Forest area in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Forest area was 49.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forest area in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 1990–2023
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in % of land area.
Analysis
In 2023, forest area in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of stood at 49.6%. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 57.4% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 49.6%, in 2023.
That places Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 54th out of 214 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Forest area in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 57.4% | — |
| 1991 | 57.0% | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 56.6% | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 56.3% | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 55.9% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 55.5% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 55.1% | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 54.7% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 54.4% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 54.0% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 53.6% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 53.4% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 53.3% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 53.1% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 52.9% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 52.7% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 52.5% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 52.4% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 52.2% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 52.0% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 51.8% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 51.7% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 51.5% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 51.3% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 51.1% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 51.0% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 50.8% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 50.6% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 50.4% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 50.3% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 50.1% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 49.9% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 49.7% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 49.6% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.7% | 54.0% | 57.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.8% | 52.0% | 53.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.0% | 50.3% | 51.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.8% | 49.6% | 50.1% | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
- Rural population 35.8% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.6% (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6454 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population 9.52 million (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3581 units per person (2025)
- Land under cereal production 1.35 million hectares (2024)
- Cereal production 4.89 million metric tons (2024)
- Cereal yield 3,610 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita 3.61 kg per hectare (2024)
- Milk per animal 2,342 kilograms per animal (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Forest area in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 49.6% in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 57.4% in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.6% in 2023.
- How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for forest area?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 54th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Korea, Democratic People's Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Forest area (% of land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area (% of land area) is the share of total land area that is 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.