Democratic People's Republic of Korea vs Russian Federation: Planted Forest — Area

Democratic People's Republic of Korea
1,597 1000 ha
in 2025
Russian Federation
20,797 1000 ha
in 2025
Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank
4th
Russian Federation rank
4th

Planted Forest — Area over time

  • Democratic People's Republic of Korea
  • Russian Federation
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k199020072025

How they compare

Russian Federation currently reports 20,797 1000 ha against 1,597 1000 ha in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, a difference of 19,200 1000 ha.

That makes Russian Federation's figure about 13.0 times Democratic People's Republic of Korea's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Russian Federation has been ahead every year.

Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 4th and Russian Federation ranks 4th of 21 countries.

Russian Federation has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic People's Republic of Korea Russian Federation Difference Ahead
1990s 1,203 1000 ha 17,726 1000 ha 16,523 1000 ha Russian Federation
2000s 1,323 1000 ha 19,177 1000 ha 17,854 1000 ha Russian Federation
2010s 1,457 1000 ha 20,422 1000 ha 18,965 1000 ha Russian Federation
2020s 1,563 1000 ha 20,710 1000 ha 19,147 1000 ha Russian Federation

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher planted forest — area, Democratic People's Republic of Korea or Russian Federation?
Russian Federation, at 20,797 1000 ha against 1,597 1000 ha in Democratic People's Republic of Korea as of 2025.
What is the difference in planted forest — area between Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Russian Federation?
19,200 1000 ha, with Russian Federation ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Russian Federation?
34 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2025.
How do Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Russian Federation rank globally for planted forest — area?
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 4th and Russian Federation ranks 4th of 21 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Planted Forest — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Planted Forest — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
226 places, 7,796 data points, 1990–2025
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The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.