Gabon vs South Korea: Annual deforestation as a share of forest area

Gabon
0.0%
in 2020
South Korea
0.1%
in 2020
Gabon rank
65th
South Korea rank
63rd

Annual deforestation as a share of forest area over time

  • Gabon
  • South Korea
0.050.0750.10.1250.15199020052020

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 0.1% against 0.0% in Gabon, a difference of 0.0%.

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

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

Gabon ranks 65th and South Korea ranks 63rd of 105 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual deforestation as a share of forest area
Unit
%
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
105 places, 525 data points, 1990–2020
Last refreshed

Annual deforestation as share of forest area represents the yearly percentage of forest area lost due to deforestation relative to the total forest area.