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
02.0M4.0M6.0M199020072025

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.

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About this data

Indicator
Forest area
Unit
hectares
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
235 places, 8,460 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

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.