Milk production, per square kilometre in North Korea
North Korea: Milk production, per square kilometre was 0.6991 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.6991 tonnes per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
143rd
of 185 countries
All-time high
0.8139 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2012
All-time low
0.0174 tonnes per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Milk production, per square kilometre in North Korea, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
North Korea recorded 0.6991 tonnes per square kilometre for milk production, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk production, per square kilometre in North Korea peaked at 0.8139 tonnes per square kilometre in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0174 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1961.
North Korea ranks 143rd of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Milk production, per square kilometre in North Korea, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0174 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0199 tonnes per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0208 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0311 tonnes per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0415 tonnes per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0581 tonnes per square kilometre | +40.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0747 tonnes per square kilometre | +28.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0914 tonnes per square kilometre | +22.2% |
| 1969 | 0.1246 tonnes per square kilometre | +36.4% |
| 1970 | 0.1329 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1971 | 0.1495 tonnes per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1972 | 0.1661 tonnes per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1973 | 0.1827 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1993 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1975 | 0.2159 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1976 | 0.2491 tonnes per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1977 | 0.299 tonnes per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1978 | 0.3488 tonnes per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1979 | 0.4152 tonnes per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 1980 | 0.4485 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1981 | 0.4983 tonnes per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1982 | 0.5149 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 0.5647 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1984 | 0.5813 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 0.6229 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1986 | 0.6644 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1987 | 0.6893 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 0.7059 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 0.7142 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.7308 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.7474 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.7724 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 0.7059 tonnes per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1994 | 0.7474 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1995 | 0.7059 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1996 | 0.6644 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1997 | 0.6561 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.7059 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1999 | 0.7142 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.7474 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 0.7641 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.6854 tonnes per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 2003 | 0.7807 tonnes per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 2004 | 0.7733 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.6823 tonnes per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 2006 | 0.7973 tonnes per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 2007 | 0.8056 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7973 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8056 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.774 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 0.7973 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8139 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.8139 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6909 tonnes per square kilometre | -15.1% |
| 2015 | 0.6905 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.6927 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.6951 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.6958 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.6992 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.7052 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.7036 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.6962 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.6991 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.4% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 0.6991 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.61 tonnes per square kilometre, 43% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 0.6991 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4094 tonnes per square kilometre, 1.7× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Milk production, per square kilometre 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 | +50.0% | 0.0208 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0311 tonnes per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0533 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0174 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1246 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2359 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1329 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4152 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6004 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4485 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.7142 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7151 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6561 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.7724 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7639 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6823 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.8056 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7363 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6905 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.8139 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.701 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6962 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.7052 tonnes per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
- 140 Madagascar 0.7547 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 141 Zambia 0.73 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 142 Indonesia 0.7255 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 144 Fiji 0.6972 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 145 Djibouti 0.6596 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 146 Sao Tome and Principe 0.6074 tonnes per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in North Korea?
- Milk production, per square kilometre in North Korea was 0.6991 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest milk production, per square kilometre recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8139 tonnes per square kilometre in 2012.
- What is the lowest milk production, per square kilometre recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0174 tonnes per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does North Korea rank for milk production, per square kilometre?
- North Korea ranks 143rd out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is milk production, per square kilometre rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this North Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Milk production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Milk production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Milk production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Milk production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.