Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable), annual growth rate in North Korea
North Korea: Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable), annual growth rate was -0.3607 % change on previous year in 2023. ▲ Rising
Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable), annual growth rate in North Korea, 1993–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
North Korea recorded -0.3607 % change on previous year for forest area, 1000 hectares (not applicable), annual growth rate in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area, 1000 hectares (not applicable), annual growth rate in North Korea peaked at -0.3289 % change on previous year in 2001 and was at its lowest, -0.7035 % change on previous year, in 2000.
North Korea ranks 178th of 223 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable), annual growth rate in North Korea, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | -0.6705 % change on previous year | — |
| 1994 | -0.6751 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 1995 | -0.6796 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 1996 | -0.6842 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 1997 | -0.6891 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 1998 | -0.6937 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 1999 | -0.6987 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2000 | -0.7035 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2001 | -0.3289 % change on previous year | -53.2% |
| 2002 | -0.33 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2003 | -0.3311 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2004 | -0.3322 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2005 | -0.3333 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2006 | -0.3344 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2007 | -0.3355 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2008 | -0.3367 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2009 | -0.3378 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2010 | -0.3389 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2011 | -0.3401 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2012 | -0.3413 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2013 | -0.3424 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2014 | -0.3436 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2015 | -0.3448 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2016 | -0.3461 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2017 | -0.3434 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 2018 | -0.3446 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2019 | -0.3623 % change on previous year | +5.1% |
| 2020 | -0.3471 % change on previous year | -4.2% |
| 2021 | -0.3483 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2022 | -0.3495 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2023 | -0.3607 % change on previous year | +3.2% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's -0.3607 % change on previous year is above the median for low income countries, which is -0.4299 % change on previous year, 84% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable), annual growth rate in North Korea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +53.2% | -0.7035 % change on previous year | -0.3289 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.6844 % change on previous year | -0.6987 % change on previous year | -0.6705 % change on previous year | 7 |
| 2000s | -0.3703 % change on previous year | -0.7035 % change on previous year | -0.3289 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.3448 % change on previous year | -0.3623 % change on previous year | -0.3389 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.3514 % change on previous year | -0.3607 % change on previous year | -0.3471 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
- 175 Honduras -0.3316 % change on previous year compare
- 176 Colombia -0.3391 % change on previous year compare
- 177 Equatorial Guinea -0.3438 % change on previous year compare
- 179 Mayotte -0.3626 % change on previous year compare
- 180 Cayman Islands -0.3695 % change on previous year compare
- 181 Argentina -0.3837 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for North Korea
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.2% (2100)
- Population, total 26.57 million (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies, annual growth rate 27.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.6419 units per person (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 0.7919 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population 17.06 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.8% (2025)
- Population growth 0.3% (2025)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 0.2725 % change on previous year (2025)
- Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per 0 °C per square kilometre (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area, 1000 hectares (not applicable), annual growth rate in North Korea?
- Forest area, 1000 hectares (not applicable), annual growth rate in North Korea was -0.3607 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest area, 1000 hectares (not applicable), annual growth rate recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was -0.3289 % change on previous year in 2001.
- What is the lowest forest area, 1000 hectares (not applicable), annual growth rate recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.7035 % change on previous year in 2000.
- How does North Korea rank for forest area, 1000 hectares (not applicable), annual growth rate?
- North Korea ranks 178th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area, 1000 hectares (not applicable), annual growth rate rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Forest area, 1000 Hectares International Monetary Fund
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.