Central Asia vs Republic of Korea: Forest land — Share in Land area

Central Asia
2.89 %
in 2024
Republic of Korea
64.37 %
in 2024
Central Asia rank
32nd
Republic of Korea rank
31st

Forest land — Share in Land area over time

  • Central Asia
  • Republic of Korea
0204060199020072024

How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 64.37 % against 2.89 % in Central Asia, a difference of 61.48 %.

That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 22.3 times Central Asia's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Republic of Korea has been ahead every year.

Central Asia ranks 32nd and Republic of Korea ranks 31st of 32 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Central Asia Republic of Korea Difference Ahead
1990s 2.5 % 67.49 % 64.98 % Republic of Korea
2000s 2.59 % 66.47 % 63.88 % Republic of Korea
2010s 2.74 % 65.13 % 62.39 % Republic of Korea
2020s 2.86 % 64.45 % 61.59 % Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — share in land area, Central Asia or Republic of Korea?
Republic of Korea, at 64.37 % against 2.89 % in Central Asia as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest land — share in land area between Central Asia and Republic of Korea?
61.48 %, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central Asia and Republic of Korea?
33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
How do Central Asia and Republic of Korea rank globally for forest land — share in land area?
Central Asia ranks 32nd and Republic of Korea ranks 31st of 32 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest land — Share in Land area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Forest land — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
281 places, 9,513 data points, 1990–2024
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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.