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 Others (adjustment) — Plywood — Export Value 0 1000 USD 2017 down 100.0% 4th Others (adjustment) — Plywood — Export Quantity 0 m3 2017 down 100.0% 6th Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area 262.17 1000 ha 2019 — 10th Herbaceous crops — Area from CGLS 3,086 1000 ha 2019 — 9th Shrub-covered areas — Area from CGLS 49.66 1000 ha 2019 — 12th Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded 61.86 1000 ha 2019 — 11th Terrestrial barren land — Area from CGLS 2.86 1000 ha 2019 — 14th Inland water bodies — Area from CGLS 109.2 1000 ha 2019 — 12th Coastal water bodies and intertidal areas — Area from CGLS 123.74 1000 ha 2019 — 9th Total FAO — Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous non-tropical 25,157 m3 2018 up 200.0% 3rd Total FAO — Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous non-tropical 4,124 1000 USD 2018 up 412.3% 3rd Thailand — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity 3 t 2016 down 99.9% 7th Thailand — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Value 2 1000 USD 2016 down 99.9% 8th India — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity 2 t 2011 down 87.5% 9th India — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Value 2 1000 USD 2011 down 91.3% 9th Russian Federation — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 2 1000 USD 2018 down 100.0% 9th Brazil — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity 24 t 2018 up 1,100.0% 8th Brazil — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Value 18 1000 USD 2018 up 125.0% 8th Others (adjustment) — Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous 17,416 m3 2018 up 129.0% 2nd Others (adjustment) — Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous 2,908 1000 USD 2018 — 2nd Malaysia — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 14 1000 USD 2017 down 26.3% 7th France — Forest products (export/import) — Export Value 22 1000 USD 2013 up 83.3% 5th Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Export quantity 0 m3 2024 down 100.0% 11th Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Export value 0 1000 USD 2024 down 100.0% 11th Unspecified Area — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 12 1000 USD 2014 down 93.3% 6th Total FAO — Veneer sheets — Export Value 1 1000 USD 2017 down 95.7% 10th Total FAO — Veneer sheets — Export Quantity 1 m3 2017 down 99.0% 10th Singapore — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 812 1000 USD 2016 down 41.1% 4th Others (adjustment) — Veneer sheets — Export Value 0 1000 USD 2017 up 100.0% 3rd Others (adjustment) — Veneer sheets — Export Quantity 0 m3 2017 up 100.0% 5th Forest area 7,728 2025 up 1.5% 15th Above-ground biomass in forest 74.49 2025 unchanged 20th Forest area as a proportion of total land area 64.2% 2025 up 1.5% 6th Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas 12.7% 2025 up 1.5% 15th Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, unbleached (1961-2016) — Production 43,000 t 2016 unchanged 1st Total FAO — Wood chips and particles — Import Quantity 36 m3 2016 — 5th Total FAO — Fibreboard — Export Quantity 50 m3 2012 — 9th Total FAO — Wood chips and particles — Import Value 6 1000 USD 2016 — 8th Legislation, Regulation, Act related to the prevention of 1 2025 unchanged 1st Others (adjustment) — Wood chips and particles — Import Quantity 0 m3 2016 — 5th South Africa — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 46 1000 USD 2016 down 76.6% 5th Total FAO — Fibreboard — Export Value 31 1000 USD 2012 — 8th Japan — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 17 1000 USD 2008 down 98.4% 6th Others (adjustment) — Wood chips and particles — Import Value 0 1000 USD 2016 — 4th Germany — Fibreboard — Import Quantity 58 m3 2018 up 1,350.0% 6th Germany — Fibreboard — Import Value 125 1000 USD 2018 up 1,462.5% 5th Others (adjustment) — Fibreboard — Export Quantity 0 m3 2012 — 5th Others (adjustment) — Fibreboard — Export Value 0 1000 USD 2012 — 5th Unspecified Area — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import 13 t 2014 down 94.4% 4th Unspecified Area — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import 12 1000 USD 2014 down 93.3% 4th Russian Federation — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint 1 t 2018 down 99.7% 9th Russian Federation — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint 2 1000 USD 2018 down 99.6% 9th India — Forest products (export/import) — Export Value 438 1000 USD 2017 down 66.3% 6th Total FAO — Industrial roundwood, coniferous (export/import) — Export 38,626 m3 2018 down 54.1% 1st 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Artificial 1,124 km2 2021 up 37.2% 4th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Croplands 2,424 km2 2021 up 10.8% 3rd 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Inland water 346 km2 2021 up 1.4% 4th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: MGCI — Value 62,381 km2 2021 down 0.5% 4th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Shrub-covered 495.5 km2 2021 down 15.6% 2nd 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Shrubs and/or 40.1 km2 2021 down 26.0% 5th ← Previous Page 16 of 20 Next →