Terrestrial protected areas in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Terrestrial protected areas was 2.4% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Terrestrial protected areas in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 2013–2025
Source: Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring. Measured in % of total land area.
Analysis
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of recorded 2.4% for terrestrial protected areas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial protected areas in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 2.4% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2013.
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 197th of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Terrestrial protected areas in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year
| Year | % of total land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 2.4% | — |
| 2014 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
- 194 Maldives 3.0% compare
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- 200 Bermuda 2.3% compare
More climate change data for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.2% (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 of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change 0.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial protected areas in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Terrestrial protected areas in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 2.4% in 2025, according to Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring.
- What is the highest terrestrial protected areas recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4% in 2013.
- What is the lowest terrestrial protected areas recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2013.
- How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for terrestrial protected areas?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 197th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial protected areas rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Korea, Democratic People's Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring, published as part of Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Terrestrial protected areas are totally or partially protected areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities as scientific reserves with limited public access, national parks, natural monuments, nature reserves or wildlife sanctuaries, protected landscapes, and areas managed mainly for sustainable use. Marine areas, unclassified areas, littoral (intertidal) areas, and sites protected under local or provincial law are excluded.