Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production in Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production was 1,013 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production in Democratic People's Republic of Korea stood at 1,013 t.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production in Democratic People's Republic of Korea peaked at 3,000 t in 1991 and was at its lowest, 472.5 t, in 1961.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 472.5 t | — |
| 1962 | 531 t | +12.4% |
| 1963 | 553.5 t | +4.2% |
| 1964 | 657 t | +18.7% |
| 1965 | 679.5 t | +3.4% |
| 1966 | 702 t | +3.3% |
| 1967 | 720 t | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 742.5 t | +3.1% |
| 1969 | 765 t | +3.0% |
| 1970 | 810 t | +5.9% |
| 1971 | 864 t | +6.7% |
| 1972 | 945 t | +9.4% |
| 1973 | 1,012 t | +7.1% |
| 1974 | 1,080 t | +6.7% |
| 1975 | 1,170 t | +8.3% |
| 1976 | 1,204 t | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 1,239 t | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 1,275 t | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 1,350 t | +5.9% |
| 1980 | 1,425 t | +5.6% |
| 1981 | 1,455 t | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 1,500 t | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 1,575 t | +5.0% |
| 1984 | 1,650 t | +4.8% |
| 1985 | 1,725 t | +4.5% |
| 1986 | 1,800 t | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 1,890 t | +5.0% |
| 1988 | 1,920 t | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 2,250 t | +17.2% |
| 1990 | 2,625 t | +16.7% |
| 1991 | 3,000 t | +14.3% |
| 1992 | 2,400 t | -20.0% |
| 1993 | 1,725 t | -28.1% |
| 1994 | 1,425 t | -17.4% |
| 1995 | 1,275 t | -10.5% |
| 1996 | 1,425 t | +11.8% |
| 1997 | 810 t | -43.2% |
| 1998 | 840 t | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 1,050 t | +25.0% |
| 2000 | 1,050 t | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1,020 t | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 975 t | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 990 t | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 990 t | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 984 t | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 978 t | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 972 t | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 967.5 t | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 975 t | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 975 t | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 990 t | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 1,005 t | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 1,005 t | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1,001 t | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 1,000 t | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1,004 t | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 1,008 t | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 1,005 t | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 1,021 t | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 1,036 t | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 1,021 t | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 1,003 t | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 1,012 t | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 1,013 t | +0.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production in Democratic People's Republic of 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | -43.2% | 1,425 t | 810 t |
| 1993 | -28.1% | 2,400 t | 1,725 t |
| 1999 | +25.0% | 840 t | 1,050 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 647 t | 472.5 t | 765 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,095 t | 810 t | 1,350 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,719 t | 1,425 t | 2,250 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,658 t | 810 t | 3,000 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 990.15 t | 967.5 t | 1,050 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,001 t | 975 t | 1,021 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,017 t | 1,003 t | 1,036 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- 9 Sudan (former) 330,000 t compare
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- 11 Democratic Republic of the Congo 2,851 t compare
- 11 Uzbekistan 266,110 t compare
- 12 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 265,500 t compare
- 13 Chad 258,922 t compare
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- 14 Melanesia 691.43 t compare
- 15 Russian Federation 188,214 t compare
- 15 Timor-Leste 50 t compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production in Democratic People's Republic of Korea was 1,013 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 3,000 t in 1991.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 472.5 t in 1961.
- How does Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production?
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 12th out of 16 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production rising or falling in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic People's Republic of Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.