Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in North Korea
North Korea: Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita was 0 hectares per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in North Korea, 2001–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2024, tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in North Korea stood at 0 hectares per person.
That represents a change of up 180.8% on the previous year and down 31.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in North Korea peaked at 0 hectares per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares per person, in 2015.
That places North Korea 145th out of 176 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in North Korea, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0 hectares per person | — |
| 2002 | 0 hectares per person | -80.6% |
| 2003 | 0 hectares per person | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 0 hectares per person | +94.3% |
| 2005 | 0 hectares per person | +45.6% |
| 2006 | 0 hectares per person | -24.6% |
| 2007 | 0 hectares per person | -44.1% |
| 2008 | 0 hectares per person | +122.8% |
| 2009 | 0 hectares per person | -33.9% |
| 2010 | 0 hectares per person | +55.2% |
| 2011 | 0 hectares per person | -55.1% |
| 2012 | 0 hectares per person | +129.9% |
| 2013 | 0 hectares per person | -76.2% |
| 2014 | 0 hectares per person | +423.8% |
| 2015 | 0 hectares per person | -81.8% |
| 2016 | 0 hectares per person | +91.9% |
| 2017 | 0 hectares per person | +23.5% |
| 2018 | 0 hectares per person | -30.3% |
| 2019 | 0 hectares per person | +460.1% |
| 2020 | 0 hectares per person | -31.8% |
| 2021 | 0 hectares per person | +7.3% |
| 2022 | 0 hectares per person | -69.4% |
| 2023 | 0 hectares per person | -35.0% |
| 2024 | 0 hectares per person | +180.8% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 0 hectares per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0 hectares per person, 49% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 0 hectares per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 hectares per person, 8% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
More reference data data for North Korea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Crop Residues 619.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Burning - Crop residues 123.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.32 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 9,167 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 619.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 2,294 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in North Korea?
- Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in North Korea was 0 hectares per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0 hectares per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares per person in 2015.
- How does North Korea rank for tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita?
- North Korea ranks 145th out of 176 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.1%. 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 Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Tree cover loss by dominant driver divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Tree cover loss by dominant driver ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Tree cover loss by dominant driver Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Tree cover loss by dominant driver divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.