply per person
North Korea
13.81 kilograms per year per capita
in 2018
Nepal
14.48 kilograms per year per capita
in 2023
North Korea rank
170th
Nepal rank
167th
Meat supply per person over time
- North Korea
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 14.48 kilograms per year per capita against 13.81 kilograms per year per capita in North Korea, a difference of 0.67 kilograms per year per capita.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1961 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 170th and Nepal ranks 167th of 192 countries.
North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.32 kilograms per year per capita | 6.26 kilograms per year per capita | 1.06 kilograms per year per capita | North Korea |
| 1970s | 10.37 kilograms per year per capita | 7.17 kilograms per year per capita | 3.19 kilograms per year per capita | North Korea |
| 1980s | 14.09 kilograms per year per capita | 9.29 kilograms per year per capita | 4.8 kilograms per year per capita | North Korea |
| 1990s | 10.2 kilograms per year per capita | 9.36 kilograms per year per capita | 0.8457 kilograms per year per capita | North Korea |
| 2000s | 13.36 kilograms per year per capita | 10.05 kilograms per year per capita | 3.31 kilograms per year per capita | North Korea |
| 2010s | 13.99 kilograms per year per capita | 12.48 kilograms per year per capita | 1.51 kilograms per year per capita | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher meat supply per person, North Korea or Nepal?
- Nepal, at 14.48 kilograms per year per capita against 13.81 kilograms per year per capita in North Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in meat supply per person between North Korea and Nepal?
- 0.67 kilograms per year per capita, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Nepal?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2018.
- How do North Korea and Nepal rank globally for meat supply per person?
- North Korea ranks 170th and Nepal ranks 167th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Meat supply per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Quantity that is available for consumption at the end of the supply chain. It does not account for consumer waste, so the quantity that is actually consumed may be lower.