Per capita meat type in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea: Per capita meat type was 1.54 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Per capita meat type in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, 1961–2018
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea recorded 1.54 for per capita meat type in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.2% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita meat type in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea peaked at 2.58 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.8854, in 1997.
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea ranks 183rd 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.33 | 1.29 | 1.39 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.54 | 1.32 | 1.77 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.16 | 1.98 | 2.47 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.48 | 0.8854 | 2.58 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.73 | 1.29 | 1.92 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.74 | 1.54 | 1.9 | 9 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
- 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 35.8% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.6% (2025)
- Cereal production 4.89 million metric tons (2024)
- Cereal yield 3,610 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs gdp per capita 3.61 (2024)
- Milk yields per animal 2,342 (2024)
- Aquaculture farmed fish production 685,700 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita meat type in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea?
- Per capita meat type in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea was 1.54 in 2018, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita meat type recorded in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 2.58 in 1991.
- What is the lowest per capita meat type recorded in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8854 in 1997.
- How does Democratic People’s Republic of Korea rank for per capita meat type?
- Democratic People’s Republic of Korea ranks 183rd out of 192 countries with data for 2018.
- Is per capita meat type rising or falling in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita meat type. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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