Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land was 79.34 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Democratic People's Republic of Korea is 79.34 %, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Democratic People's Republic of Korea peaked at 84.84 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 79.34 %, in 2025.
That places Democratic People's Republic of Korea 15th out of 21 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 84.84 % | — |
| 1991 | 84.66 % | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 84.49 % | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 84.31 % | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 84.13 % | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 83.95 % | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 83.77 % | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 83.59 % | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 83.41 % | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 83.23 % | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 83.05 % | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 82.9 % | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 82.74 % | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 82.59 % | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 82.44 % | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 82.28 % | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 82.13 % | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 81.98 % | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 81.82 % | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 81.67 % | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 81.52 % | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 81.37 % | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 81.22 % | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 81.08 % | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 80.93 % | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 80.78 % | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 80.64 % | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 80.49 % | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 80.34 % | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 80.2 % | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 80.06 % | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 79.91 % | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 79.77 % | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 79.62 % | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 79.48 % | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 79.34 % | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 84.04 % | 83.23 % | 84.84 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.36 % | 81.67 % | 83.05 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.86 % | 80.2 % | 81.52 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.7 % | 79.34 % | 80.06 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- 12 Türkiye 96.69 % compare
- 13 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 85.5 % compare
- 14 Polynesia 84.02 % compare
- 16 Micronesia (Federated States of) 77.99 % compare
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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 naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- Naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Democratic People's Republic of Korea was 79.34 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 84.84 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.34 % in 2025.
- How does Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land?
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 15th out of 21 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.