Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Planted Forest — Share in Forest land was 20.66 % in 2025. ▲ Rising
Planted 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
In 2025, planted forest — share in forest land in Democratic People's Republic of Korea stood at 20.66 %. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — share in forest land in Democratic People's Republic of Korea peaked at 20.66 % in 2025 and was at its lowest, 15.16 %, in 1990.
That places Democratic People's Republic of Korea 7th out of 21 regions with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 15.16 % | — |
| 1991 | 15.34 % | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 15.51 % | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 15.69 % | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 15.87 % | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 16.05 % | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 16.23 % | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 16.41 % | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 16.59 % | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 16.77 % | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 16.95 % | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 17.1 % | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 17.26 % | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 17.41 % | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 17.56 % | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 17.72 % | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 17.87 % | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 18.02 % | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 18.18 % | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 18.33 % | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 18.48 % | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 18.63 % | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 18.78 % | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 18.92 % | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 19.07 % | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 19.22 % | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 19.36 % | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 19.51 % | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 19.66 % | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 19.8 % | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 19.94 % | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 20.09 % | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 20.23 % | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 20.38 % | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 20.52 % | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 20.66 % | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.96 % | 15.16 % | 16.77 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.64 % | 16.95 % | 18.33 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.14 % | 18.48 % | 19.8 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.3 % | 19.94 % | 20.66 % | 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 — share in forest land in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- Planted forest — share in forest land in Democratic People's Republic of Korea was 20.66 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 20.66 % in 2025.
- What is the lowest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.16 % in 1990.
- How does Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank for planted forest — share in forest land?
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 7th out of 21 regions with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. 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 — Share in Forest land. 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.