Which has higher forest area, North Korea or Philippines?

North Korea, at 77,279 sq. km against 74,386 sq. km in Philippines as of 2025.

What is the difference in forest area between North Korea and Philippines?

2,893 sq. km, with North Korea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Philippines?

36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

North Korea vs Philippines: Forest area (sq. km)

North Korea

77,279 sq. km

in 2025

Philippines

74,386 sq. km

in 2025

North Korea rank

60th

Philippines rank

61st

Forest area (sq. km) over time

North Korea
Philippines

How they compare

North Korea currently reports 77,279 sq. km against 74,386 sq. km in Philippines, a difference of 2,893 sq. km.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Philippines ahead.

North Korea ranks 60th and Philippines ranks 61st of 214 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 3 and Philippines in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	North Korea	Philippines	Difference	Ahead
1990s	74,554 sq. km	75,675 sq. km	1,121 sq. km	Philippines
2000s	75,014 sq. km	70,980 sq. km	4,034 sq. km	North Korea
2010s	76,087 sq. km	70,043 sq. km	6,044 sq. km	North Korea
2020s	76,995 sq. km	73,325 sq. km	3,670 sq. km	North Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, North Korea or Philippines?: North Korea, at 77,279 sq. km against 74,386 sq. km in Philippines as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest area between North Korea and Philippines?: 2,893 sq. km, with North Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Philippines?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do North Korea and Philippines rank globally for forest area?: North Korea ranks 60th and Philippines ranks 61st of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Forest area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 262 places, 9,089 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 15 October 2026

Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.