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North Korea vs Taiwan: Agriculture-driven deforestation

North Korea
719.97 hectares
in 2024
Taiwan
758.27 hectares
in 2024
North Korea rank
82nd
Taiwan rank
81st

Agriculture-driven deforestation over time

  • North Korea
  • Taiwan
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How they compare

Taiwan currently reports 758.27 hectares against 719.97 hectares in North Korea, a difference of 38.29 hectares.

That makes Taiwan's figure about 1.1 times North Korea's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was North Korea ahead.

North Korea ranks 82nd and Taiwan ranks 81st of 187 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Agriculture-driven deforestation
Unit
hectares
Source
Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
187 places, 4,269 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed

Long-term, permanent tree cover loss for small- to large-scale agriculture.