Forest land area fell 2.46% to 50.3 '000 sq km in Dem. People's Republic of Korea in 2015, according to Faostat.
Historically, forest land area in Dem. People's Republic of Korea reached an all time high of 82.0 '000 sq km in 1990 and an all time low of 50.3 '000 sq km in 2015. When compared to Dem. People's Republic of Korea's main peers, forest land area in China amounted to 2,083 '000 sq km, 250 '000 sq km in Japan, 61.8 '000 sq km in South Korea and 148 '000 sq km in Vietnam in 2015.
Dem. People's Republic of Korea has been ranked 70th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of forest land area, 3 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Forest Land Area | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Cambodia | '000 sq km | 102 | 101 | 99.7 | 98.4 | 97.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | '000 sq km | 2,041 | 2,006 | 2,022 | 2,037 | 2,052 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. People's Republic of Korea | '000 sq km | 57.9 | 56.7 | 55.4 | 54.1 | 52.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | '000 sq km | 683 | 698 | 700 | 701 | 703 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | '000 sq km | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | ||||||||||||||||
| Laos | '000 sq km | 158 | 178 | 180 | 182 | 184 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | '000 sq km | 8,090 | 8,151 | 8,151 | 8,151 | 8,150 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | '000 sq km | 62.3 | 62.2 | 62.1 | 62.1 | 62.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | '000 sq km | 190 | 162 | 163 | 163 | 163 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | '000 sq km | 3,036 | 3,087 | 3,090 | 3,093 | 3,095 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | '000 sq km | 137 | 141 | 143 | 144 | 145 |
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