Meat, Poultry — Production in Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Meat, Poultry — Production was 36,881 t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
36,881 t
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
15th
of 20 countries
All-time high
55,300 t
in 1991
All-time low
16,500 t
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Meat, Poultry — Production in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

Democratic People's Republic of Korea recorded 36,881 t for meat, poultry — production in 2024.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 17.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat, poultry — production in Democratic People's Republic of Korea peaked at 55,300 t in 1991 and was at its lowest, 16,500 t, in 1961.

Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 15th of 20 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.

Meat, Poultry — Production in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, year by year

Annual values for Meat, Poultry — Production in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 16,500 t
1962 16,500 t +0.0%
1963 16,500 t +0.0%
1964 17,875 t +8.3%
1965 17,875 t +0.0%
1966 17,490 t -2.2%
1967 18,150 t +3.8%
1968 18,920 t +4.2%
1969 19,250 t +1.7%
1970 20,020 t +4.0%
1971 20,900 t +4.4%
1972 22,000 t +5.3%
1973 23,650 t +7.5%
1974 25,300 t +7.0%
1975 26,950 t +6.5%
1976 28,050 t +4.1%
1977 29,700 t +5.9%
1978 30,800 t +3.7%
1979 31,900 t +3.6%
1980 36,050 t +13.0%
1981 36,600 t +1.5%
1982 37,350 t +2.0%
1983 39,200 t +5.0%
1984 40,500 t +3.3%
1985 41,800 t +3.2%
1986 44,200 t +5.7%
1987 46,600 t +5.4%
1988 49,000 t +5.2%
1989 51,400 t +4.9%
1990 52,900 t +2.9%
1991 55,300 t +4.5%
1992 41,800 t -24.4%
1993 34,000 t -18.7%
1994 25,850 t -24.0%
1995 23,800 t -7.9%
1996 24,350 t +2.3%
1997 20,420 t -16.1%
1998 22,850 t +11.9%
1999 26,390 t +15.5%
2000 30,640 t +16.1%
2001 36,600 t +19.5%
2002 41,337 t +12.9%
2003 44,740 t +8.2%
2004 46,526 t +4.0%
2005 45,850 t -1.5%
2006 44,850 t -2.2%
2007 44,150 t -1.6%
2008 42,660 t -3.4%
2009 42,700 t +0.1%
2010 42,700 t +0.0%
2011 42,700 t +0.0%
2012 43,800 t +2.6%
2013 43,800 t +0.0%
2014 44,656 t +2.0%
2015 41,679 t -6.7%
2016 42,595 t +2.2%
2017 42,851 t +0.6%
2018 41,868 t -2.3%
2019 43,758 t +4.5%
2020 45,224 t +3.4%
2021 45,906 t +1.5%
2022 37,566 t -18.2%
2023 36,771 t -2.1%
2024 36,881 t +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 17,673 t 16,500 t 19,250 t 9
1970s 25,927 t 20,020 t 31,900 t 10
1980s 42,270 t 36,050 t 51,400 t 10
1990s 32,766 t 20,420 t 55,300 t 10
2000s 42,005 t 30,640 t 46,526 t 10
2010s 43,041 t 41,679 t 44,656 t 10
2020s 40,469 t 36,771 t 45,906 t 5

Countries ranked near Democratic People's Republic of Korea

  1. 12 Pakistan 2.37 million t compare
  2. 12 Melanesia 54,817 t compare
  3. 13 Argentina 2.34 million t compare
  4. 13 Republic of Moldova 50,640 t compare
  5. 14 Lao People's Democratic Republic 48,337 t compare
  6. 14 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2.00 million t compare
  7. 15 Thailand 1.99 million t compare
  8. 16 Democratic Republic of the Congo 10,000 t compare
  9. 16 South Africa 1.92 million t compare
  10. 17 Peru 1.90 million t compare
  11. 17 Polynesia 1,488 t compare
  12. 18 Colombia 1.82 million t compare
  13. 18 Micronesia 1,322 t compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is meat, poultry — production in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
Meat, poultry — production in Democratic People's Republic of Korea was 36,881 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest meat, poultry — production recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
The highest recorded value was 55,300 t in 1991.
What is the lowest meat, poultry — production recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 16,500 t in 1961.
How does Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank for meat, poultry — production?
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 15th out of 20 countries with data for 2024.
Is meat, poultry — production rising or falling in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.4%. 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, Poultry — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Meat, Poultry — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
240 places, 13,979 data points, 1961–2024
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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.