What is milk per animal in North Korea?

Milk per animal in North Korea was 2,342 kilograms per animal in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest milk per animal recorded in North Korea?

The highest recorded value was 2,500 kilograms per animal in 1986.

What is the lowest milk per animal recorded in North Korea?

The lowest recorded value was 2,000 kilograms per animal in 1961.

How does North Korea rank for milk per animal?

North Korea ranks 52nd out of 192 countries with data for 2024.

Is milk per animal rising or falling in North Korea?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this North Korea data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Milk per animal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Milk per animal in North Korea

Name: Milk per animal in North Korea
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

North Korea: Milk per animal was 2,342 kilograms per animal in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

2,342 kilograms per animal

Change on year

up 0.0%

World rank

52nd

of 192 countries

All-time high

2,500 kilograms per animal

in 1986

All-time low

2,000 kilograms per animal

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2024

Milk per animal in North Korea, 1961–2024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per animal.

Analysis

The most recent figure for milk per animal in North Korea is 2,342 kilograms per animal, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, milk per animal in North Korea peaked at 2,500 kilograms per animal in 1986 and was at its lowest, 2,000 kilograms per animal, in 1961.

That places North Korea 52nd out of 192 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.

Milk per animal in North Korea, year by year

Annual values for Milk per animal in North Korea, 1961 to 2024.
Year	kilograms per animal	Change
1961	2,000 kilograms per animal	—
1962	2,000 kilograms per animal	+0.0%
1963	2,000 kilograms per animal	+0.0%
1964	2,000 kilograms per animal	+0.0%
1965	2,000 kilograms per animal	+0.0%
1966	2,000 kilograms per animal	+0.0%
1967	2,000 kilograms per animal	+0.0%
1968	2,000 kilograms per animal	+0.0%
1969	2,000 kilograms per animal	+0.0%
1970	2,000 kilograms per animal	+0.0%
1971	2,000 kilograms per animal	+0.0%
1972	2,000 kilograms per animal	+0.0%
1973	2,000 kilograms per animal	+0.0%
1974	2,000 kilograms per animal	+0.0%
1975	2,000 kilograms per animal	+0.0%
1976	2,000 kilograms per animal	+0.0%
1977	2,000 kilograms per animal	+0.0%
1978	2,100 kilograms per animal	+5.0%
1979	2,174 kilograms per animal	+3.5%
1980	2,250 kilograms per animal	+3.5%
1981	2,308 kilograms per animal	+2.6%
1982	2,214 kilograms per animal	-4.0%
1983	2,267 kilograms per animal	+2.4%
1984	2,333 kilograms per animal	+2.9%
1985	2,419 kilograms per animal	+3.7%
1986	2,500 kilograms per animal	+3.3%
1987	2,441 kilograms per animal	-2.4%
1988	2,429 kilograms per animal	-0.5%
1989	2,389 kilograms per animal	-1.6%
1990	2,378 kilograms per animal	-0.4%
1991	2,368 kilograms per animal	-0.4%
1992	2,385 kilograms per animal	+0.7%
1993	2,297 kilograms per animal	-3.7%
1994	2,368 kilograms per animal	+3.1%
1995	2,297 kilograms per animal	-3.0%
1996	2,286 kilograms per animal	-0.5%
1997	2,306 kilograms per animal	+0.9%
1998	2,361 kilograms per animal	+2.4%
1999	2,324 kilograms per animal	-1.6%
2000	2,308 kilograms per animal	-0.7%
2001	2,300 kilograms per animal	-0.3%
2002	2,313 kilograms per animal	+0.6%
2003	2,293 kilograms per animal	-0.9%
2004	2,328 kilograms per animal	+1.5%
2005	2,314 kilograms per animal	-0.6%
2006	2,341 kilograms per animal	+1.2%
2007	2,310 kilograms per animal	-1.4%
2008	2,341 kilograms per animal	+1.4%
2009	2,310 kilograms per animal	-1.4%
2010	2,330 kilograms per animal	+0.9%
2011	2,341 kilograms per animal	+0.5%
2012	2,333 kilograms per animal	-0.3%
2013	2,333 kilograms per animal	+0.0%
2014	2,318 kilograms per animal	-0.7%
2015	2,318 kilograms per animal	+0.0%
2016	2,319 kilograms per animal	+0.0%
2017	2,321 kilograms per animal	+0.1%
2018	2,323 kilograms per animal	+0.1%
2019	2,327 kilograms per animal	+0.2%
2020	2,338 kilograms per animal	+0.5%
2021	2,339 kilograms per animal	+0.0%
2022	2,340 kilograms per animal	+0.0%
2023	2,341 kilograms per animal	+0.0%
2024	2,342 kilograms per animal	+0.0%

North Korea compared with similar countries

North Korea's 2,342 kilograms per animal is above the median for low income countries, which is 150.41 kilograms per animal, 15.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
North Korea's 2,342 kilograms per animal is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,068 kilograms per animal, 2.2× the median. (26 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	2,000 kilograms per animal	2,000 kilograms per animal	2,000 kilograms per animal	9
1970s	2,027 kilograms per animal	2,000 kilograms per animal	2,174 kilograms per animal	10
1980s	2,355 kilograms per animal	2,214 kilograms per animal	2,500 kilograms per animal	10
1990s	2,337 kilograms per animal	2,286 kilograms per animal	2,385 kilograms per animal	10
2000s	2,316 kilograms per animal	2,293 kilograms per animal	2,341 kilograms per animal	10
2010s	2,326 kilograms per animal	2,318 kilograms per animal	2,341 kilograms per animal	10
2020s	2,340 kilograms per animal	2,338 kilograms per animal	2,342 kilograms per animal	5

Countries ranked near North Korea

49 Croatia 2,434 kilograms per animal compare
50 Brazil 2,415 kilograms per animal compare
51 Kazakhstan 2,346 kilograms per animal compare
53 USSR 2,270 kilograms per animal compare
54 Philippines 2,265 kilograms per animal compare
55 Ecuador 2,200 kilograms per animal compare

See the full ranking of 192 places →

More agriculture & rural data for North Korea

Rural population 9.52 million (2025)
Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6454 % change on previous year (2025)
Rural population, per capita 0.3581 units per person (2025)
Rural population growth -0.6% (2025)
Rural population 35.8% (2025)
Cereal yield 3,610 kg per hectare (2024)
Land under cereal production (hectares), annual growth rate 0.0436 % change on previous year (2024)
Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita 3.61 kg per hectare (2024)
Cereal production (metric tons), annual growth rate 2.05 % change on previous year (2024)
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita 0.0511 hectares per person (2024)

All data for North Korea →

Frequently asked questions

What is milk per animal in North Korea?: Milk per animal in North Korea was 2,342 kilograms per animal in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest milk per animal recorded in North Korea?: The highest recorded value was 2,500 kilograms per animal in 1986.
What is the lowest milk per animal recorded in North Korea?: The lowest recorded value was 2,000 kilograms per animal in 1961.
How does North Korea rank for milk per animal?: North Korea ranks 52nd out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
Is milk per animal rising or falling in North Korea?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this North Korea data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Milk per animal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Milk per animal
Unit: kilograms per animal
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 11,100 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 09 October 2026

Average annual milk production per animal. Values are estimated by dividing the production of milk (from cattle, sheep, goats, and other animals) by the number of animals used for milk production.