Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) was -2,343 kt in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
-2,343 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
184th
of 243 countries
All-time high
-2,343 kt
in 2021
All-time low
-4,386 kt
in 2001
Years of data
36
1990–2025

Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 1990–2025

-4.5k-4.0k-3.5k-3.0k-2.5k1990200720251990: -2.7k kt1991: -2.7k kt1992: -2.7k kt1993: -2.7k kt1994: -2.7k kt1995: -2.7k kt1996: -2.7k kt1997: -2.7k kt1998: -2.7k kt1999: -2.7k kt2000: -2.7k kt2001: -4.4k kt2002: -4.4k kt2003: -4.4k kt2004: -4.4k kt2005: -4.4k kt2006: -4.4k kt2007: -4.4k kt2008: -4.4k kt2009: -4.4k kt2010: -4.4k kt2011: -2.3k kt2012: -2.3k kt2013: -2.3k kt2014: -2.3k kt2015: -2.3k kt2016: -2.3k kt2017: -2.3k kt2018: -2.3k kt2019: -2.3k kt2020: -2.3k kt2021: -2.3k kt2022: -2.3k kt2023: -2.3k kt2024: -2.3k kt2025: -2.3k kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

The most recent figure for forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in Democratic People's Republic of Korea is -2,343 kt, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in Democratic People's Republic of Korea peaked at -2,343 kt in 2021 and was at its lowest, -4,386 kt, in 2001.

Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 184th of 243 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.

Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, year by year

Annual values for Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 1990 to 2025.
Year kt Change
1990 -2,740 kt —
1991 -2,740 kt -0.0%
1992 -2,740 kt -0.0%
1993 -2,740 kt -0.0%
1994 -2,740 kt -0.0%
1995 -2,740 kt -0.0%
1996 -2,740 kt -0.0%
1997 -2,740 kt -0.0%
1998 -2,740 kt -0.0%
1999 -2,740 kt -0.0%
2000 -2,740 kt -0.0%
2001 -4,386 kt +60.1%
2002 -4,386 kt -0.0%
2003 -4,386 kt -0.0%
2004 -4,386 kt -0.0%
2005 -4,386 kt -0.0%
2006 -4,386 kt -0.0%
2007 -4,386 kt -0.0%
2008 -4,386 kt -0.0%
2009 -4,386 kt -0.0%
2010 -4,386 kt -0.0%
2011 -2,350 kt -46.4%
2012 -2,350 kt -0.0%
2013 -2,350 kt -0.0%
2014 -2,350 kt -0.0%
2015 -2,350 kt -0.0%
2016 -2,343 kt -0.3%
2017 -2,343 kt -0.0%
2018 -2,343 kt -0.0%
2019 -2,343 kt -0.0%
2020 -2,343 kt -0.0%
2021 -2,343 kt -0.0%
2022 -2,343 kt -0.0%
2023 -2,343 kt -0.0%
2024 -2,343 kt -0.0%
2025 -2,343 kt -0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -2,740 kt -2,740 kt -2,740 kt 10
2000s -4,221 kt -4,386 kt -2,740 kt 10
2010s -2,551 kt -4,386 kt -2,343 kt 10
2020s -2,343 kt -2,343 kt -2,343 kt 6

Countries ranked near Democratic People's Republic of Korea

  1. 181 Fiji -2,002 kt compare
  2. 182 Uzbekistan -2,119 kt compare
  3. 183 Uruguay -2,244 kt compare
  4. 185 Melanesia -2,399 kt compare
  5. 186 Denmark -2,435 kt compare
  6. 187 Czechia -2,501 kt compare

See the full ranking of 275 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
Forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in Democratic People's Republic of Korea was -2,343 kt in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
The highest recorded value was -2,343 kt in 2021.
What is the lowest forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
The lowest recorded value was -4,386 kt in 2001.
How does Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank for forestland — net emissions/removals (co2)?
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 184th out of 243 countries with data for 2025.
Is forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. 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 Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Forestland — 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
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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).