Per capita meat consumption by type kilograms per year in Korea
Korea: Per capita meat consumption by type kilograms per year was 0.22 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.22
Change on year
up 29.4%
World rank
126th
of 191 countries
All-time high
0.2797
in 1963
All-time low
0.0676
in 1972
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Per capita meat consumption by type kilograms per year in Korea, 1961–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Korea recorded 0.22 for per capita meat consumption by type kilograms per year in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 29.4% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita meat consumption by type kilograms per year in Korea peaked at 0.2797 in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.0676, in 1972.
Korea ranks 126th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Per capita meat consumption by type kilograms per year in Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1826 | — |
| 1962 | 0.1637 | -10.3% |
| 1963 | 0.2797 | +70.8% |
| 1964 | 0.2415 | -13.6% |
| 1965 | 0.1745 | -27.7% |
| 1966 | 0.1652 | -5.3% |
| 1967 | 0.1845 | +11.6% |
| 1968 | 0.1744 | -5.5% |
| 1969 | 0.1354 | -22.3% |
| 1970 | 0.1063 | -21.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0965 | -9.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0676 | -30.0% |
| 1973 | 0.1352 | +100.1% |
| 1974 | 0.1256 | -7.1% |
| 1975 | 0.1742 | +38.7% |
| 1976 | 0.1746 | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.1848 | +5.8% |
| 1978 | 0.2145 | +16.1% |
| 1979 | 0.225 | +4.9% |
| 1980 | 0.1767 | -21.4% |
| 1981 | 0.118 | -33.2% |
| 1982 | 0.1081 | -8.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0982 | -9.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0885 | -9.9% |
| 1985 | 0.1083 | +22.4% |
| 1986 | 0.1378 | +27.3% |
| 1987 | 0.1179 | -14.4% |
| 1988 | 0.1078 | -8.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0977 | -9.4% |
| 1990 | 0.1072 | +9.7% |
| 1991 | 0.1171 | +9.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1371 | +17.1% |
| 1993 | 0.1276 | -6.9% |
| 1994 | 0.1474 | +15.6% |
| 1995 | 0.187 | +26.8% |
| 1996 | 0.2068 | +10.6% |
| 1997 | 0.1969 | -4.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1378 | -30.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1771 | +28.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1671 | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 0.216 | +29.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2158 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.255 | +18.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2355 | -7.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2162 | -8.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2167 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2172 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.198 | -8.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1885 | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 0.27 | +43.2% |
| 2011 | 0.26 | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 0.26 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.23 | -11.5% |
| 2014 | 0.23 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.21 | -8.7% |
| 2016 | 0.19 | -9.5% |
| 2017 | 0.18 | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 0.18 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.15 | -16.7% |
| 2020 | 0.15 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.15 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.17 | +13.3% |
| 2023 | 0.22 | +29.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1891 | 0.1354 | 0.2797 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1504 | 0.0676 | 0.225 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1159 | 0.0885 | 0.1767 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1542 | 0.1072 | 0.2068 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2126 | 0.1671 | 0.255 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.216 | 0.15 | 0.27 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1725 | 0.15 | 0.22 | 4 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 0.2516 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0146 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 530.46 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.1591 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1883 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 1.46 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 1.46 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita meat consumption by type kilograms per year in Korea?
- Per capita meat consumption by type kilograms per year in Korea was 0.22 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita meat consumption by type kilograms per year recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2797 in 1963.
- What is the lowest per capita meat consumption by type kilograms per year recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0676 in 1972.
- How does Korea rank for per capita meat consumption by type kilograms per year?
- Korea ranks 126th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita meat consumption by type kilograms per year rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita meat consumption by type kilograms per year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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