Milk production, per capita in North Korea
North Korea: Milk production, per capita was 0.0032 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Milk production, per capita in North Korea, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
North Korea recorded 0.0032 tonnes per person for milk production, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk production, per capita in North Korea peaked at 0.0043 tonnes per person in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 tonnes per person, in 1961.
North Korea ranks 163rd of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Milk production, per capita in North Korea, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | +11.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | +46.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | +30.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | +36.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | +25.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | +18.8% |
| 1969 | 0.001 tonnes per person | +32.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | +9.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | +8.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | +7.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | +7.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | +6.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | +13.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0021 tonnes per person | +18.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0024 tonnes per person | +15.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0028 tonnes per person | +17.4% |
| 1980 | 0.003 tonnes per person | +6.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0032 tonnes per person | +9.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0033 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0036 tonnes per person | +8.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0036 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0038 tonnes per person | +5.6% |
| 1986 | 0.004 tonnes per person | +5.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0041 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0041 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0041 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0042 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0042 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0043 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0039 tonnes per person | -9.9% |
| 1994 | 0.004 tonnes per person | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0037 tonnes per person | -6.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0035 tonnes per person | -6.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0034 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0036 tonnes per person | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0037 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0038 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0039 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0034 tonnes per person | -10.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0039 tonnes per person | +13.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0038 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0034 tonnes per person | -12.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0039 tonnes per person | +16.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0039 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0039 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0039 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0037 tonnes per person | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0038 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0039 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0039 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0033 tonnes per person | -15.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0033 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0032 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0032 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0032 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0032 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0032 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0032 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0032 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0032 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0032 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 0.0032 tonnes per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0185 tonnes per person, 17% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 0.0032 tonnes per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0044 tonnes per person, 73% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Milk production, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +46.2% | 0.0002 tonnes per person | 0.0003 tonnes per person |
| 1966 | +36.4% | 0.0004 tonnes per person | 0.0005 tonnes per person |
| 1969 | +32.7% | 0.0008 tonnes per person | 0.001 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0005 tonnes per person | 0.0002 tonnes per person | 0.001 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0017 tonnes per person | 0.0011 tonnes per person | 0.0028 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0037 tonnes per person | 0.003 tonnes per person | 0.0041 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0038 tonnes per person | 0.0034 tonnes per person | 0.0043 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0038 tonnes per person | 0.0034 tonnes per person | 0.0039 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0035 tonnes per person | 0.0032 tonnes per person | 0.0039 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0032 tonnes per person | 0.0032 tonnes per person | 0.0032 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
- 160 Gabon 0.0042 tonnes per person compare
- 161 Solomon Islands 0.0037 tonnes per person compare
- 162 East Timor 0.0037 tonnes per person compare
- 164 Tonga 0.0031 tonnes per person compare
- 165 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0025 tonnes per person compare
- 166 French Polynesia 0.0023 tonnes per person compare
More reference data data for North Korea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 3.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils 1,939 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.838 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 325.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 11.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 1,939 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 24.3 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is milk production, per capita in North Korea?
- Milk production, per capita in North Korea was 0.0032 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest milk production, per capita recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0043 tonnes per person in 1992.
- What is the lowest milk production, per capita recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 tonnes per person in 1961.
- How does North Korea rank for milk production, per capita?
- North Korea ranks 163rd out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is milk production, per capita rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Milk production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Milk production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Milk production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Milk production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by 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
Milk production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.