Wildfire area burned by land cover type, annual growth rate in North Korea
North Korea: Wildfire area burned by land cover type, annual growth rate was 200 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, annual growth rate in North Korea, 2003–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
North Korea recorded 200 % change on previous year for wildfire area burned by land cover type, annual growth rate in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 315.4% on the previous year and down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wildfire area burned by land cover type, annual growth rate in North Korea peaked at 300 % change on previous year in 2015 and was at its lowest, -100 % change on previous year, in 2018.
That places North Korea 7th out of 117 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, annual growth rate in North Korea, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 17.54 % change on previous year | — |
| 2004 | -19.4 % change on previous year | -210.6% |
| 2005 | -72.22 % change on previous year | +272.2% |
| 2006 | -46.67 % change on previous year | -35.4% |
| 2007 | -37.5 % change on previous year | -19.6% |
| 2008 | 280 % change on previous year | -846.7% |
| 2009 | 63.16 % change on previous year | -77.4% |
| 2010 | -64.52 % change on previous year | -202.2% |
| 2011 | 109.09 % change on previous year | -269.1% |
| 2012 | -34.78 % change on previous year | -131.9% |
| 2013 | -86.67 % change on previous year | +149.2% |
| 2014 | 50 % change on previous year | -157.7% |
| 2015 | 300 % change on previous year | +500.0% |
| 2016 | 8.33 % change on previous year | -97.2% |
| 2017 | 61.54 % change on previous year | +638.5% |
| 2018 | -100 % change on previous year | -262.5% |
| 2020 | 31.58 % change on previous year | -131.6% |
| 2021 | -48 % change on previous year | -252.0% |
| 2022 | -69.23 % change on previous year | +44.2% |
| 2023 | 250 % change on previous year | -461.1% |
| 2024 | -92.86 % change on previous year | -137.1% |
| 2025 | 200 % change on previous year | -315.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.42 % change on previous year | -72.22 % change on previous year | 280 % change on previous year | 7 |
| 2010s | 27 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 300 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2020s | 45.25 % change on previous year | -92.86 % change on previous year | 250 % change on previous year | 6 |
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 (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 wildfire area burned by land cover type, annual growth rate in North Korea?
- Wildfire area burned by land cover type, annual growth rate in North Korea was 200 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wildfire area burned by land cover type, annual growth rate recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 300 % change on previous year in 2015.
- What is the lowest wildfire area burned by land cover type, annual growth rate recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was -100 % change on previous year in 2018.
- How does North Korea rank for wildfire area burned by land cover type, annual growth rate?
- North Korea ranks 7th out of 117 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wildfire area burned by land cover type, annual growth rate rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. 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 Wildfire area burned 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 Wildfire area burned by land cover type. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Wildfire area burned 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 Wildfire area burned by land cover type. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.