Germany vs South Korea: Annual deforestation

Germany
3,200 hectares per year
in 2020
South Korea
3,800 hectares per year
in 2020
Germany rank
56th
South Korea rank
54th

Annual deforestation over time

  • Germany
  • South Korea
4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k199020052020

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 3,800 hectares per year against 3,200 hectares per year in Germany, a difference of 600 hectares per year.

That makes South Korea's figure about 1.2 times Germany's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 56th and South Korea ranks 54th of 112 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual deforestation
Unit
hectares per year
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
112 places, 560 data points, 1990–2020
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