Forest area, annual growth rate in North Korea
North Korea: Forest area, annual growth rate was 0.1472 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Forest area, annual growth rate in North Korea, 1991–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area, annual growth rate in North Korea is 0.1472 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area, annual growth rate in North Korea peaked at 0.1502 % change on previous year in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0 % change on previous year, in 1991.
North Korea ranks 49th of 228 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forest area, annual growth rate in North Korea, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1993 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1994 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1995 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1996 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1998 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1999 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2000 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2001 | 0.1371 % change on previous year | — |
| 2002 | 0.1369 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1366 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1365 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1363 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1361 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.136 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1356 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1356 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1354 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1502 % change on previous year | +10.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1501 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1497 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1496 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1493 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1491 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.149 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1486 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1485 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1482 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1481 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1477 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1477 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.1473 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 0.1472 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 0.1472 % change on previous year is above the median for low income countries, which is -0.4641 % change on previous year. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.1227 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0.1371 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.148 % change on previous year | 0.1354 % change on previous year | 0.1502 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1477 % change on previous year | 0.1472 % change on previous year | 0.1482 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
- 46 Spain 0.1581 % change on previous year compare
- 47 Vietnam 0.153 % change on previous year compare
- 48 Saint Lucia 0.1525 % change on previous year compare
- 50 Egypt 0.1462 % change on previous year compare
- 51 Switzerland 0.1446 % change on previous year compare
- 52 Martinique 0.1445 % change on previous year compare
More environment data for North Korea
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.89 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.16 Percentage change (2025)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 1.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 0.8843 % change on previous year (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt) 0.9455 % change on previous year (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt) 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.7752 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area, annual growth rate in North Korea?
- Forest area, annual growth rate in North Korea was 0.1472 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest area, annual growth rate recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1502 % change on previous year in 2011.
- What is the lowest forest area, annual growth rate recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 % change on previous year in 1991.
- How does North Korea rank for forest area, annual growth rate?
- North Korea ranks 49th out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area, annual growth rate rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this North Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest area, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Forest area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Forest area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Forest area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.