South Korea vs East Timor: Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area
South Korea
-0.1%
in 2025
East Timor
-0.1%
in 2025
South Korea rank
160th
East Timor rank
163rd
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area over time
- South Korea
- East Timor
How they compare
South Korea currently reports -0.1% against -0.1% in East Timor, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was South Korea ahead.
South Korea ranks 160th and East Timor ranks 163rd of 228 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 2 and East Timor in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.1% | -0.1% | 0.0% | South Korea |
| 2000s | -0.1% | -0.1% | 0.0% | East Timor |
| 2010s | -0.1% | -0.1% | 0.0% | East Timor |
| 2020s | -0.1% | -0.1% | 0.0% | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area as a share of forest area, South Korea or East Timor?
- South Korea, at -0.1% against -0.1% in East Timor as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area as a share of forest area between South Korea and East Timor?
- 0.0%, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and East Timor?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do South Korea and East Timor rank globally for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area?
- South Korea ranks 160th and East Timor ranks 163rd of 228 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.