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Trees & air quality in North Korea

How much tree cover North Korea's major cities have, what their air quality is right now, and how many more trees each one needs. Every report covers the same 2 km area, so the cities compare like for like.

Cities tracked: 5
National forest cover: 49.6%vs 30% target
Worst air right now: PyongyangAQI 52

5 cities in North Korea

Pyongyang

2 km around Pyongyang

AQI 52

Tree cover

31%

None
trees needed

Healthy tree cover

Updated Sep 18, 2026

Hamhŭng

2 km radius

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Namp’o

2 km radius

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Sunch’ŏn

2 km radius

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Kaesŏng

2 km radius

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North Korea as a whole

49.6% of North Korea was forested as of 2023, against a 30% benchmark. That already clears the benchmark — the city reports above show where cover is still thin locally. Source: World Bank (FAO).

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5 cities in North Korea

Pyongyang

Hamhŭng

Namp’o

Sunch’ŏn

Kaesŏng

North Korea as a whole

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