Australia vs South Korea: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted
Australia
2.06 million hectares
in 2025
South Korea
2.26 million hectares
in 2025
Australia rank
29th
South Korea rank
28th
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted over time
- Australia
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 2.26 million hectares against 2.06 million hectares in Australia, a difference of 202,860 hectares.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Korea ahead.
Australia ranks 29th and South Korea ranks 28th of 185 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.23 million hectares | 1.98 million hectares | 751,640 hectares | South Korea |
| 2000s | 1.86 million hectares | 2.15 million hectares | 286,769 hectares | South Korea |
| 2010s | 2.25 million hectares | 2.26 million hectares | 10,698 hectares | South Korea |
| 2020s | 2.07 million hectares | 2.26 million hectares | 191,475 hectares | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted, Australia or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 2.26 million hectares against 2.06 million hectares in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted between Australia and South Korea?
- 202,860 hectares, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and South Korea?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Australia and South Korea rank globally for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- Australia ranks 29th and South Korea ranks 28th of 185 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.