Table 1. Korea’s livestock population in 1990 and 2020

Animal Category Population (head)
1990 2020
Dairy cattle 499,689 408,243
Hanwoo cattle* 1,502,768 3,190,768
Beef cattle* 76,230 161,855
Swine 4,412,206 11,184,873
Chicken layer 40,127,223 73,541,183
Chicken broiler 24,049,628 97,557,487
Duck 716,871 8,676,228
Data from KOSIS [18] and Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and FIsheries [19].
No divided categories for beef cattle and Hanwoo in 1990, using the proportion in year 2020 to divide Hanwoo and beef cattle