Forest area in North Korea
North Korea: Forest area was 7.73 million hectares in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest area in North Korea, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
North Korea recorded 7.73 million hectares for forest area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in North Korea peaked at 7.73 million hectares in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7.46 million hectares, in 1990.
North Korea ranks 61st of 235 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.46 million hectares | 7.46 million hectares | 7.46 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.50 million hectares | 7.46 million hectares | 7.55 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.61 million hectares | 7.56 million hectares | 7.66 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.70 million hectares | 7.67 million hectares | 7.73 million hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
- 58 Senegal 8.65 million hectares compare
- 59 Namibia 8.04 million hectares compare
- 60 French Guiana 7.98 million hectares compare
- 62 Philippines 7.44 million hectares compare
- 63 South Sudan 7.16 million hectares compare
- 64 Ghana 7.06 million hectares 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 forest area in North Korea?
- Forest area in North Korea was 7.73 million hectares 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 forest area recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 7.73 million hectares in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.46 million hectares in 1990.
- How does North Korea rank for forest area?
- North Korea ranks 61st out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.