Azerbaijan vs North Korea: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported
Azerbaijan
10,494 hectares
in 2025
North Korea
11,356 hectares
in 2025
Azerbaijan rank
29th
North Korea rank
28th
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported over time
- Azerbaijan
- North Korea
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 11,356 hectares against 10,494 hectares in Azerbaijan, a difference of 862 hectares.
That makes North Korea's figure about 1.1 times Azerbaijan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Azerbaijan ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 29th and North Korea ranks 28th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 3 and North Korea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,248 hectares | 0 hectares | 4,248 hectares | Azerbaijan |
| 2000s | 4,499 hectares | 9,196 hectares | 4,697 hectares | North Korea |
| 2010s | 11,657 hectares | 11,240 hectares | 416.3 hectares | Azerbaijan |
| 2020s | 11,522 hectares | 11,356 hectares | 165.92 hectares | Azerbaijan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods, Azerbaijan or North Korea?
- North Korea, at 11,356 hectares against 10,494 hectares in Azerbaijan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods between Azerbaijan and North Korea?
- 862 hectares, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and North Korea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Azerbaijan and North Korea rank globally for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Azerbaijan ranks 29th and North Korea ranks 28th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.