Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) vs Republic of Korea: Forest land — Share in Land area

Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)
17.9 %
in 2024
Republic of Korea
64.37 %
in 2024
Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) rank
23rd
Republic of Korea rank
25th

Forest land — Share in Land area over time

  • Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)
  • Republic of Korea
204060199020072024

How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 64.37 % against 17.9 % in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs), a difference of 46.47 %.

That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 3.6 times Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)'s.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Republic of Korea has been ahead every year.

Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) ranks 23rd and Republic of Korea ranks 25th of 31 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) Republic of Korea Difference Ahead
1990s 21.66 % 67.56 % 45.9 % Republic of Korea
2000s 19.57 % 66.47 % 46.9 % Republic of Korea
2010s 18.55 % 65.13 % 46.58 % Republic of Korea
2020s 18.01 % 64.45 % 46.44 % Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — share in land area, Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) or Republic of Korea?
Republic of Korea, at 64.37 % against 17.9 % in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest land — share in land area between Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) and Republic of Korea?
46.47 %, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) and Republic of Korea?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) and Republic of Korea rank globally for forest land — share in land area?
Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) ranks 23rd and Republic of Korea ranks 25th of 31 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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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
267 places, 9,048 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.