Share of global forest area in North Korea
North Korea: Share of global forest area was 0.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of global forest area in North Korea, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global forest area in North Korea is 0.2%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global forest area in North Korea peaked at 0.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1990.
That places North Korea 61st out of 235 countries 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.
Share of global forest area in North Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2% | — |
| 1991 | 0.2% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.2% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.2% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.2% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.2% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 0.2% | +0.3% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 0.2% is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1%, 2.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 0.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0%, 6.8× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
- 58 Senegal 0.2% compare
- 59 Namibia 0.2% compare
- 60 French Guiana 0.2% compare
- 62 Philippines 0.2% compare
- 63 South Sudan 0.2% compare
- 64 Ghana 0.2% compare
More environment data for North Korea
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.16 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.89 Percentage change (2025)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 0.8843 % change on previous year (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt) 0.9455 % change on previous year (2024)
- Heating Degree Days 6,917 (2024)
- Cooling Degree Days 854.46 (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual -0.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.7752 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global forest area in North Korea?
- Share of global forest area in North Korea was 0.2% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global forest area recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of global forest area recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1990.
- How does North Korea rank for share of global forest area?
- North Korea ranks 61st out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of global forest area rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of global forest area represents the proportion of a country's forest area relative to the total global forest area.