Honduras vs South Korea: Forest area
Honduras
5.86 million hectares
in 2025
South Korea
6.28 million hectares
in 2025
Honduras rank
70th
South Korea rank
68th
Forest area over time
- Honduras
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 6.28 million hectares against 5.86 million hectares in Honduras, a difference of 417,800 hectares.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.1 times Honduras's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Honduras ahead.
Honduras ranks 70th and South Korea ranks 68th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Honduras averaged higher in 3 and South Korea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Honduras | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.41 million hectares | 6.52 million hectares | 895,327 hectares | Honduras |
| 2000s | 6.96 million hectares | 6.44 million hectares | 520,369 hectares | Honduras |
| 2010s | 6.51 million hectares | 6.34 million hectares | 165,193 hectares | Honduras |
| 2020s | 5.99 million hectares | 6.29 million hectares | 301,685 hectares | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Honduras or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 6.28 million hectares against 5.86 million hectares in Honduras as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Honduras and South Korea?
- 417,800 hectares, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Honduras and South Korea?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Honduras and South Korea rank globally for forest area?
- Honduras ranks 70th and South Korea ranks 68th of 235 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 Forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.