Number of cattle in South Korea
South Korea: Number of cattle was 3.89 million animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of cattle in South Korea, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
South Korea recorded 3.89 million animals for number of cattle in 2024.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and up 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of cattle in South Korea peaked at 4.12 million animals in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.10 million animals, in 1961.
South Korea ranks 61st of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.27 million animals | 1.10 million animals | 1.37 million animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.57 million animals | 1.28 million animals | 1.86 million animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.20 million animals | 1.51 million animals | 2.94 million animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.79 million animals | 2.13 million animals | 3.40 million animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.36 million animals | 1.95 million animals | 3.08 million animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.40 million animals | 3.19 million animals | 3.65 million animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.97 million animals | 3.80 million animals | 4.12 million animals | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for South Korea
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 27.42 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.5% (2025)
- Rural population 9.73 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.2% (2025)
- Rural population 18.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.5% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.5% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 776,099 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of cattle in South Korea?
- Number of cattle in South Korea was 3.89 million animals in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of cattle recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 4.12 million animals in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of cattle recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.10 million animals in 1961.
- How does South Korea rank for number of cattle?
- South Korea ranks 61st out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of cattle rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of cattle. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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