FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Cattle in North Korea
North Korea had 570,727 cattle in 2024, the 118th largest in the world (0.04% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 0.7%. The record was 1.3 million head in 1988.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Animals, 2024
- 570,727 head
- World rank
- 118 of 190
- 10-year change
- −0.7%
- Record
- 1.3 million head
- 1988
Cattle in North Korea, 1961–2024 (head)
By year
| Year | Head | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 570,727 | −0.2% |
| 2023 | 571,586 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 569,064 | −1.6% |
| 2021 | 578,412 | −0.4% |
| 2020 | 581,000 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 578,000 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 576,000 | 0.0% |
| 2017 | 576,000 | 0.0% |
| 2016 | 576,000 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 574,125 | −0.2% |
| 2014 | 575,000 | −0.2% |
| 2013 | 576,000 | 0.0% |
| 2012 | 576,000 | −0.2% |
| 2011 | 577,000 | 0.0% |
| 2010 | 577,000 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 576,000 | 0.0% |
| 2008 | 576,000 | 0.0% |
| 2007 | 576,000 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 575,000 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 570,000 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 566,000 | −1.7% |
| 2003 | 576,000 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 575,000 | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 570,000 | −1.6% |
| 2000 | 579,000 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 577,000 | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 565,000 | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 545,000 | −11% |
| 1996 | 615,000 | −31% |
| 1995 | 886,000 | −2.7% |
| 1994 | 911,000 | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 900,000 | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 880,000 | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 858,000 | −14% |
| 1990 | 1,000,000 | −9.1% |
| 1989 | 1,100,000 | −12% |
| 1988 | 1,250,000 | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 1,200,000 | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 1,150,000 | +4.5% |
| 1985 | 1,100,000 | +7.3% |
| 1984 | 1,025,000 | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 1,000,000 | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 970,000 | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 960,000 | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 950,000 | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 925,000 | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 900,000 | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 875,000 | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 850,000 | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 825,000 | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 805,000 | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 780,000 | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 765,000 | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 750,000 | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 730,000 | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 720,000 | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 700,000 | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 690,000 | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 685,000 | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 680,000 | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 679,000 | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 672,000 | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 665,000 | −1.0% |
| 1961 | 672,000 | — |
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.