Meat supply per person in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Meat supply per person was 13.81 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
13.81
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
170th
of 192 countries
All-time high
16.37
in 1991
All-time low
6.25
in 1997
Years of data
58
1961–2018
Meat supply per person in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 1961–2018
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2018, meat supply per person in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of stood at 13.81.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat supply per person in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 16.37 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 6.25, in 1997.
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 170th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 58 years of available data.
Meat supply per person in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7.21 | — |
| 1962 | 7.13 | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 7.1 | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 7.34 | +3.3% |
| 1965 | 7.17 | -2.3% |
| 1966 | 7.35 | +2.5% |
| 1967 | 7.55 | +2.7% |
| 1968 | 7.42 | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 7.63 | +2.8% |
| 1970 | 8.5 | +11.4% |
| 1971 | 8.71 | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 9.23 | +5.9% |
| 1973 | 9.15 | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 10.05 | +9.8% |
| 1975 | 10.64 | +5.8% |
| 1976 | 11.15 | +4.9% |
| 1977 | 11.74 | +5.2% |
| 1978 | 11.99 | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 12.5 | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 12.91 | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 13.34 | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 13.24 | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 13.8 | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 13.72 | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 14.2 | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 14.45 | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 14.75 | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 15.19 | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 15.29 | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 15.25 | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 16.37 | +7.3% |
| 1992 | 12.09 | -26.1% |
| 1993 | 10.47 | -13.4% |
| 1994 | 9.06 | -13.4% |
| 1995 | 8.29 | -8.6% |
| 1996 | 7.54 | -9.0% |
| 1997 | 6.25 | -17.2% |
| 1998 | 7.58 | +21.3% |
| 1999 | 9.15 | +20.8% |
| 2000 | 10.88 | +18.8% |
| 2001 | 12.91 | +18.7% |
| 2002 | 15.32 | +18.7% |
| 2003 | 13.89 | -9.3% |
| 2004 | 13.97 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 14.12 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 13.63 | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 13.13 | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 12.68 | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 13.04 | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 13.76 | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 13.8 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 13.91 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 14.05 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 14.04 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 14.06 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 14.41 | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 14.04 | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 13.81 | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.32 | 7.1 | 7.63 | 9 |
| 1970s | 10.37 | 8.5 | 12.5 | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.09 | 12.91 | 15.29 | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.2 | 6.25 | 16.37 | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.36 | 10.88 | 15.32 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.99 | 13.76 | 14.41 | 9 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6454 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3581 units per person (2025)
- Rural population 9.52 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 35.8% (2025)
- Cereal production 4.89 million metric tons (2024)
- Cereal yield 3,610 kg per hectare (2024)
- Milk yields per animal 2,342 (2024)
- Capture fisheries vs aquaculture 685,700 (2024)
- Cereal yield vs gdp per capita 3.61 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat supply per person in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Meat supply per person in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 13.81 in 2018, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest meat supply per person recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 16.37 in 1991.
- What is the lowest meat supply per person recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.25 in 1997.
- How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for meat supply per person?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 170th out of 192 countries with data for 2018.
- Is meat supply per person rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea, Democratic People's Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Meat supply per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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