Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in North Korea
North Korea: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.0051 animals per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in North Korea, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in North Korea is 0.0051 animals per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in North Korea peaked at 0.0137 animals per person in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.0051 animals per person, in 2024.
That places North Korea 164th out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in North Korea, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0112 animals per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0108 animals per person | -3.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0107 animals per person | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0105 animals per person | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0103 animals per person | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0101 animals per person | -1.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0099 animals per person | -2.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0097 animals per person | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0098 animals per person | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0096 animals per person | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0096 animals per person | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0096 animals per person | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0095 animals per person | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0098 animals per person | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 0.01 animals per person | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0101 animals per person | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0105 animals per person | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0107 animals per person | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.011 animals per person | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0112 animals per person | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0114 animals per person | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0115 animals per person | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0121 animals per person | +5.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0123 animals per person | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0127 animals per person | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0131 animals per person | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0136 animals per person | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0137 animals per person | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0122 animals per person | -11.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0109 animals per person | -10.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0093 animals per person | -14.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0093 animals per person | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0094 animals per person | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0094 animals per person | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0124 animals per person | +31.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0063 animals per person | -48.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0054 animals per person | -14.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0056 animals per person | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0057 animals per person | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0056 animals per person | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.006 animals per person | +6.4% |
| 2002 | 0.006 animals per person | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.006 animals per person | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0059 animals per person | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0059 animals per person | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0059 animals per person | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0059 animals per person | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0059 animals per person | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0058 animals per person | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0058 animals per person | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0058 animals per person | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0058 animals per person | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0058 animals per person | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0056 animals per person | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0055 animals per person | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0054 animals per person | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0054 animals per person | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0054 animals per person | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0053 animals per person | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0053 animals per person | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0053 animals per person | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0051 animals per person | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0051 animals per person | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0051 animals per person | -0.6% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 0.0051 animals per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0269 animals per person, 19% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 0.0051 animals per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0112 animals per person, 46% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in North Korea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | -48.7% | 0.0124 animals per person | 0.0063 animals per person |
| 1995 | +31.7% | 0.0094 animals per person | 0.0124 animals per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0103 animals per person | 0.0097 animals per person | 0.0112 animals per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.01 animals per person | 0.0095 animals per person | 0.011 animals per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0124 animals per person | 0.0112 animals per person | 0.0137 animals per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0084 animals per person | 0.0054 animals per person | 0.0124 animals per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0059 animals per person | 0.0056 animals per person | 0.006 animals per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0056 animals per person | 0.0053 animals per person | 0.0058 animals per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0052 animals per person | 0.0051 animals per person | 0.0053 animals per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
- 161 Sierra Leone 0.0053 animals per person compare
- 162 Puerto Rico 0.0053 animals per person compare
- 163 Indonesia 0.0052 animals per person compare
- 165 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0051 animals per person compare
- 166 Solomon Islands 0.0051 animals per person compare
- 167 Trinidad and Tobago 0.005 animals per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for North Korea
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0256 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0251 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population 35.8% (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.0976 hectares per person (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0957 hectares per person (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 9.52 million (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3581 units per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6454 % change on previous year (2025)
- Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre 170.04 animals per square kilometre (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in North Korea?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in North Korea was 0.0051 animals per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0137 animals per person in 1988.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0051 animals per person in 2024.
- How does North Korea rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- North Korea ranks 164th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Animals slaughtered for meat Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.