Forest land — Area in Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Forest land — Area was 7,728 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest land — Area in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Democratic People's Republic of Korea recorded 7,728 1000 ha for forest land — area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in Democratic People's Republic of Korea peaked at 7,728 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7,455 1000 ha, in 1990.
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 14th of 21 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Forest land — Area in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7,455 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 7,455 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 7,455 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 7,455 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 7,455 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 7,455 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 7,455 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 7,455 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 7,455 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 7,455 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 7,455 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 7,466 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 7,476 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 7,486 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 7,496 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 7,507 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 7,517 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 7,527 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 7,537 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 7,547 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 7,558 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 7,569 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 7,580 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 7,592 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 7,603 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 7,614 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 7,626 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 7,637 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 7,648 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 7,660 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 7,671 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 7,683 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 7,694 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 7,705 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 7,717 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 7,728 1000 ha | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,455 1000 ha | 7,455 1000 ha | 7,455 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,501 1000 ha | 7,455 1000 ha | 7,547 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,609 1000 ha | 7,558 1000 ha | 7,660 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,700 1000 ha | 7,671 1000 ha | 7,728 1000 ha | 6 |
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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 land — area in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- Forest land — area in Democratic People's Republic of Korea was 7,728 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 7,728 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,455 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank for forest land — area?
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 14th out of 21 regions with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.