Chicken meat production, per capita in South Korea
South Korea: Chicken meat production, per capita was 0.0181 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Chicken meat production, per capita in South Korea, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chicken meat production, per capita in South Korea is 0.0181 tonnes per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chicken meat production, per capita in South Korea peaked at 0.0186 tonnes per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0006 tonnes per person, in 1962.
South Korea ranks 67th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chicken meat production, per capita in South Korea, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | -8.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | +7.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | +6.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | +25.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | +37.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | +22.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | +4.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | +8.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | +6.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | -6.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | +7.8% |
| 1977 | 0.002 tonnes per person | +18.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0022 tonnes per person | +10.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0024 tonnes per person | +7.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0024 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0024 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0025 tonnes per person | +6.9% |
| 1983 | 0.003 tonnes per person | +19.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0029 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0031 tonnes per person | +5.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0048 tonnes per person | +55.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0052 tonnes per person | +8.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0055 tonnes per person | +5.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0056 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.006 tonnes per person | +7.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0072 tonnes per person | +19.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0079 tonnes per person | +10.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0082 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0082 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0083 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0087 tonnes per person | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0081 tonnes per person | -6.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0076 tonnes per person | -6.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0084 tonnes per person | +10.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0079 tonnes per person | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 0.008 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.008 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.008 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.008 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.01 tonnes per person | +25.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0105 tonnes per person | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0105 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0104 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0112 tonnes per person | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0119 tonnes per person | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0124 tonnes per person | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0125 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0127 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0141 tonnes per person | +10.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0155 tonnes per person | +10.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0158 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0149 tonnes per person | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 0.016 tonnes per person | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0165 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0186 tonnes per person | +12.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0181 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0179 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0178 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0181 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 0.0181 tonnes per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0203 tonnes per person, 89% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 0.0181 tonnes per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0061 tonnes per person, 3.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chicken meat production, per capita in South 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +55.6% | 0.0031 tonnes per person | 0.0048 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0008 tonnes per person | 0.0006 tonnes per person | 0.0013 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0017 tonnes per person | 0.0014 tonnes per person | 0.0024 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0037 tonnes per person | 0.0024 tonnes per person | 0.0056 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0079 tonnes per person | 0.006 tonnes per person | 0.0087 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0093 tonnes per person | 0.0079 tonnes per person | 0.0112 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0142 tonnes per person | 0.0119 tonnes per person | 0.0165 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0181 tonnes per person | 0.0178 tonnes per person | 0.0186 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More agriculture & rural data for South Korea
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -1.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0286 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -1.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.0297 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 0.2516 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0146 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 530.46 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.1591 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chicken meat production, per capita in South Korea?
- Chicken meat production, per capita in South Korea was 0.0181 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chicken meat production, per capita recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0186 tonnes per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest chicken meat production, per capita recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0006 tonnes per person in 1962.
- How does South Korea rank for chicken meat production, per capita?
- South Korea ranks 67th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chicken meat production, per capita rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South 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.