Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in North Korea
North Korea: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted was 1.60 million hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted 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 1.60 million hectares for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in North Korea peaked at 1.60 million hectares in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.13 million hectares, in 1990.
North Korea ranks 31st of 185 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.19 million hectares | 1.13 million hectares | 1.25 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.32 million hectares | 1.26 million hectares | 1.38 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.46 million hectares | 1.40 million hectares | 1.52 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.56 million hectares | 1.53 million hectares | 1.60 million hectares | 6 |
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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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in North Korea?
- Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in North Korea was 1.60 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.60 million hectares in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.13 million hectares in 1990.
- How does North Korea rank for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- North Korea ranks 31st out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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