Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass was 370.63 million t in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million t.
Analysis
In 2025, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Democratic People's Republic of Korea stood at 370.63 million t. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Democratic People's Republic of Korea peaked at 370.63 million t in 2025 and was at its lowest, 350.77 million t, in 1990.
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 14th of 21 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | million t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 350.77 million t | — |
| 1991 | 350.89 million t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 351.01 million t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 351.13 million t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 351.25 million t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 351.37 million t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 351.49 million t | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 351.61 million t | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 351.73 million t | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 351.85 million t | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 351.97 million t | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 353.02 million t | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 354.07 million t | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 355.12 million t | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 356.17 million t | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 357.22 million t | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 358.26 million t | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 359.31 million t | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 360.36 million t | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 361.41 million t | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 362.46 million t | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 363.01 million t | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 363.55 million t | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 364.1 million t | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 364.64 million t | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 365.19 million t | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 365.73 million t | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 366.28 million t | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 366.82 million t | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 367.37 million t | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 367.91 million t | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 368.45 million t | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 369 million t | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 369.54 million t | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 370.09 million t | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 370.63 million t | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 351.31 million t | 350.77 million t | 351.85 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 356.69 million t | 351.97 million t | 361.41 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 364.92 million t | 362.46 million t | 367.37 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 369.27 million t | 367.91 million t | 370.63 million t | 6 |
Countries ranked near Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- 11 Colombia 6,851 million t compare
- 11 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 888.46 million t compare
- 12 Central African Republic 6,600 million t compare
- 12 Viet Nam 777.07 million t compare
- 13 Guyana 5,306 million t compare
- 13 Türkiye 670.12 million t compare
- 14 Gabon 4,122 million t compare
- 15 Argentina 3,850 million t compare
- 15 Timor-Leste 79.29 million t compare
- 16 Papua New Guinea 3,777 million t compare
- 16 Syrian Arab Republic 27.89 million t compare
- 17 India 3,327 million t compare
- 17 Polynesia 26.08 million t compare
More climate change data for Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 211.91 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,549 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,650 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,899 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.23 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 103.53 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,788 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,813 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,975 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 6.84 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- Forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Democratic People's Republic of Korea was 370.63 million t in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 370.63 million t in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 350.77 million t in 1990.
- How does Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 14th out of 21 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass rising or falling in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic People's Republic of Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.