South Korea vs Latvia: Agriculture-driven deforestation

South Korea
87.18 hectares
in 2024
Latvia
69.15 hectares
in 2024
South Korea rank
111th
Latvia rank
114th

Agriculture-driven deforestation over time

  • South Korea
  • Latvia
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How they compare

South Korea currently reports 87.18 hectares against 69.15 hectares in Latvia, a difference of 18.03 hectares.

That makes South Korea's figure about 1.3 times Latvia's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Latvia ahead.

South Korea ranks 111th and Latvia ranks 114th of 187 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Agriculture-driven deforestation
Unit
hectares
Source
Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
187 places, 4,269 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed

Long-term, permanent tree cover loss for small- to large-scale agriculture.