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North Korea Forest Information and Data

According to the U.N. FAO, Biodiversity and Protected Areas: Korea, Dem People's Rep has some 511 known species of amphibians, birds, mammals and reptiles according to figures from the World Conservation Monitoring Centre. Of these, 3.3% are endemic, meaning they exist in no other country, and 6.8% are threatened. Korea, Dem People's Rep is home to at least 2898 species of vascular plants, of which 3.7% are endemic. 2.6% of Korea, Dem People's Rep is protected under IUCN categories I-V.

The following contains data relating to forest cover in North Korea

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[an error occurred while processing this directive] North Korea: Forest Cover, 2010
Total Land Area (1000 square kilometers)360
Total Forest Area (1000 ha)239
Percent Forest Cover207
Primary Forest Cover (1000 ha)-
Primary Forest, % total forest-
Other wooded land (1000 ha)190
Percent other wooded land171




North Korea: Breakdown of forest types, 2010
Primary forest (1000 ha | % of forest area)--
Other naturally regenerated forest (1000 ha | % of forest area)--
Planted Forest (1000 ha | % of forest area)--


North Korea: Trends in Total (Net) Forest Cover, 1990-2010
TOTAL FOREST COVER (1000 ha)
1990200020052010
n.s.n.s.46
ANNUAL CHANGE RATE (1000 ha)
Negative number represents deforestation
1990-20002000-20052005-2010
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ANNUAL CHANGE RATE (percent)
Negative number represents deforestation
1990-20002000-20052005-2010
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North Korea: Trends in Natural Forest Cover (Deforestation), 1990-2010
FOREST COVER (excluding planted forests) (1000 ha)
1990200020052010
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ANNUAL CHANGE RATE (1000 ha)
Negative number represents deforestation
1990-20002000-20052005-2010
-YesYes
ANNUAL CHANGE RATE (percent)
Negative number represents deforestation
1990-20002000-20052005-2010
YesYes


North Korea: Trends in Primary or Old Growth Forest Cover, 1990-2010
PRIMARY FOREST COVER (1000 ha)
1990200020052010
----
ANNUAL CHANGE RATE (1000 ha)
Negative number represents deforestation
1990-20002000-20052005-2010
---
ANNUAL CHANGE RATE (percent)
Negative number represents deforestation
1990-20002000-20052005-2010
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North Korea: Trends in Planted Forest Cover, 1990-2010
PLANTED FOREST COVER (1000 ha)
1990200020052010
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ANNUAL CHANGE RATE (1000 ha)
Negative number represents deforestation
1990-20002000-20052005-2010
---
ANNUAL CHANGE RATE (percent)
Negative number represents deforestation
1990-20002000-20052005-2010
--


North Korea: Primary designated function (percent)
ProductionProtection of soil and waterConservation of biodiversitySocial servicesMultiple useOtherNone or unknown
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North Korea: Forest ownership and management rights 2005 (percent)
OWNERSHIP PATTERN
Public ownershipPrivate ownershipOther
6901725


PRIVATE OWNERSHIP
IndividualsBusiness entities and institutionsLocal, indigenous and tribal communities
17251005055


HOLDER OF MANAGEMENT RIGHTS OF PUBLIC FORESTS
Public administrationIndividualsBusiness entities and InstitutionsCommunitiesOther
63186626100-
[an error occurred while processing this directive] North Korea: Environment
Environment - current issueswater pollution; inadequate supplies of potable water; waterborne disease; deforestation; soil erosion and degradation
Environment - international agreementsparty to: Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Environmental Modification, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution
signed, but not ratified: Law of the Sea
Natural hazardslate spring droughts often followed by severe flooding; occasional typhoons during the early fall


North Korea: Land use / Resources
Land use (%)arable land: 20.76%
permanent crops: 2.49%
other: 76.75% (2001)
Natural resourcescoal, lead, tungsten, zinc, graphite, magnesite, iron ore, copper, gold, pyrites, salt, fluorspar, hydropower


North Korea: Economy
Economy - overview:North Korea, one of the world's most centrally planned and isolated economies, faces desperate economic conditions. Industrial capital stock is nearly beyond repair as a result of years of underinvestment and spare parts shortages. Industrial and power output have declined in parallel. Despite an increased harvest this year due to more stable weather conditions, fertilizer assistance from South Korea, and an extraordinary mobilization of the population to help with agricultural production, the nation has suffered its eleventh year of food shortages due to on-going systemic problems, including a lack of arable land, collective farming practices, and chronic shortages of inputs such as tractors and fuel. Massive international food aid deliveries have allowed the regime to escape mass starvation since 1995, but the population remains the victim of prolonged malnutrition and deteriorating living conditions. Large-scale military spending eats up resources needed for investment and civilian consumption. In 2004, the regime allowed private markets to sell a wider range of goods and permitted private farming on an experimental basis in an effort to boost agricultural output but in October 2005 retracted some of those policies by forbidding the sale of grains in markets. The regime also revitalized its food rationing system in October, an apparent backtrack on earlier reforms. Black market prices have continued to rise, leaving some vulnerable groups, such as the elderly and unemployed, less able to buy goods. As of December 2005, the regime intended to expel all nongovernmental organizations by year-end and tightly restrict the activity of governmental and international organization aid organizations such as the World Food Program. Firm political control remains the Communist government's overriding concern, which will constrain any further loosening of economic regulations.
GDP - per capita$1,800 (2005 est.)
GDP - real growth rate (%)1% (2005 est.)
Agriculture - productsrice, corn, potatoes, soybeans, pulses; cattle, pigs, pork, eggs
GDP - composition by sector (%)agriculture: 30%, industry: 34%, services: 36% (2002 est.)
Industries military products; machine building, electric power, chemicals; mining (coal, iron ore, magnesite, graphite, copper, zinc, lead, and precious metals), metallurgy; textiles, food processing; tourism
Economic aid - recipientNA; note - approximately 350,000 metric tons, worth approximately $118 million, in food aid through the World Food Program appeal in 2004 plus additional aid from bilateral donors and non-governmental organizations
Debt - external$12 billion (1996 est.)
Population below poverty line (%)NA
Labor force - by occupation (%)agricultural 36%, nonagricultural 64%


North Korea: Population / Demographics
Population (July 2005)22,912,177
Population growth rate (%) (2005)0.90%
Population density (people/sq km) (2005)190.3
Median age (years)total: 31.74 years
Total fertility rate (children born/woman)2.15 (2005 est.)
Ethnic groups (%)racially homogeneous; there is a small Chinese community and a few ethnic Japanese


Largest Cities in North Korea

Cities and urban areas in North Korea with population over 100,000 All figures are estimates for 2002.

CityCountryCity PopulationUrban Area Population
PyongyangNorth Korea27247003171800
HamhungNorth Korea821200821200
ChongjinNorth Korea674000674000
NampoNorth Korea655100655100
SinuijuNorth Korea377200377200
WonsanNorth Korea347300347300
PhyongsongNorth Korea315800315800
SariwonNorth Korea294100294100
HaejuNorth Korea265200265200
KanggyeNorth Korea258500258500
KimchaekNorth Korea227300227300
HyesanNorth Korea206000206000
KaesongNorth Korea198400198400
SongnimNorth Korea152700152700


North Korea: Infrastructure
Telephones - main lines in use1.1 million (2001)
Telephones - mobile cellularNA
Roadways (km)total: 31,200 km
paved: 1,997 km
unpaved: 29,203 km (1999 est.)


North Korea: Health
Life expectancy at birth (years)total population: 71.37 years
male: 68.65 years
female: 74.22 years (2005 est.)
Infant mortality rate24.04 deaths/1,000 live births
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate (%)NA

North Korea : References & Data Sources
 Environment, Land use / Resources, Economy, Population / Demographics, Infrastructure, Health -- CIA World Factbook, 2005
 Forest Cover, Forest types, Breakdown of forest types, Change in Forest Cover, Primary forests, Forest designation, Disturbances affecting forest land, Value of forests, Production, trade and consumption of forest products -- The FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS's Global Forest Resources Assessment (2005 & 2010) and the State of the World's Forests (2009, 2007, 2005, 2003, 2001)
 Protected Areas, Plant and animal biodiversity -- United Nations Environment Programme - World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC). 2004. World Database on Protected Areas.
 Biosphere reservers -- United Nations Education, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) - Man and Biosphere Program. 2004. UNESCO - MAB Biosphere Reserves Directory.
 RAMSAR sites -- The Bureau of the Convention on Wetlands . 2005. The Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance.
 World Resources Institute's EarthTrends web site
 The 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
 Population Data -- United Nations Population Fund
 With additional analysis by Rhett Butler of mongabay.com



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