Democratic People's Republic of Korea vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2)

Democratic People's Republic of Korea
347.84 kt
in 2025
Lao People's Democratic Republic
17,511 kt
in 2025
Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank
12th
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
9th

Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) over time

  • Democratic People's Republic of Korea
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k199020072025

How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 17,511 kt against 347.84 kt in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, a difference of 17,163 kt.

That makes Lao People's Democratic Republic's figure about 50.3 times Democratic People's Republic of Korea's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Lao People's Democratic Republic has been ahead every year.

Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 12th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 9th of 21 countries.

Lao People's Democratic Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic People's Republic of Korea Lao People's Democratic Republic Difference Ahead
1990s 2,300 kt 8,371 kt 6,071 kt Lao People's Democratic Republic
2000s 715.46 kt 10,881 kt 10,166 kt Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s 367.13 kt 16,107 kt 15,740 kt Lao People's Democratic Republic
2020s 347.9 kt 17,055 kt 16,707 kt Lao People's Democratic Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2), Democratic People's Republic of Korea or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 17,511 kt against 347.84 kt in Democratic People's Republic of Korea as of 2025.
What is the difference in net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) between Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
17,163 kt, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2)?
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 12th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 9th of 21 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,600 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).