Deforestation statistics for North Korea

North Korea: Demographic data

Population (2022)	25,778,816
Annual population growth rate (2022)	0.40%
Population density (people/sq km)	214
Net migration	-5,403
Fertility rate	1.9
Median age	35
Urban population share	63%

North Korea: Land cover and land use change data

Land area (sq km): 120,410

Tree cover (30%)
Tree cover extent in 2000 (ha): 5,196,409
Tree cover extent as % of land area: 43.2%

Tree cover loss from 2001-20 (ha): 248,259
Tree cover extent as % of 2000 tree cover: 4.8%

North Korea: Annual forest and tree cover data

North Korea: Tree cover loss by year

30% tree cover threshold; all figures in hectares

Year: Hectares
2001: 11,946
2002: 5,358
2003: 7,349
2004: 11,359
2005: 16,529
2006: 12,580
2007: 13,289
2008: 18,783
2009: 13,114
2010: 19,021
2011: 5,431
2012: 16,682
2013: 5,031
2014: 10,943
2015: 10,853
2016: 11,509
2017: 8,523
2018: 7,692
2019: 27,492
2020: 14,776

Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 1)

Sub-national admin area 1	Tree cover extent (2001) ha	Tree cover loss (2001-05) ha	Tree cover loss (2006-10) ha	Tree cover loss (2011-15) ha	Tree cover loss (2016-20) ha	Tree cover loss (2001-20) ha	Tree cover loss (2001-20) %
Chagang-do	1,169,460	7,916	22,116	9,447	12,064	51,542	4.4%
P'yŏngan-namdo	415,852	5,837	7,507	4,346	4,981	22,671	5.5%
P'yŏngyang	21,728	128	599	73	50	850	3.9%
Rasŏn	26,773	169	190	80	158	597	2.2%
Ryanggang	841,846	8,285	19,330	8,382	21,979	57,977	6.9%
Sinŭiju	6	0	0	0	0	0	1.0%
Hamgyŏng-bukto	847,898	9,256	7,603	10,524	10,961	38,343	4.5%
Hamgyŏng-namdo	832,557	13,860	8,594	12,141	14,364	48,959	5.9%
Hwanghae-bukto	135,367	613	905	417	571	2,505	1.9%
Hwanghae-namdo	50,846	397	958	140	307	1,802	3.5%
Kaesŏng	6,367	12	36	10	17	75	1.2%
Kangwŏn-do	385,089	2,457	2,420	1,570	2,259	8,706	2.3%
Kumgangsan	53,916	269	659	252	118	1,297	2.4%
P'yŏngan-bukto	408,686	3,341	5,870	1,557	2,162	12,931	3.2%

Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 2)

Sub-national admin area 1	Admin area 2	Tree cover extent (2000) ha	Tree cover loss (2001-05) ha	Tree cover loss (2006-10) ha	Tree cover loss (2011-15) ha	Tree cover loss (2016-20) ha	Tree cover loss (2001-20) ha	Tree cover loss (2001-20) %
P'yŏngan-bukto	Kujang	25,092	496	550	184	65	1,295	5.2%
Chagang-do	Manp'o	40,138	245	1,121	296	218	1,879	4.7%
Chagang-do	Rangrim	142,981	1,535	2,552	1,549	3,022	8,658	6.1%
Chagang-do	Ryongrim	121,191	359	771	696	605	2,431	2.0%
Chagang-do	Sijung	38,584	569	3,269	903	48	4,789	12.4%
Chagang-do	Sŏnggan	69,430	497	1,074	576	382	2,528	3.6%
Chagang-do	Songwŏn	83,840	312	658	257	551	1,777	2.1%
Chagang-do	Tongsin	83,174	1,200	2,134	844	815	4,992	6.0%
Chagang-do	Usi	31,748	154	896	194	199	1,443	4.5%
Chagang-do	Wiwŏn	91,735	293	1,256	292	858	2,699	2.9%
Chagang-do	Changgang	49,425	197	1,000	683	767	2,648	5.4%
Chagang-do	Chasŏng	59,510	186	701	263	521	1,671	2.8%
Chagang-do	Chŏnch'ŏn	77,838	390	932	293	1,254	2,869	3.7%
Chagang-do	Chunggang	42,946	225	713	490	238	1,667	3.9%
Chagang-do	Hŭich'ŏn	37,598	360	1,011	261	461	2,093	5.6%
Chagang-do	Hwap'yŏng	112,537	1,000	2,114	1,276	1,571	5,961	5.3%
Chagang-do	Kanggye	11,743	130	367	133	90	719	6.1%
Chagang-do	Kop'ung	51,433	142	631	315	430	1,518	3.0%
P'yŏngan-namdo	Anju	6,175	19	58	27	12	117	1.9%
P'yŏngan-namdo	Maengsan	33,315	724	640	785	456	2,606	7.8%
P'yŏngan-namdo	Mundŏk	1,801	1	7	5	8	22	1.2%
P'yŏngan-namdo	Nyongwon	85,691	734	1,717	1,213	1,060	4,723	5.5%
P'yŏngan-namdo	Onch'ŏn	321	0	1	0	3	4	1.2%
P'yŏngan-namdo	P'yŏngsŏng	3,448	26	183	10	2	221	6.4%
P'yŏngan-namdo	P'yŏngwŏn	2,517	24	156	11	2	192	7.6%
P'yŏngan-namdo	Pukch'ang	20,259	349	681	287	138	1,456	7.2%
P'yŏngan-namdo	Ryonggang	311	0	0	1	3	4	1.3%
P'yŏngan-namdo	Sinyang	35,113	792	706	355	620	2,472	7.0%
P'yŏngan-namdo	Sŏngch'ŏn	12,642	244	250	78	32	605	4.8%
P'yŏngan-namdo	Ch'ŏllima	26	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
P'yŏngan-namdo	Sukch'ŏn	448	9	2	4	0	15	3.3%
P'yŏngan-namdo	Sunch'ŏn	3,448	99	168	16	4	287	8.3%
P'yŏngan-namdo	Taedong	11	1	4	0	0	4	36.4%
P'yŏngan-namdo	Taehŭng	94,324	812	966	614	1,348	3,740	4.0%
P'yŏngan-namdo	Tŏkch'ŏn	25,654	591	557	413	206	1,768	6.9%
P'yŏngan-namdo	Tŭkchang	3,810	93	149	36	80	358	9.4%
P'yŏngan-namdo	Ŭnjŏng	50	4	9	0	0	13	26.0%
P'yŏngan-namdo	Ŭnsan	7,523	177	296	58	197	728	9.7%
P'yŏngan-namdo	Waudo	96	0	1	0	0	1	1.0%
P'yŏngan-namdo	Yangdŏk	33,240	704	433	258	594	1,989	6.0%
P'yŏngan-namdo	Ch'ŏngnam	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
P'yŏngan-namdo	Daean	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
P'yŏngan-namdo	Haichang	22,705	186	193	71	58	509	2.2%
P'yŏngan-namdo	Hanggu	212	0	0	0	8	9	4.2%
P'yŏngan-namdo	Jungsan	137	0	5	0	0	5	3.6%
P'yŏngan-namdo	Kaech'ŏn	22,490	248	324	103	147	823	3.7%
P'yŏngan-namdo	Kangsŏ	85	0	0	0	0	1	1.2%
P'yŏngyang	Chunghwa	576	2	11	5	0	18	3.1%
P'yŏngyang	Jong	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
P'yŏngyang	Kangdong	6,972	64	122	24	5	214	3.1%
P'yŏngyang	Kangnam	76	0	0	0	1	1	1.3%
P'yŏngyang	Pyongyang	4,732	22	392	12	4	429	9.1%
P'yŏngyang	Sangwŏn	9,369	41	74	33	40	188	2.0%
Rasŏn	Rajin	12,995	81	55	32	58	225	1.7%
Rasŏn	Sŏnbong	13,778	88	136	48	101	372	2.7%
Ryanggang	Hyesan	1,910	2	3	2	2	9	0.5%
Ryanggang	Samsu	58,078	395	1,654	391	749	3,189	5.5%
Ryanggang	Taehongdan	20,543	762	2,377	84	793	4,016	19.5%
Ryanggang	Unhŭng	45,855	961	2,336	1,538	1,141	5,976	13.0%
Ryanggang	Kapsan	47,500	657	1,541	493	808	3,499	7.4%
Ryanggang	Kimhyŏnggwŏn	69,714	1,182	1,299	796	2,642	5,920	8.5%
Ryanggang	Kimhyŏngjik	94,188	409	1,443	1,079	1,012	3,943	4.2%
Ryanggang	Kimjŏngsuk	114,239	264	956	452	875	2,548	2.2%
Ryanggang	P'ungsŏ	122,459	814	1,152	768	2,199	4,933	4.0%
Ryanggang	Paegam	125,593	1,177	3,088	2,078	3,070	9,413	7.5%
Ryanggang	Poch'ŏn	56,121	533	1,114	534	2,039	4,219	7.5%
Ryanggang	Samjiyon	85,646	1,129	2,366	167	6,650	10,312	12.0%
Sinŭiju	Sinŭiju	6	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Hamgyŏng-bukto	Ch'ŏngjin	71,124	738	513	800	862	2,913	4.1%
Hamgyŏng-bukto	Onsŏng	11,386	11	28	50	16	104	0.9%
Hamgyŏng-bukto	Ŏrang	112,990	2,081	1,164	2,439	2,460	8,144	7.2%
Hamgyŏng-bukto	Puryŏng	60,543	343	344	264	539	1,489	2.5%
Hamgyŏng-bukto	Puyun	28,213	216	212	395	570	1,394	4.9%
Hamgyŏng-bukto	Saebyŏl	13,173	92	77	77	153	399	3.0%
Hamgyŏng-bukto	Ŭndŏk	47,610	624	464	260	718	2,067	4.3%
Hamgyŏng-bukto	Yŏnsa	98,577	505	653	1,753	930	3,840	3.9%
Hamgyŏng-bukto	Hoeryŏng	78,366	1,125	1,273	1,150	1,200	4,748	6.1%
Hamgyŏng-bukto	Hwadae	1,225	41	10	6	10	68	5.6%
Hamgyŏng-bukto	Hwasŏng	68,669	982	723	353	663	2,722	4.0%
Hamgyŏng-bukto	Kilchu	32,808	358	384	251	254	1,247	3.8%
Hamgyŏng-bukto	Kimch'aek	27,939	445	480	1,027	838	2,789	10.0%
Hamgyŏng-bukto	Kyŏngsŏng	83,797	891	288	287	306	1,772	2.1%
Hamgyŏng-bukto	Musan	87,551	619	859	1,203	1,205	3,886	4.4%
Hamgyŏng-bukto	Myŏngch'ŏn	23,927	185	133	207	237	762	3.2%
Hamgyŏng-namdo	Chŏngp'yŏng	21,967	588	492	327	483	1,890	8.6%
Hamgyŏng-namdo	Kŭmho	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Hamgyŏng-namdo	Kŭmya	16,840	161	73	66	201	500	3.0%
Hamgyŏng-namdo	Pujŏn	111,321	1,461	803	1,056	2,001	5,321	4.8%
Hamgyŏng-namdo	Pukch'ŏng	14,040	249	74	116	105	545	3.9%
Hamgyŏng-namdo	Rakwon	554	85	4	1	1	90	16.2%
Hamgyŏng-namdo	Riwŏn	12,616	396	113	2,583	320	3,411	27.0%
Hamgyŏng-namdo	Sinhŭng	69,349	1,075	612	511	2,320	4,519	6.5%
Hamgyŏng-namdo	Sinp'o	2,109	33	14	15	9	70	3.3%
Hamgyŏng-namdo	Sudong	40,554	478	371	269	608	1,726	4.3%
Hamgyŏng-namdo	Yodŏk	94,350	993	816	912	1,509	4,231	4.5%
Hamgyŏng-namdo	Dachon	61,557	1,323	1,051	1,694	558	4,626	7.5%
Hamgyŏng-namdo	Yŏnggwang	36,897	925	214	261	369	1,769	4.8%
Hamgyŏng-namdo	Doksong	79,579	746	392	1,278	500	2,916	3.7%
Hamgyŏng-namdo	Hamhŭng	6,839	152	128	29	96	406	5.9%
Hamgyŏng-namdo	Hamju	26,252	1,842	383	277	1,229	3,730	14.2%
Hamgyŏng-namdo	Hŏch'ŏn	75,814	736	680	984	1,245	3,645	4.8%
Hamgyŏng-namdo	Hongwŏn	31,640	533	172	149	299	1,153	3.6%
Hamgyŏng-namdo	Jangjin	120,998	2,037	2,169	1,603	2,480	8,289	6.9%
Hamgyŏng-namdo	Kowŏn	9,281	47	34	9	31	122	1.3%
Hwanghae-bukto	Hwangju	84	0	1	0	1	2	2.4%
Hwanghae-bukto	Sinp'yŏng	56,550	358	397	199	386	1,341	2.4%
Hwanghae-bukto	Songhu	7,508	31	83	45	4	163	2.2%
Hwanghae-bukto	Songrim	12	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Hwanghae-bukto	Suan	8,269	27	46	17	6	96	1.2%
Hwanghae-bukto	T'osan	6,581	2	8	6	5	22	0.3%
Hwanghae-bukto	Ŭnp'a	933	0	3	1	1	5	0.5%
Hwanghae-bukto	Yŏnsan	12,184	112	168	69	5	354	2.9%
Hwanghae-bukto	Yŏntan	3,072	5	7	4	5	22	0.7%
Hwanghae-bukto	Kaesŏng	2,200	7	9	9	2	27	1.2%
Hwanghae-bukto	Koksan	7,299	22	30	14	16	82	1.1%
Hwanghae-bukto	Kŭmch'ŏn	6,959	4	8	16	6	35	0.5%
Hwanghae-bukto	P'yŏngsan	4,423	2	3	2	12	19	0.4%
Hwanghae-bukto	Pongsan	5,869	25	65	23	14	127	2.2%
Hwanghae-bukto	Rinsan	7,443	4	7	5	63	78	1.0%
Hwanghae-bukto	Sariwŏn	633	5	59	4	44	111	17.5%
Hwanghae-bukto	Sin'gye	5,348	7	11	5	0	22	0.4%
Hwanghae-namdo	Anak	2,164	5	21	1	3	30	1.4%
Hwanghae-namdo	Pongch'ŏn	2,266	1	3	6	1	11	0.5%
Hwanghae-namdo	Pyŏksŏng	3,477	17	80	20	9	125	3.6%
Hwanghae-namdo	Ryongyŏn	11,568	83	145	47	45	320	2.8%
Hwanghae-namdo	Samch'ŏn	297	0	10	0	0	11	3.7%
Hwanghae-namdo	Sinch'ŏn	2,581	8	13	1	13	35	1.4%
Hwanghae-namdo	Sinwŏn	5,880	9	39	11	40	99	1.7%
Hwanghae-namdo	Songhwa	1,548	90	103	10	9	211	13.6%
Hwanghae-namdo	T'aet'an	578	0	1	0	4	5	0.9%
Hwanghae-namdo	Ŭnch'ŏn	2,191	20	146	4	19	189	8.6%
Hwanghae-namdo	Ŭnryul	7,231	109	233	25	83	450	6.2%
Hwanghae-namdo	Ch'ŏngdan	1,486	0	1	0	4	5	0.3%
Hwanghae-namdo	Water Body	158	1	1	0	1	4	2.5%
Hwanghae-namdo	Yonan	64	0	1	0	0	2	3.1%
Hwanghae-namdo	Chaeryŏng	308	1	1	0	0	2	0.6%
Hwanghae-namdo	Changyŏn	973	0	2	0	5	8	0.8%
Hwanghae-namdo	Haeju	2,585	14	40	3	19	76	2.9%
Hwanghae-namdo	Kangry'ŏng	621	1	11	4	1	17	2.7%
Hwanghae-namdo	Kwail	3,492	25	52	4	47	128	3.7%
Hwanghae-namdo	Ongjin	1,057	10	53	3	5	71	6.7%
Hwanghae-namdo	Paekch'ŏn	320	0	2	0	1	3	0.9%
Kaesŏng	Jangpung	5,656	12	36	10	14	72	1.3%
Kaesŏng	Kaepung	81	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Kaesŏng	Panmun	629	0	0	0	3	3	0.5%
Kangwŏn-do	Anbyŏn	24,157	154	127	48	93	422	1.7%
Kangwŏn-do	Munchŏn	8,438	38	7	8	7	60	0.7%
Kangwŏn-do	P'an'gyo	42,889	282	315	235	822	1,653	3.9%
Kangwŏn-do	P'yŏnggang	11,610	69	98	45	47	259	2.2%
Kangwŏn-do	Pŏptong	47,157	124	107	60	306	597	1.3%
Kangwŏn-do	Sep'o	43,934	204	307	147	348	1,006	2.3%
Kangwŏn-do	T'ongch'ŏn	16,549	297	136	110	145	689	4.2%
Kangwŏn-do	Wŏnsan	13,217	26	23	10	17	76	0.6%
Kangwŏn-do	Ch'angdo	38,777	257	589	328	23	1,197	3.1%
Kangwŏn-do	Ch'ŏnnae	15,988	102	33	30	77	242	1.5%
Kangwŏn-do	Ch'ŏrwŏn	4,596	5	12	6	11	34	0.7%
Kangwŏn-do	Hoeyang	32,146	411	324	158	194	1,088	3.4%
Kangwŏn-do	Ichŏn	16,630	76	121	143	53	393	2.4%
Kangwŏn-do	Kimhwa	22,812	48	83	67	54	252	1.1%
Kangwŏn-do	Kosan	10,895	36	32	16	31	115	1.1%
Kangwŏn-do	Kosŏng	35,294	329	108	158	29	624	1.8%
Kumgangsan	Kumgangsan	53,916	269	659	252	118	1,297	2.4%
P'yŏngan-bukto	Byokdong	52,266	656	2,101	455	478	3,690	7.1%
P'yŏngan-bukto	Kusŏng	13,905	43	108	18	78	247	1.8%
P'yŏngan-bukto	Kwaksan	2,581	5	9	5	6	24	0.9%
P'yŏngan-bukto	Nyŏngbyŏn	3,093	129	71	3	1	204	6.6%
P'yŏngan-bukto	P'ihyŏn	482	2	2	0	0	4	0.8%
P'yŏngan-bukto	Pakch'ŏn	368	2	2	0	1	4	1.1%
P'yŏngan-bukto	Ryongch'ŏn	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
P'yŏngan-bukto	Sakju	30,074	296	570	88	182	1,136	3.8%
P'yŏngan-bukto	Sindo	20	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
P'yŏngan-bukto	Sŏnch'ŏn	9,331	57	63	30	44	193	2.1%
P'yŏngan-bukto	T'aech'ŏn	20,572	183	346	69	220	818	4.0%
P'yŏngan-bukto	Ch'angsŏng	44,573	110	326	106	142	683	1.5%
P'yŏngan-bukto	Tongch'ang	68,069	349	475	257	580	1,661	2.4%
P'yŏngan-bukto	Ŭiju	1,133	22	23	5	2	52	4.6%
P'yŏngan-bukto	Unjŏn	3,145	1	1	3	5	11	0.3%
P'yŏngan-bukto	Unsan	30,849	165	170	56	60	451	1.5%
P'yŏngan-bukto	Yŏmju	84	0	0	0	0	1	1.2%
P'yŏngan-bukto	Ch'ŏlsan	2,321	1	1	1	3	6	0.3%
P'yŏngan-bukto	Ch'ŏnma	23,025	160	333	63	83	640	2.8%
P'yŏngan-bukto	Chŏngju-si	4,760	11	9	6	4	29	0.6%
P'yŏngan-bukto	Daengwan	46,098	291	501	127	148	1,068	2.3%
P'yŏngan-bukto	Dongrim	9,783	153	183	65	47	449	4.6%
P'yŏngan-bukto	Hyangsan	17,062	211	25	15	14	265	1.6%
Chagang-do	Ch'osan	23,609	121	916	127	36	1,200	5.1%

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2019 forest data for North Korea | Archived forest data for North Korea | Forest data for North Korea

Data Source: Tree cover loss: Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA via Global Forest Watch. Administrative boundaries: Global Administrative Areas database (GADM), version 3.6.

Citation: Mongabay. "Deforestation statistics for [selected country name]". Accessed on [date] from worldrainforests.com.

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