Global meat production, per square kilometre in North Korea
North Korea: Global meat production, per square kilometre was 2.86 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.86 tonnes per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
86th
of 194 countries
All-time high
3 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2019
All-time low
0.7183 tonnes per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Global meat production, per square kilometre in North Korea, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
North Korea recorded 2.86 tonnes per square kilometre for global meat production, per square kilometre in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global meat production, per square kilometre in North Korea peaked at 3 tonnes per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.7183 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places North Korea 86th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Global meat production, per square kilometre in North Korea, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7183 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.726 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 0.7415 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 0.7857 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1965 | 0.787 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.8275 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1967 | 0.8765 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1968 | 0.8863 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.9367 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1970 | 1.07 tonnes per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 1971 | 1.13 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1972 | 1.22 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1973 | 1.24 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 1.39 tonnes per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1975 | 1.5 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1976 | 1.6 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1977 | 1.71 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1978 | 1.77 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 1.87 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1980 | 1.96 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1981 | 2.05 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1982 | 2.06 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 2.18 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1984 | 2.2 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 2.31 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1986 | 2.39 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 2.47 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 2.58 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 2.61 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 2.64 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 2.71 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 2.1 tonnes per square kilometre | -22.5% |
| 1993 | 1.83 tonnes per square kilometre | -12.7% |
| 1994 | 1.66 tonnes per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 1995 | 1.54 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1996 | 1.41 tonnes per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 1997 | 1.18 tonnes per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1998 | 1.45 tonnes per square kilometre | +23.3% |
| 1999 | 1.78 tonnes per square kilometre | +22.6% |
| 2000 | 2.12 tonnes per square kilometre | +19.4% |
| 2001 | 2.54 tonnes per square kilometre | +19.5% |
| 2002 | 2.73 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 2.77 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 2.8 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 2.83 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 2.76 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 2.67 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 2.6 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 2.69 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 2.69 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.82 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 2.85 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 2.85 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.82 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 2.86 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 2.96 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 2.97 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 2.91 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 3 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 2.75 tonnes per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 2021 | 2.7 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 2.85 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 2.85 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2.86 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.4% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 2.86 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.6749 tonnes per square kilometre, 4.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 2.86 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.92 tonnes per square kilometre, 98% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8095 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.7183 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.9367 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.45 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.07 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.87 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.28 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.96 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.61 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.83 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.18 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.71 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.65 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.12 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.83 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.87 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.69 tonnes per square kilometre | 3 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.8 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.7 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.86 tonnes per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
- 83 Fiji 2.97 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 84 Qatar 2.94 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 85 Maldives 2.91 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 87 Colombia 2.85 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 88 Kiribati 2.76 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 89 Nicaragua 2.76 tonnes per square kilometre compare
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 global meat production, per square kilometre in North Korea?
- Global meat production, per square kilometre in North Korea was 2.86 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest global meat production, per square kilometre recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 3 tonnes per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest global meat production, per square kilometre recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7183 tonnes per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does North Korea rank for global meat production, per square kilometre?
- North Korea ranks 86th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is global meat production, per square kilometre rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Global meat production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Global meat production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Global meat production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Global meat production Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Global meat production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.