Planted Forest — Area in Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Planted Forest — Area was 1,597 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Planted Forest — Area in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, planted forest — area in Democratic People's Republic of Korea stood at 1,597 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — area in Democratic People's Republic of Korea peaked at 1,597 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,130 1000 ha, in 1990.
That places Democratic People's Republic of Korea 4th out of 21 regions with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Planted Forest — Area in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,130 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 1,143 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 1,157 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 1,170 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 1,183 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 1,197 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 1,210 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 1,223 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 1,237 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 1,250 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 1,263 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 1,277 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 1,290 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 1,303 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 1,317 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 1,330 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 1,343 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 1,357 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 1,370 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 1,383 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 1,397 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 1,410 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 1,423 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 1,437 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 1,450 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 1,463 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 1,477 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 1,490 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 1,503 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 1,517 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 1,530 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 1,543 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 1,557 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 1,570 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 1,583 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 1,597 1000 ha | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,190 1000 ha | 1,130 1000 ha | 1,250 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,323 1000 ha | 1,263 1000 ha | 1,383 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,457 1000 ha | 1,397 1000 ha | 1,517 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,563 1000 ha | 1,530 1000 ha | 1,597 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 planted forest — area in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- Planted forest — area in Democratic People's Republic of Korea was 1,597 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — area recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 1,597 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest planted forest — area recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,130 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank for planted forest — area?
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 4th out of 21 regions with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — area rising or falling in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Planted Forest — 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.