Italy vs North Korea: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported
Italy
12,490 hectares
in 2025
North Korea
11,356 hectares
in 2025
Italy rank
27th
North Korea rank
28th
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported over time
- Italy
- North Korea
How they compare
Italy currently reports 12,490 hectares against 11,356 hectares in North Korea, a difference of 1,134 hectares.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times North Korea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 27th and North Korea ranks 28th of 235 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77,950 hectares | 0 hectares | 77,950 hectares | Italy |
| 2000s | 67,086 hectares | 9,196 hectares | 57,890 hectares | Italy |
| 2010s | 30,685 hectares | 11,240 hectares | 19,444 hectares | Italy |
| 2020s | 25,492 hectares | 11,356 hectares | 14,136 hectares | Italy |
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, Italy or North Korea?
- Italy, at 12,490 hectares against 11,356 hectares in North Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods between Italy and North Korea?
- 1,134 hectares, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and North Korea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Italy and North Korea rank globally for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Italy ranks 27th 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.