North Korea vs Namibia: Forest area
North Korea
7.73 million hectares
in 2025
Namibia
8.04 million hectares
in 2025
North Korea rank
61st
Namibia rank
59th
Forest area over time
- North Korea
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 8.04 million hectares against 7.73 million hectares in North Korea, a difference of 315,030 hectares.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.
North Korea ranks 61st and Namibia ranks 59th of 235 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.46 million hectares | 8.45 million hectares | 994,199 hectares | Namibia |
| 2000s | 7.50 million hectares | 8.06 million hectares | 554,767 hectares | Namibia |
| 2010s | 7.61 million hectares | 8.05 million hectares | 441,027 hectares | Namibia |
| 2020s | 7.70 million hectares | 8.04 million hectares | 345,030 hectares | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, North Korea or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 8.04 million hectares against 7.73 million hectares in North Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between North Korea and Namibia?
- 315,030 hectares, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Namibia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do North Korea and Namibia rank globally for forest area?
- North Korea ranks 61st and Namibia ranks 59th 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 Forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.