Chicken meat production, per capita in North Korea
North Korea: Chicken meat production, per capita was 0.0008 tonnes per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Chicken meat production, per capita in North Korea, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
North Korea recorded 0.0008 tonnes per person for chicken meat production, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 35.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chicken meat production, per capita in North Korea peaked at 0.0023 tonnes per person in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0008 tonnes per person, in 1997.
That places North Korea 168th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Chicken meat production, per capita in North Korea, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | +5.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | -4.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | +5.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | +4.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | +4.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0019 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0019 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.002 tonnes per person | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0021 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0021 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0022 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0022 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0023 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | -25.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | -18.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | -24.3% |
| 1995 | 0.001 tonnes per person | -8.1% |
| 1996 | 0.001 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | -16.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0009 tonnes per person | +6.6% |
| 1999 | 0.001 tonnes per person | +14.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | +13.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | +14.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | +8.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | -12.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0009 tonnes per person | -28.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0009 tonnes per person | -4.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 0.0008 tonnes per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0014 tonnes per person, 59% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 0.0008 tonnes per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0061 tonnes per person, 14% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chicken meat production, per capita in North Korea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -28.0% | 0.0012 tonnes per person | 0.0009 tonnes per person |
| 1992 | -25.6% | 0.0023 tonnes per person | 0.0017 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0013 tonnes per person | 0.0013 tonnes per person | 0.0014 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0015 tonnes per person | 0.0013 tonnes per person | 0.0018 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0019 tonnes per person | 0.0018 tonnes per person | 0.0022 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0013 tonnes per person | 0.0008 tonnes per person | 0.0023 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0014 tonnes per person | 0.0011 tonnes per person | 0.0015 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0012 tonnes per person | 0.0011 tonnes per person | 0.0013 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.001 tonnes per person | 0.0008 tonnes per person | 0.0012 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
More agriculture & rural data for North Korea
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0256 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0251 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population 35.8% (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.0976 hectares per person (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0957 hectares per person (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 9.52 million (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3581 units per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6454 % change on previous year (2025)
- Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre 170.04 animals per square kilometre (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chicken meat production, per capita in North Korea?
- Chicken meat production, per capita in North Korea was 0.0008 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chicken meat production, per capita recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0023 tonnes per person in 1991.
- What is the lowest chicken meat production, per capita recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0008 tonnes per person in 1997.
- How does North Korea rank for chicken meat production, per capita?
- North Korea ranks 168th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chicken meat production, per capita rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chicken meat production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chicken meat production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Chicken meat production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chicken meat production Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Chicken meat production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.