Annual change forest area in South Korea
South Korea: Annual change forest area was -3,774 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
-3,774
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
177th
of 235 countries
All-time high
-3,774
in 2021
All-time low
-10,000
in 2011
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Annual change forest area in South Korea, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual change forest area in South Korea is -3,774, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 62.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change forest area in South Korea peaked at -3,774 in 2021 and was at its lowest, -10,000, in 2011.
South Korea ranks 177th of 235 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Annual change forest area in South Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -7,500 | — |
| 1992 | -7,500 | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -7,500 | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -7,500 | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -7,500 | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -7,500 | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -7,500 | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -7,500 | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -7,500 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -7,500 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -8,900 | +18.7% |
| 2002 | -8,900 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -8,900 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -8,900 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -8,900 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -8,900 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -8,900 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -8,900 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -8,900 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -8,900 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -10,000 | +12.4% |
| 2012 | -10,000 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -10,000 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -10,000 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -10,000 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -7,800 | -22.0% |
| 2017 | -7,800 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -7,800 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -7,800 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -7,800 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -3,774 | -51.6% |
| 2022 | -3,774 | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -3,774 | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -3,774 | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -3,774 | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -7,500 | -7,500 | -7,500 | 9 |
| 2000s | -8,760 | -8,900 | -7,500 | 10 |
| 2010s | -9,010 | -10,000 | -7,800 | 10 |
| 2020s | -4,445 | -7,800 | -3,774 | 6 |
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- 179 French Guiana -4,180 compare
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More environment data for South Korea
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0011 hectares per person (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 0.5738 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.2791 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -2.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change forest area in South Korea?
- Annual change forest area in South Korea was -3,774 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change forest area recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was -3,774 in 2021.
- What is the lowest annual change forest area recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was -10,000 in 2011.
- How does South Korea rank for annual change forest area?
- South Korea ranks 177th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change forest area rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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