Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate in North Korea
North Korea: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate was 86.05 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate in North Korea, 2003–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate in North Korea is 86.05 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2,036.0% on the previous year and up 326.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate in North Korea peaked at 701.89 % change on previous year in 2011 and was at its lowest, -89.65 % change on previous year, in 2012.
That places North Korea 25th out of 158 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate in North Korea, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 55.77 % change on previous year | — |
| 2004 | 64.2 % change on previous year | +15.1% |
| 2005 | 68.42 % change on previous year | +6.6% |
| 2006 | -82.14 % change on previous year | -220.1% |
| 2007 | 27.5 % change on previous year | -133.5% |
| 2008 | 413.73 % change on previous year | +1404.5% |
| 2009 | 75.95 % change on previous year | -81.6% |
| 2010 | -88.5 % change on previous year | -216.5% |
| 2011 | 701.89 % change on previous year | -893.1% |
| 2012 | -89.65 % change on previous year | -112.8% |
| 2013 | 225 % change on previous year | -351.0% |
| 2014 | 82.52 % change on previous year | -63.3% |
| 2015 | -37.93 % change on previous year | -146.0% |
| 2016 | -88.89 % change on previous year | +134.3% |
| 2017 | 283.33 % change on previous year | -418.8% |
| 2018 | 226.09 % change on previous year | -20.2% |
| 2019 | 16.89 % change on previous year | -92.5% |
| 2020 | -82.89 % change on previous year | -590.8% |
| 2021 | -57.78 % change on previous year | -30.3% |
| 2022 | 47.37 % change on previous year | -182.0% |
| 2023 | 60.71 % change on previous year | +28.2% |
| 2024 | -4.44 % change on previous year | -107.3% |
| 2025 | 86.05 % change on previous year | -2036.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | +2036.0% | -4.44 % change on previous year | 86.05 % change on previous year |
| 2008 | +1404.5% | 27.5 % change on previous year | 413.73 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 89.06 % change on previous year | -82.14 % change on previous year | 413.73 % change on previous year | 7 |
| 2010s | 123.07 % change on previous year | -89.65 % change on previous year | 701.89 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.17 % change on previous year | -82.89 % change on previous year | 86.05 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
- 22 Morocco 141.67 % change on previous year compare
- 23 Algeria 122.5 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Namibia 104.99 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Saudi Arabia 67.34 % change on previous year compare
- 27 Montenegro 56.88 % change on previous year compare
- 28 Sudan 53.65 % change on previous year compare
More reference data data for North Korea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 3.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils 1,939 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.838 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 325.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 11.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 1,939 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 24.3 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate in North Korea?
- Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate in North Korea was 86.05 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 701.89 % change on previous year in 2011.
- What is the lowest area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was -89.65 % change on previous year in 2012.
- How does North Korea rank for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate?
- North Korea ranks 25th out of 158 countries with data for 2025.
- Is area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 326.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this North Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, 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 Area burned by wildfires by land cover type. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Area burned by wildfires by land cover type Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
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 Area burned by wildfires by land cover type. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.