Index of forest extent, Index in North Korea
North Korea: Index of forest extent, Index was 87.48 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Index of forest extent, Index in North Korea, 1992–2023
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
North Korea recorded 87.48 for index of forest extent, index in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, index of forest extent, index in North Korea peaked at 100 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 87.48, in 2023.
North Korea ranks 180th of 223 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Index of forest extent, Index in North Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 100 | — |
| 1993 | 99.33 | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 98.66 | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 97.99 | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 97.32 | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 96.65 | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 95.98 | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 95.31 | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 94.64 | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 94.32 | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 94.01 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 93.7 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 93.39 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 93.08 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 92.77 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 92.46 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 92.15 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 91.83 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 91.52 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 91.21 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 90.9 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 90.59 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 90.28 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 89.97 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 89.66 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 89.35 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 89.04 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 88.72 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 88.41 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 88.1 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 87.79 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 87.48 | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 97.65 | 95.31 | 100 | 8 |
| 2000s | 93.24 | 91.83 | 94.64 | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.12 | 88.72 | 91.52 | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.95 | 87.48 | 88.41 | 4 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
- 177 Guinea-Bissau 88.19 compare
- 178 Ethiopia 88.16 compare
- 179 Bolivia 87.68 compare
- 181 Senegal 86.27 compare
- 182 United States Virgin Islands 85.81 compare
- 183 Sao Tome and Principe 85.44 compare
More climate change data for North Korea
- Share co2 vs population 0.1917 (2100)
- Urban population 64.2% (2025)
- Urban population 17.06 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.8% (2025)
- Population, total 26.57 million (2025)
- Population growth 0.3% (2025)
- Annual Net Emissions/Removals 91.25 (2024)
- Temperature change with respect to a baseline climatology 2.65 (2024)
- Per capita CO₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use 2.36 tonnes per person (2024)
- Share global cumulative co2 including land 0.2552 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is index of forest extent, index in North Korea?
- Index of forest extent, index in North Korea was 87.48 in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest index of forest extent, index recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 1992.
- What is the lowest index of forest extent, index recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.48 in 2023.
- How does North Korea rank for index of forest extent, index?
- North Korea ranks 180th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is index of forest extent, index rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Korea data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Index of forest extent, Index (Not Applicable). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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