Czechia vs North Korea: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported
Czechia
9,040 hectares
in 2025
North Korea
11,356 hectares
in 2025
Czechia rank
30th
North Korea rank
28th
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported over time
- Czechia
- North Korea
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 11,356 hectares against 9,040 hectares in Czechia, a difference of 2,316 hectares.
That makes North Korea's figure about 1.3 times Czechia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Czechia ahead.
Czechia ranks 30th and North Korea ranks 28th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 1 and North Korea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Czechia | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,580 hectares | 0 hectares | 2,580 hectares | Czechia |
| 2000s | 1,584 hectares | 9,196 hectares | 7,613 hectares | North Korea |
| 2010s | 3,857 hectares | 11,240 hectares | 7,383 hectares | North Korea |
| 2020s | 8,542 hectares | 11,356 hectares | 2,814 hectares | North Korea |
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, Czechia or North Korea?
- North Korea, at 11,356 hectares against 9,040 hectares in Czechia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods between Czechia and North Korea?
- 2,316 hectares, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and North Korea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Czechia and North Korea rank globally for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Czechia ranks 30th 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.