South Korea vs Nepal: Forest area
South Korea
6.28 million hectares
in 2025
Nepal
6.27 million hectares
in 2025
South Korea rank
68th
Nepal rank
69th
Forest area over time
- South Korea
- Nepal
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 6.28 million hectares against 6.27 million hectares in Nepal, a difference of 12,880 hectares.
Across all 36 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.
South Korea ranks 68th and Nepal ranks 69th of 235 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.52 million hectares | 5.82 million hectares | 693,805 hectares | South Korea |
| 2000s | 6.44 million hectares | 5.99 million hectares | 445,096 hectares | South Korea |
| 2010s | 6.34 million hectares | 6.11 million hectares | 232,426 hectares | South Korea |
| 2020s | 6.29 million hectares | 6.22 million hectares | 63,765 hectares | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, South Korea or Nepal?
- South Korea, at 6.28 million hectares against 6.27 million hectares in Nepal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between South Korea and Nepal?
- 12,880 hectares, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Nepal?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do South Korea and Nepal rank globally for forest area?
- South Korea ranks 68th and Nepal ranks 69th 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.