Cattle livestock count heads in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Cattle livestock count heads was 570,727 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
570,727
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
120th
of 195 countries
All-time high
1.25 million
in 1988
All-time low
545,000
in 1997
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cattle livestock count heads in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle livestock count heads in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of is 570,727, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle livestock count heads in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 1.25 million in 1988 and was at its lowest, 545,000, in 1997.
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 120th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cattle livestock count heads in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 672,000 | — |
| 1962 | 665,000 | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 672,000 | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 679,000 | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 680,000 | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 685,000 | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 690,000 | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 700,000 | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 720,000 | +2.9% |
| 1970 | 730,000 | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 750,000 | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 765,000 | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 780,000 | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 805,000 | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 825,000 | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 850,000 | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 875,000 | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 900,000 | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 925,000 | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 950,000 | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 960,000 | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 970,000 | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 1.00 million | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 1.02 million | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 1.10 million | +7.3% |
| 1986 | 1.15 million | +4.5% |
| 1987 | 1.20 million | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 1.25 million | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 1.10 million | -12.0% |
| 1990 | 1.00 million | -9.1% |
| 1991 | 858,000 | -14.2% |
| 1992 | 880,000 | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 900,000 | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 911,000 | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 886,000 | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 615,000 | -30.6% |
| 1997 | 545,000 | -11.4% |
| 1998 | 565,000 | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 577,000 | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 579,000 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 570,000 | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 575,000 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 576,000 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 566,000 | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 570,000 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 575,000 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 576,000 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 576,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 576,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 577,000 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 577,000 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 576,000 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 576,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 575,000 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 574,125 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 576,000 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 576,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 576,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 578,000 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 581,000 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 578,412 | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 569,064 | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 571,586 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 570,727 | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 684,778 | 665,000 | 720,000 | 9 |
| 1970s | 820,500 | 730,000 | 925,000 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.07 million | 950,000 | 1.25 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 773,700 | 545,000 | 1.00 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 573,900 | 566,000 | 579,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 576,112 | 574,125 | 578,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 574,158 | 569,064 | 581,000 | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6454 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3581 units per person (2025)
- Rural population 9.52 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 35.8% (2025)
- Cereal production 4.89 million metric tons (2024)
- Cereal yield 3,610 kg per hectare (2024)
- Milk yields per animal 2,342 (2024)
- Capture fisheries vs aquaculture 685,700 (2024)
- Cereal yield vs gdp per capita 3.61 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle livestock count heads in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Cattle livestock count heads in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 570,727 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cattle livestock count heads recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 1.25 million in 1988.
- What is the lowest cattle livestock count heads recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 545,000 in 1997.
- How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for cattle livestock count heads?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 120th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cattle livestock count heads rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Korea, Democratic People's Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cattle livestock count heads. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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