Forest land — Share in Land area in Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Forest land — Share in Land area was 64.09 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Forest land — Share in Land area in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Democratic People's Republic of Korea recorded 64.09 % for forest land — share in land area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Democratic People's Republic of Korea peaked at 64.09 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 61.92 %, in 1990.
That places Democratic People's Republic of Korea 6th out of 21 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Forest land — Share in Land area in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 61.92 % | — |
| 1991 | 61.92 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 61.92 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 61.92 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 61.92 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 61.92 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 61.92 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 61.92 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 61.92 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 61.92 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 61.92 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 62 % | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 62.09 % | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 62.17 % | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 62.26 % | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 62.34 % | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 62.43 % | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 62.51 % | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 62.6 % | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 62.68 % | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 62.77 % | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 62.86 % | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 62.95 % | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 63.05 % | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 63.14 % | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 63.24 % | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 63.33 % | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 63.43 % | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 63.52 % | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 63.61 % | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 63.71 % | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 63.8 % | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 63.9 % | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 63.99 % | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 64.09 % | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.92 % | 61.92 % | 61.92 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.3 % | 61.92 % | 62.68 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.19 % | 62.77 % | 63.61 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.9 % | 63.71 % | 64.09 % | 5 |
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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 — share in land area in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- Forest land — share in land area in Democratic People's Republic of Korea was 64.09 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 64.09 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.92 % in 1990.
- How does Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank for forest land — share in land area?
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 6th out of 21 regions with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in 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 — Share in 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.