Which has higher forest land — area, Nepal or Republic of Korea?

Republic of Korea, at 6,279 1000 ha against 6,266 1000 ha in Nepal as of 2025.

What is the difference in forest land — area between Nepal and Republic of Korea?

13 1000 ha, with Republic of Korea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Republic of Korea?

36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Nepal vs Republic of Korea: Forest land — Area

Nepal

6,266 1000 ha

in 2025

Republic of Korea

6,279 1000 ha

in 2025

Nepal rank

63rd

Republic of Korea rank

62nd

Forest land — Area over time

Nepal
Republic of Korea

How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 6,279 1000 ha against 6,266 1000 ha in Nepal, a difference of 13 1000 ha.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Republic of Korea has been ahead every year.

Nepal ranks 63rd and Republic of Korea ranks 62nd of 215 countries.

Republic of Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nepal	Republic of Korea	Difference	Ahead
1990s	5,823 1000 ha	6,517 1000 ha	693.81 1000 ha	Republic of Korea
2000s	5,991 1000 ha	6,436 1000 ha	445.09 1000 ha	Republic of Korea
2010s	6,112 1000 ha	6,344 1000 ha	232.43 1000 ha	Republic of Korea
2020s	6,225 1000 ha	6,289 1000 ha	63.76 1000 ha	Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, Nepal or Republic of Korea?: Republic of Korea, at 6,279 1000 ha against 6,266 1000 ha in Nepal as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — area between Nepal and Republic of Korea?: 13 1000 ha, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Republic of Korea?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Nepal and Republic of Korea rank globally for forest land — area?: Nepal ranks 63rd and Republic of Korea ranks 62nd of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Forest land — Area
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 267 places, 9,311 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.