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Number of cattle in North Korea

Number of cattle in North Korea was 570,727 head in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is down 0.2% from 2023. That is the 118th highest of 190 countries in 2024.

2024, head570,727 Estimated
Change on 2023-0.2%
Rank118th of 190Countries ranked
Series high1,250,0001988
Series low545,0001997

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Number of cattle in North Korea, 1961 to 2024

400K600K800K1M1.2M1.4M19611971198119912001201120241961: 672,000 head1962: 665,000 head1963: 672,000 head1964: 679,000 head1965: 680,000 head1966: 685,000 head1967: 690,000 head1968: 700,000 head1969: 720,000 head1970: 730,000 head1971: 750,000 head1972: 765,000 head1973: 780,000 head1974: 805,000 head1975: 825,000 head1976: 850,000 head1977: 875,000 head1978: 900,000 head1979: 925,000 head1980: 950,000 head1981: 960,000 head1982: 970,000 head1983: 1,000,000 head1984: 1,025,000 head1985: 1,100,000 head1986: 1,150,000 head1987: 1,200,000 head1988: 1,250,000 head1989: 1,100,000 head1990: 1,000,000 head1991: 858,000 head1992: 880,000 head1993: 900,000 head1994: 911,000 head1995: 886,000 head1996: 615,000 head1997: 545,000 head1998: 565,000 head1999: 577,000 head2000: 579,000 head2001: 570,000 head2002: 575,000 head2003: 576,000 head2004: 566,000 head2005: 570,000 head2006: 575,000 head2007: 576,000 head2008: 576,000 head2009: 576,000 head2010: 577,000 head2011: 577,000 head2012: 576,000 head2013: 576,000 head2014: 575,000 head2015: 574,125 head2016: 576,000 head2017: 576,000 head2018: 576,000 head2019: 578,000 head2020: 581,000 head2021: 578,412 head2022: 569,064 head2023: 571,586 head2024: 570,727 head400K600K800K1M1.2M1.4M19611983200520241961: 672,000 head1962: 665,000 head1963: 672,000 head1964: 679,000 head1965: 680,000 head1966: 685,000 head1967: 690,000 head1968: 700,000 head1969: 720,000 head1970: 730,000 head1971: 750,000 head1972: 765,000 head1973: 780,000 head1974: 805,000 head1975: 825,000 head1976: 850,000 head1977: 875,000 head1978: 900,000 head1979: 925,000 head1980: 950,000 head1981: 960,000 head1982: 970,000 head1983: 1,000,000 head1984: 1,025,000 head1985: 1,100,000 head1986: 1,150,000 head1987: 1,200,000 head1988: 1,250,000 head1989: 1,100,000 head1990: 1,000,000 head1991: 858,000 head1992: 880,000 head1993: 900,000 head1994: 911,000 head1995: 886,000 head1996: 615,000 head1997: 545,000 head1998: 565,000 head1999: 577,000 head2000: 579,000 head2001: 570,000 head2002: 575,000 head2003: 576,000 head2004: 566,000 head2005: 570,000 head2006: 575,000 head2007: 576,000 head2008: 576,000 head2009: 576,000 head2010: 577,000 head2011: 577,000 head2012: 576,000 head2013: 576,000 head2014: 575,000 head2015: 574,125 head2016: 576,000 head2017: 576,000 head2018: 576,000 head2019: 578,000 head2020: 581,000 head2021: 578,412 head2022: 569,064 head2023: 571,586 head2024: 570,727 head
head. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Cattle, stocks, head (item 866, element 5111). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2025-12-31.
All 64 values
Periodhead
2024570,727 Estimated
2023571,586 Estimated
2022569,064 Estimated
2021578,412 Estimated
2020581,000
2019578,000
2018576,000
2017576,000
2016576,000
2015574,125 Estimated
2014575,000 Estimated
2013576,000
2012576,000
2011577,000
2010577,000
2009576,000
2008576,000
2007576,000 Estimated
2006575,000 Estimated
2005570,000 Estimated
2004566,000
2003576,000
2002575,000
2001570,000
2000579,000
1999577,000
1998565,000
1997545,000
1996615,000
1995886,000
1994911,000
1993900,000 Estimated
1992880,000 Estimated
1991858,000
19901,000,000 Estimated
19891,100,000 Estimated
19881,250,000 Estimated
19871,200,000 Estimated
19861,150,000 Estimated
19851,100,000 Estimated
19841,025,000 Estimated
19831,000,000 Estimated
1982970,000 Estimated
1981960,000 Estimated
1980950,000 Estimated
1979925,000 Estimated
1978900,000 Estimated
1977875,000 Estimated
1976850,000 Estimated
1975825,000 Estimated
1974805,000 Estimated
1973780,000 Estimated
1972765,000 Estimated
1971750,000 Estimated
1970730,000 Estimated
1969720,000 Estimated
1968700,000 Estimated
1967690,000 Estimated
1966685,000 Estimated
1965680,000 Estimated
1964679,000
1963672,000
1962665,000
1961672,000

Rankings

Definition

Number of cattle (domestic cattle, not buffaloes) present in the country, as published in FAOSTAT's crops and livestock products domain. FAO asks for the count on one day of the year, usually the census or survey date, so the reference day differs between countries.

FAO fills gaps in national reporting with its own estimates and imputations, which are marked as estimated, and revises past years when countries send new figures.

How to cite

FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Cattle, stocks, head (item 866, element 5111). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.

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APA 7

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. (2025). Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Cattle, stocks, head (item 866, element 5111) (Number of cattle, North Korea, 1961 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip

MLA 9

Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Cattle, stocks, head (item 866, element 5111), Number of cattle, North Korea, 1961 to 2024. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 31 Dec. 2025, https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/cattle-population/north-korea. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 2025. Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Cattle, stocks, head (item 866, element 5111). Number of cattle, North Korea, 1961 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/cattle-population/north-korea.

Harvard

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Cattle, stocks, head (item 866, element 5111), Number of cattle, North Korea, 1961 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/cattle-population/north-korea (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Cattle, stocks, head (item 866, element 5111): Number of cattle, North Korea, 1961 to 2024}},
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  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/cattle-population/north-korea. Publisher attribution: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Cattle, stocks, head (item 866, element 5111). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production\_Crops\_Livestock\_E\_All\_Data\_\%28Normalized\%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.},
}
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What is the number of cattle in North Korea?

Number of cattle in North Korea was 570,727 head in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is down 0.2% from 2023. That is the 118th highest of 190 countries in 2024.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Cattle, stocks, head (item 866, element 5111). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest number of cattle in North Korea?

1,250,000 head in 1988, the highest value since 1961 in this series.

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