Statizoid

Environment in Democratic People's Republic of Korea

1,200 indicators covering environment for Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Roundwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity 28 m3 2024 down 98.7% 16th
Roundwood, non-coniferous — Import value 2 1000 USD 2024 down 99.5% 16th
Roundwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity 0 m3 2024 down 100.0% 16th
Roundwood, non-coniferous — Export value 0 1000 USD 2024 down 100.0% 16th
15.1.1 Forest area — Value 7,728 1000 ha 2025 up 1.5% 14th
15.1.1 Forest area as a proportion of total land area — Value 64.18 % 2025 up 1.5% 6th
15.1.1 Land area — Value 12,041 1000 ha 2025 unchanged 15th
15.2.1 Above-ground biomass in forest — Value 74.49 t/ha 2025 unchanged 19th
15.2.1 Proportion of forest area within legally established protected 12.69 % 2025 up 1.5% 14th
Wood pellets — Import quantity 3,761 t 2024 — 6th
Wood pellets — Import value 337 1000 USD 2024 — 7th
Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water 66.6% 2023 down 1.0% 7th
Proportion of population using basic drinking water services, by 93.9% 2023 down 2.1% 10th
Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location 84.8% 2023 up 5.8% 13th
Others (adjustment) — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value -13,320 1000 USD 2018 down 29,700.0% 10th
Others (adjustment) — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint -9,896 t 2018 down 494,900.0% 9th
Others (adjustment) — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint -9,531 1000 USD 2018 down 158,950.0% 9th
Total FAO — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 37,142 1000 USD 2018 down 31.4% 8th
Total FAO — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import 18,238 t 2018 up 35.2% 9th
Total FAO — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Value 19,752 1000 USD 2018 up 9.0% 9th
Total FAO — Forest products (export/import) — Export Value 11,196 1000 USD 2018 up 5.0% 8th
Others (adjustment) — Forest products (export/import) — Export Value 9,033 1000 USD 2018 up 1,521.7% 4th
Total FAO — Plywood — Import Quantity 16,326 m3 2018 up 1,450.4% 2nd
Total FAO — Plywood — Import Value 13,174 1000 USD 2018 up 1,318.1% 2nd
Others (adjustment) — Plywood — Import Quantity 1,952 m3 2018 — 4th
Others (adjustment) — Plywood — Import Value 2,888 1000 USD 2018 — 1st
Total FAO — Fibreboard — Import Quantity 362 m3 2018 down 86.0% 10th
Total FAO — Fibreboard — Import Value 445 1000 USD 2018 down 45.9% 10th
Others (adjustment) — Fibreboard — Import Quantity -9,053 m3 2018 — 11th
Others (adjustment) — Fibreboard — Import Value -5,012 1000 USD 2018 down 501,100.0% 11th
Total official development assistance (gross disbursement) for water 0.2651 2024 down 94.3% 28th
Freshwater Fish — Other uses 0 1000 t 2017 — 2nd
Total FAO — Sawnwood, non-coniferous all — Import Quantity 194 m3 2018 down 71.7% 7th
Total FAO — Sawnwood, non-coniferous all — Import Value 61 1000 USD 2018 down 92.6% 9th
Others (adjustment) — Sawnwood, non-coniferous all — Import Quantity -921 m3 2018 down 92,200.0% 9th
Others (adjustment) — Sawnwood, non-coniferous all — Import Value -533 1000 USD 2018 down 17,866.7% 8th
China — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 49,581 1000 USD 2018 up 330.7% 3rd
Total FAO — Newsprint — Import Quantity 2,255 t 2018 up 240.1% 6th
Total FAO — Newsprint — Import Value 1,630 1000 USD 2018 up 299.5% 6th
Others (adjustment) — Newsprint — Import Quantity -2,109 t 2018 — 10th
Others (adjustment) — Newsprint — Import Value -1,624 1000 USD 2018 — 10th
Total FAO — Sawnwood, coniferous — Import Quantity 74 m3 2018 down 32.1% 8th
Total FAO — Sawnwood, coniferous — Import Value 29 1000 USD 2018 down 78.4% 8th
Ammonium sulphate — Export quantity 2,000 t 2022 down 69.7% 4th
Ammonium sulphate — Export value 878.68 1000 USD 2022 down 26.7% 4th
Others (adjustment) — Sawnwood, coniferous — Import Quantity 0 m3 2018 — 4th
Others (adjustment) — Sawnwood, coniferous — Import Value 0 1000 USD 2018 — 2nd
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of 27.7% 2023 unchanged 6th
Total FAO — Veneer sheets — Import Quantity 12 m3 2018 down 99.7% 10th
Total FAO — Veneer sheets — Import Value 33 1000 USD 2018 down 98.3% 9th
Total official development assistance for biodiversity, by recipient 0.012 2024 down 98.8% 29th
China — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity 28,109 t 2018 up 178.5% 3rd
China — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Value 29,263 1000 USD 2018 up 228.9% 3rd
Mechanical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Production 13,000 t 2016 unchanged 5th
Others (adjustment) — Veneer sheets — Import Value -92 1000 USD 2018 — 6th
Others (adjustment) — Veneer sheets — Import Quantity -46 m3 2018 — 9th
Germany — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 125 1000 USD 2018 up 48.8% 9th
Ammonium nitrate (AN) — Export quantity 0.42 t 2022 down 99.8% 6th
Ammonium nitrate (AN) — Export value 30.63 1000 USD 2022 down 71.6% 5th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, unbleached (1961-2016) — Import quantity 290 t 2016 down 42.0% 3rd