Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock in Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock was 25.27 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.
Analysis
Democratic People's Republic of Korea recorded 25.27 %LSU for cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in Democratic People's Republic of Korea peaked at 50.67 %LSU in 1961 and was at its lowest, 21.62 %LSU, in 2005.
That places Democratic People's Republic of Korea 17th out of 20 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 50.67 %LSU | — |
| 1962 | 46.58 %LSU | -8.1% |
| 1963 | 45.28 %LSU | -2.8% |
| 1964 | 49.45 %LSU | +9.2% |
| 1965 | 49.28 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 45.93 %LSU | -6.8% |
| 1967 | 43.42 %LSU | -5.5% |
| 1968 | 42.59 %LSU | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 40.95 %LSU | -3.9% |
| 1970 | 38.47 %LSU | -6.1% |
| 1971 | 38.08 %LSU | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 36.82 %LSU | -3.3% |
| 1973 | 36.34 %LSU | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 34.97 %LSU | -3.8% |
| 1975 | 34.2 %LSU | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 33.67 %LSU | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 32.71 %LSU | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 32.81 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 32 %LSU | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 31.68 %LSU | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 31.43 %LSU | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 30.79 %LSU | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 31 %LSU | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 31.1 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 32.2 %LSU | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 32.4 %LSU | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 32.55 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 32.69 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 29.49 %LSU | -9.8% |
| 1990 | 26.49 %LSU | -10.2% |
| 1991 | 22.79 %LSU | -14.0% |
| 1992 | 26.71 %LSU | +17.2% |
| 1993 | 31.11 %LSU | +16.5% |
| 1994 | 33.61 %LSU | +8.0% |
| 1995 | 39.46 %LSU | +17.4% |
| 1996 | 31.12 %LSU | -21.1% |
| 1997 | 33.81 %LSU | +8.6% |
| 1998 | 28.78 %LSU | -14.9% |
| 1999 | 25.56 %LSU | -11.2% |
| 2000 | 23.67 %LSU | -7.4% |
| 2001 | 22.73 %LSU | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 22.46 %LSU | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 22.17 %LSU | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 21.75 %LSU | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 21.62 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 23.13 %LSU | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 24.58 %LSU | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 25.53 %LSU | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 25.49 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 24.9 %LSU | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 24.5 %LSU | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 22.37 %LSU | -8.7% |
| 2013 | 24.8 %LSU | +10.9% |
| 2014 | 25.49 %LSU | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 24.5 %LSU | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 23.56 %LSU | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 23.47 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 23.62 %LSU | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 24.01 %LSU | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 24.44 %LSU | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 24.68 %LSU | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 25.2 %LSU | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 25.27 %LSU | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46.02 %LSU | 40.95 %LSU | 50.67 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 35.01 %LSU | 32 %LSU | 38.47 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 31.53 %LSU | 29.49 %LSU | 32.69 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.94 %LSU | 22.79 %LSU | 39.46 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.31 %LSU | 21.62 %LSU | 25.53 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.12 %LSU | 22.37 %LSU | 25.49 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.9 %LSU | 24.44 %LSU | 25.27 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- 14 Cambodia 76.68 %LSU compare
- 14 Viet Nam 33.18 %LSU compare
- 15 Namibia 76.57 %LSU compare
- 15 Polynesia 31.44 %LSU compare
- 16 Costa Rica 76.47 %LSU compare
- 16 Melanesia 26.51 %LSU compare
- 17 Madagascar 75.59 %LSU compare
- 18 New Zealand 75.56 %LSU compare
- 18 Syrian Arab Republic 20.6 %LSU compare
- 19 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 17.79 %LSU compare
- 19 Sri Lanka 75.26 %LSU compare
- 20 Eswatini 74.4 %LSU compare
- 20 Republic of Moldova 8.4 %LSU compare
More environment data for Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.499 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.26 °C (2025)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.45 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 1.35 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 0 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 12,000 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.32 g/Int$ (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 1,460 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 57.31 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- Cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in Democratic People's Republic of Korea was 25.27 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 50.67 %LSU in 1961.
- What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.62 %LSU in 2005.
- How does Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank for cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock?
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 17th out of 20 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock rising or falling in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Democratic People's Republic of Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Livestock Patterns domain of FAOSTAT contains data on livestock numbers, shares of major livestock species and densities of livestock units in the agricultural land area. Values are calculated using Livestock Units (LSU), which facilitate aggregating information for different livestock types. Data are available by country, with global coverage, for the period 1961 to the most recent year available with annual updates. This methodology applies the LSU coefficients reported in the "Guidelines for the preparation of livestock sector reviews" (FAO, 2011). From this publication, LSU coefficients are computed by livestock type and by country. The reference unit used for the calculation of livestock units (=1 LSU) is the grazing equivalent of one adult dairy cow producing 3000 kg of milk annually, fed without additional concentrated foodstuffs. FAOSTAT agri-environmental indicators on livestock patterns closely follow the structure of the indicators in EUROSTAT.