Forest area in Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Forest area was 7,728 ha th in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest area in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in ha th.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area in Democratic People's Republic of Korea is 7,728 ha th, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Democratic People's Republic of Korea peaked at 7,728 ha th in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7,455 ha th, in 1990.
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 67th of 253 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Forest area in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | ha th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7,455 ha th | — |
| 2000 | 7,455 ha th | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 7,558 ha th | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 7,614 ha th | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 7,671 ha th | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 7,728 ha th | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,455 ha th | 7,455 ha th | 7,455 ha th | 1 |
| 2000s | 7,455 ha th | 7,455 ha th | 7,455 ha th | 1 |
| 2010s | 7,586 ha th | 7,558 ha th | 7,614 ha th | 2 |
| 2020s | 7,700 ha th | 7,671 ha th | 7,728 ha th | 2 |
Countries ranked near Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- 64 Senegal 8,649 ha th compare
- 65 Namibia 8,043 ha th compare
- 66 French Guiana 7,982 ha th compare
- 68 Philippines 7,439 ha th compare
- 69 South Sudan 7,160 ha th compare
- 70 Ghana 7,056 ha th compare
More environment data for Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.499 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.26 °C (2025)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.45 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 1.35 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 0 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 12,000 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.32 g/Int$ (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 1,460 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 57.31 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- Forest area in Democratic People's Republic of Korea was 7,728 ha th in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 7,728 ha th in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,455 ha th in 1990.
- How does Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank for forest area?
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 67th out of 253 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Democratic People's Republic of Korea data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area (thousands of hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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