Protected areas — all countries

Protected areas — North Korea

Protected areas in North Korea in 2025 — 1.3%. Ranked 175 in the world out of 213.

2025 1.3% +0 pp vs 2024
World rank 175of 213
Period maximum 1.3%2013
Period minimum 1.2%2017

Trend over time

2013–2025 · % of territory

Protected areas — North Korea, 2013–20251.151.21.251.320132015201720192021202320252013: 1.3%2014: 1.3%2015: 1.3%2016: 1.3%2017: 1.2%2018: 1.3%2019: 1.3%2020: 1.3%2021: 1.3%2022: 1.3%2023: 1.3%2024: 1.3%2025: 1.3%
Change over the period: +0 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: North Korea

North Korea 1.3%
World 16.98%
Protected areas — North Korea, by year North Korea All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 1.3 +0 pp
2024 1.3 +0 pp
2023 1.3 +0 pp
2022 1.3 +0 pp
2021 1.3 +0 pp
2020 1.3 +0 pp
2019 1.3 +0 pp
2018 1.3 +0.1 pp
2017 1.2 −0.1 pp
2016 1.3 +0 pp
2015 1.3 +0 pp
2014 1.3 +0 pp
2013 1.3

Eastern Asia, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of terrestrial and marine protected areas in the total area of a country: national parks, nature reserves, natural monuments, sanctuaries and other IUCN categories. The target set by the Kunming-Montreal framework is 30 percent of land and sea under protection by 2030.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by total area rather than land area: protected areas include marine waters as well.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.