What is the highest poultry production, per square kilometre recorded in North Korea?

The highest recorded value was 0.4593 tonnes per square kilometre in 1991.

What is the lowest poultry production, per square kilometre recorded in North Korea?

The lowest recorded value was 0.137 tonnes per square kilometre in 1961.

How does North Korea rank for poultry production, per square kilometre?

North Korea ranks 125th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.

Is poultry production, per square kilometre rising or falling in North Korea?

Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. 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 Poultry production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Poultry production, per square kilometre in North Korea

Name: Poultry production, per square kilometre in North Korea
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

North Korea: Poultry production, per square kilometre was 0.3054 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

0.3054 tonnes per square kilometre

Change on year

down 2.1%

World rank

125th

of 191 countries

All-time high

0.4593 tonnes per square kilometre

in 1991

All-time low

0.137 tonnes per square kilometre

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Poultry production, per square kilometre in North Korea, 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for poultry production, per square kilometre in North Korea is 0.3054 tonnes per square kilometre, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poultry production, per square kilometre in North Korea peaked at 0.4593 tonnes per square kilometre in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.137 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1961.

North Korea ranks 125th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Poultry production, per square kilometre in North Korea, year by year

Annual values for Poultry production, per square kilometre in North Korea, 1961 to 2023.
Year	tonnes per square kilometre	Change
1961	0.137 tonnes per square kilometre	—
1962	0.137 tonnes per square kilometre	+0.0%
1963	0.137 tonnes per square kilometre	+0.0%
1964	0.1485 tonnes per square kilometre	+8.3%
1965	0.1485 tonnes per square kilometre	+0.0%
1966	0.1453 tonnes per square kilometre	-2.2%
1967	0.1507 tonnes per square kilometre	+3.8%
1968	0.1571 tonnes per square kilometre	+4.2%
1969	0.1599 tonnes per square kilometre	+1.7%
1970	0.1663 tonnes per square kilometre	+4.0%
1971	0.1736 tonnes per square kilometre	+4.4%
1972	0.1827 tonnes per square kilometre	+5.3%
1973	0.1964 tonnes per square kilometre	+7.5%
1974	0.2101 tonnes per square kilometre	+7.0%
1975	0.2238 tonnes per square kilometre	+6.5%
1976	0.233 tonnes per square kilometre	+4.1%
1977	0.2467 tonnes per square kilometre	+5.9%
1978	0.2558 tonnes per square kilometre	+3.7%
1979	0.2649 tonnes per square kilometre	+3.6%
1980	0.2994 tonnes per square kilometre	+13.0%
1981	0.304 tonnes per square kilometre	+1.5%
1982	0.3102 tonnes per square kilometre	+2.0%
1983	0.3256 tonnes per square kilometre	+5.0%
1984	0.3364 tonnes per square kilometre	+3.3%
1985	0.3471 tonnes per square kilometre	+3.2%
1986	0.3671 tonnes per square kilometre	+5.7%
1987	0.387 tonnes per square kilometre	+5.4%
1988	0.4069 tonnes per square kilometre	+5.2%
1989	0.4269 tonnes per square kilometre	+4.9%
1990	0.4393 tonnes per square kilometre	+2.9%
1991	0.4593 tonnes per square kilometre	+4.5%
1992	0.3471 tonnes per square kilometre	-24.4%
1993	0.2824 tonnes per square kilometre	-18.7%
1994	0.2147 tonnes per square kilometre	-24.0%
1995	0.1977 tonnes per square kilometre	-7.9%
1996	0.2022 tonnes per square kilometre	+2.3%
1997	0.1696 tonnes per square kilometre	-16.1%
1998	0.1898 tonnes per square kilometre	+11.9%
1999	0.2192 tonnes per square kilometre	+15.5%
2000	0.2545 tonnes per square kilometre	+16.1%
2001	0.304 tonnes per square kilometre	+19.5%
2002	0.3433 tonnes per square kilometre	+12.9%
2003	0.3716 tonnes per square kilometre	+8.2%
2004	0.3864 tonnes per square kilometre	+4.0%
2005	0.3808 tonnes per square kilometre	-1.5%
2006	0.3725 tonnes per square kilometre	-2.2%
2007	0.3667 tonnes per square kilometre	-1.6%
2008	0.3543 tonnes per square kilometre	-3.4%
2009	0.3546 tonnes per square kilometre	+0.1%
2010	0.3546 tonnes per square kilometre	+0.0%
2011	0.3546 tonnes per square kilometre	+0.0%
2012	0.3638 tonnes per square kilometre	+2.6%
2013	0.3638 tonnes per square kilometre	+0.0%
2014	0.3709 tonnes per square kilometre	+2.0%
2015	0.3461 tonnes per square kilometre	-6.7%
2016	0.3537 tonnes per square kilometre	+2.2%
2017	0.3559 tonnes per square kilometre	+0.6%
2018	0.3477 tonnes per square kilometre	-2.3%
2019	0.3634 tonnes per square kilometre	+4.5%
2020	0.3756 tonnes per square kilometre	+3.4%
2021	0.3812 tonnes per square kilometre	+1.5%
2022	0.312 tonnes per square kilometre	-18.2%
2023	0.3054 tonnes per square kilometre	-2.1%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.1468 tonnes per square kilometre	0.137 tonnes per square kilometre	0.1599 tonnes per square kilometre	9
1970s	0.2153 tonnes per square kilometre	0.1663 tonnes per square kilometre	0.2649 tonnes per square kilometre	10
1980s	0.3511 tonnes per square kilometre	0.2994 tonnes per square kilometre	0.4269 tonnes per square kilometre	10
1990s	0.2721 tonnes per square kilometre	0.1696 tonnes per square kilometre	0.4593 tonnes per square kilometre	10
2000s	0.3489 tonnes per square kilometre	0.2545 tonnes per square kilometre	0.3864 tonnes per square kilometre	10
2010s	0.3575 tonnes per square kilometre	0.3461 tonnes per square kilometre	0.3709 tonnes per square kilometre	10
2020s	0.3435 tonnes per square kilometre	0.3054 tonnes per square kilometre	0.3812 tonnes per square kilometre	4

Countries ranked near North Korea

122 Ghana 0.3218 tonnes per square kilometre compare
123 Norway 0.3216 tonnes per square kilometre compare
124 Comoros 0.3173 tonnes per square kilometre compare
126 Tajikistan 0.3041 tonnes per square kilometre compare
127 Guyana 0.2961 tonnes per square kilometre compare
128 Sierra Leone 0.2818 tonnes per square kilometre compare

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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 - 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) - IPCC Agriculture 6,873 (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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is poultry production, per square kilometre in North Korea?: Poultry production, per square kilometre in North Korea was 0.3054 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest poultry production, per square kilometre recorded in North Korea?: The highest recorded value was 0.4593 tonnes per square kilometre in 1991.
What is the lowest poultry production, per square kilometre recorded in North Korea?: The lowest recorded value was 0.137 tonnes per square kilometre in 1961.
How does North Korea rank for poultry production, per square kilometre?: North Korea ranks 125th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
Is poultry production, per square kilometre rising or falling in North Korea?: Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. 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 Poultry production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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How this figure is calculated

Poultry 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.

Poultry production ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Poultry 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)

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Indicator: Poultry production, per square kilometre
Unit: tonnes per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 191 places, 10,977 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 28 September 2026

Poultry 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.