Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita in North Korea
North Korea: Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita was 0.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita in North Korea, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in North Korea is 0.1%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in North Korea peaked at 0.2% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1991.
That places North Korea 48th out of 227 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
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- 50 Switzerland 0.1% compare
More environment data for North Korea
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 91.25 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.44 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 3.43 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 1.16 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 10.95 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0937 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 20.12 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.003 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.014 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 4.46 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in North Korea?
- Annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in North Korea was 0.1% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2011.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1991.
- How does North Korea rank for annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita?
- North Korea ranks 48th out of 227 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this North Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.