Poultry yields meat per animal in North Korea
North Korea: Poultry yields meat per animal was 1.33 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Poultry yields meat per animal in North Korea, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
North Korea recorded 1.33 for poultry yields meat per animal in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry yields meat per animal in North Korea peaked at 1.33 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.1, in 1961.
North Korea ranks 101st of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Poultry yields meat per animal in North Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.1 | — |
| 1962 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1.15 | +4.7% |
| 1981 | 1.15 | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 1.15 | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 1.15 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1.15 | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 1.16 | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 1.15 | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 1.15 | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 1.15 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1.15 | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 1.16 | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 1.15 | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 1.16 | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 1.15 | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 1.14 | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 1.14 | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 1.14 | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 1.14 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.16 | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 1.16 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 1.17 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 1.18 | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 1.2 | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 1.2 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 1.21 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 1.22 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 1.23 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.23 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 1.24 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 1.24 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.24 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.24 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.24 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.24 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.24 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.26 | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 1.27 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.27 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.27 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.28 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.27 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 1.26 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.32 | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 1.33 | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 1.33 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.15 | 1.15 | 1.16 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.15 | 1.14 | 1.16 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.21 | 1.17 | 1.24 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.25 | 1.24 | 1.28 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3 | 1.26 | 1.33 | 5 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
- 98 Luxembourg 1.36 compare
- 99 United Arab Emirates 1.34 compare
- 100 Guadeloupe 1.34 compare
- 102 Iraq 1.33 compare
- 103 Turkmenistan 1.32 compare
- 104 Myanmar 1.31 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)
- 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 poultry yields meat per animal in North Korea?
- Poultry yields meat per animal in North Korea was 1.33 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poultry yields meat per animal recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.33 in 2024.
- What is the lowest poultry yields meat per animal recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1 in 1961.
- How does North Korea rank for poultry yields meat per animal?
- North Korea ranks 101st out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is poultry yields meat per animal rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Poultry yields meat per animal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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