Per capita meat consumption in the United States in North Korea
North Korea: Per capita meat consumption in the United States was 1.54 kilograms per year per capita in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
1.54 kilograms per year per capita
Change on year
down 7.2%
World rank
183rd
of 192 countries
All-time high
2.58 kilograms per year per capita
in 1991
All-time low
0.8854 kilograms per year per capita
in 1997
Years of data
58
1961–2018
Per capita meat consumption in the United States in North Korea, 1961–2018
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per year per capita.
Analysis
North Korea recorded 1.54 kilograms per year per capita for per capita meat consumption in the united states in 2018.
That represents a change of down 7.2% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita meat consumption in the united states in North Korea peaked at 2.58 kilograms per year per capita in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.8854 kilograms per year per capita, in 1997.
North 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.
Per capita meat consumption in the United States in North Korea, year by year
| Year | kilograms per year per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.37 kilograms per year per capita | — |
| 1962 | 1.35 kilograms per year per capita | -1.9% |
| 1963 | 1.32 kilograms per year per capita | -2.3% |
| 1964 | 1.39 kilograms per year per capita | +5.8% |
| 1965 | 1.35 kilograms per year per capita | -3.1% |
| 1966 | 1.29 kilograms per year per capita | -4.3% |
| 1967 | 1.3 kilograms per year per capita | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 1.32 kilograms per year per capita | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 1.3 kilograms per year per capita | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 1.32 kilograms per year per capita | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 1.34 kilograms per year per capita | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 1.38 kilograms per year per capita | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 1.45 kilograms per year per capita | +5.0% |
| 1974 | 1.52 kilograms per year per capita | +4.9% |
| 1975 | 1.59 kilograms per year per capita | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 1.63 kilograms per year per capita | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 1.7 kilograms per year per capita | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 1.74 kilograms per year per capita | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 1.77 kilograms per year per capita | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 1.98 kilograms per year per capita | +11.7% |
| 1981 | 1.98 kilograms per year per capita | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 1.99 kilograms per year per capita | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 2.05 kilograms per year per capita | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 2.09 kilograms per year per capita | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 2.13 kilograms per year per capita | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 2.22 kilograms per year per capita | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 2.31 kilograms per year per capita | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 2.39 kilograms per year per capita | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 2.47 kilograms per year per capita | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 2.51 kilograms per year per capita | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 2.58 kilograms per year per capita | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 1.93 kilograms per year per capita | -25.5% |
| 1993 | 1.54 kilograms per year per capita | -19.8% |
| 1994 | 1.15 kilograms per year per capita | -25.4% |
| 1995 | 1.05 kilograms per year per capita | -9.1% |
| 1996 | 1.07 kilograms per year per capita | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.8854 kilograms per year per capita | -17.1% |
| 1998 | 0.9821 kilograms per year per capita | +10.9% |
| 1999 | 1.13 kilograms per year per capita | +14.8% |
| 2000 | 1.29 kilograms per year per capita | +14.7% |
| 2001 | 1.54 kilograms per year per capita | +19.0% |
| 2002 | 1.73 kilograms per year per capita | +12.3% |
| 2003 | 1.86 kilograms per year per capita | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 1.92 kilograms per year per capita | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 1.88 kilograms per year per capita | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 1.83 kilograms per year per capita | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 1.79 kilograms per year per capita | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 1.72 kilograms per year per capita | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 1.71 kilograms per year per capita | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 1.7 kilograms per year per capita | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 1.71 kilograms per year per capita | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 1.73 kilograms per year per capita | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 1.74 kilograms per year per capita | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 1.9 kilograms per year per capita | +9.2% |
| 2015 | 1.87 kilograms per year per capita | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 1.84 kilograms per year per capita | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 1.66 kilograms per year per capita | -9.8% |
| 2018 | 1.54 kilograms per year per capita | -7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.33 kilograms per year per capita | 1.29 kilograms per year per capita | 1.39 kilograms per year per capita | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.54 kilograms per year per capita | 1.32 kilograms per year per capita | 1.77 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.16 kilograms per year per capita | 1.98 kilograms per year per capita | 2.47 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.48 kilograms per year per capita | 0.8854 kilograms per year per capita | 2.58 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.73 kilograms per year per capita | 1.29 kilograms per year per capita | 1.92 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.74 kilograms per year per capita | 1.54 kilograms per year per capita | 1.9 kilograms per year per capita | 9 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
- 180 Bangladesh 1.7 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 181 Tanzania 1.62 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 182 Sudan 1.6 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 184 Nigeria 1.43 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 185 Niger 0.97 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 186 Rwanda 0.9 kilograms per year per capita compare
More agriculture & rural data for North 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 growth -0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 35.8% (2025)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 685,700 metric tons (2024)
- Cereal yield 3,610 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 4.89 million metric tons (2024)
- Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita 3.61 kg per hectare (2024)
- Milk per animal 2,342 kilograms per animal (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita meat consumption in the united states in North Korea?
- Per capita meat consumption in the united states in North Korea was 1.54 kilograms per year per capita in 2018, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita meat consumption in the united states recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 2.58 kilograms per year per capita in 1991.
- What is the lowest per capita meat consumption in the united states recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8854 kilograms per year per capita in 1997.
- How does North Korea rank for per capita meat consumption in the united states?
- North Korea ranks 183rd out of 192 countries with data for 2018.
- Is per capita meat consumption in the united states rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. 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) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita meat consumption in the United States. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Quantity that is available for consumption at the end of the supply chain. It does not account for consumer waste, so the quantity that is actually consumed may be lower.