Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas was 12.7% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Democratic People's Republic of Korea recorded 12.7% for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Democratic People's Republic of Korea peaked at 12.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 12.2%, in 1990.
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 125th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12.2% | — |
| 2000 | 12.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 12.4% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 12.5% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 12.6% | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 12.7% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.2% | 12.2% | 12.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 12.2% | 12.2% | 12.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 12.5% | 12.4% | 12.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 12.6% | 12.6% | 12.7% | 2 |
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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 proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Democratic People's Republic of Korea was 12.7% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 12.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.2% in 1990.
- How does Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas?
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 125th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas 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 United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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