South Korea vs Romania: Forest area
South Korea
6.28 million hectares
in 2025
Romania
6.96 million hectares
in 2025
South Korea rank
68th
Romania rank
65th
Forest area over time
- South Korea
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 6.96 million hectares against 6.28 million hectares in South Korea, a difference of 678,000 hectares.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Korea ahead.
South Korea ranks 68th and Romania ranks 65th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 2 and Romania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.52 million hectares | 6.37 million hectares | 148,500 hectares | South Korea |
| 2000s | 6.44 million hectares | 6.43 million hectares | 2,900 hectares | South Korea |
| 2010s | 6.34 million hectares | 6.79 million hectares | 446,590 hectares | Romania |
| 2020s | 6.29 million hectares | 6.94 million hectares | 654,525 hectares | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, South Korea or Romania?
- Romania, at 6.96 million hectares against 6.28 million hectares in South Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between South Korea and Romania?
- 678,000 hectares, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Romania?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do South Korea and Romania rank globally for forest area?
- South Korea ranks 68th and Romania ranks 65th 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.