Change forest area share total in South Korea
South Korea: Change forest area share total was -0.0601 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Change forest area share total in South Korea, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change forest area share total in South Korea is -0.0601, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 61.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change forest area share total in South Korea peaked at -0.06 in 2021 and was at its lowest, -0.1578, in 2015.
That places South Korea 160th out of 228 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Change forest area share total in South Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -0.1146 | — |
| 1992 | -0.1147 | +0.1% |
| 1993 | -0.1149 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | -0.115 | +0.1% |
| 1995 | -0.1151 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | -0.1153 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | -0.1154 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | -0.1155 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | -0.1157 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | -0.1158 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | -0.1376 | +18.8% |
| 2002 | -0.1378 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | -0.138 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | -0.1382 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | -0.1384 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | -0.1386 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | -0.1388 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | -0.139 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | -0.1392 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | -0.1393 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | -0.1568 | +12.5% |
| 2012 | -0.1571 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | -0.1573 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | -0.1576 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | -0.1578 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | -0.1232 | -21.9% |
| 2017 | -0.1234 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | -0.1235 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | -0.1237 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | -0.1238 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | -0.06 | -51.6% |
| 2022 | -0.06 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | -0.06 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | -0.0601 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | -0.0601 | +0.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change forest area share total in South Korea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +51.6% | -0.1238 | -0.06 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.1151 | -0.1157 | -0.1146 | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.1361 | -0.1392 | -0.1158 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.142 | -0.1578 | -0.1232 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.0707 | -0.1238 | -0.06 | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
- 157 Guyana -0.0415 compare
- 158 French Guiana -0.0524 compare
- 159 Bangladesh -0.0527 compare
- 161 Panama -0.0653 compare
- 162 Dominica -0.0767 compare
- 163 East Timor -0.0804 compare
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 change forest area share total in South Korea?
- Change forest area share total in South Korea was -0.0601 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change forest area share total recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was -0.06 in 2021.
- What is the lowest change forest area share total recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.1578 in 2015.
- How does South Korea rank for change forest area share total?
- South Korea ranks 160th out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change forest area share total rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.9%. 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 Change forest area share total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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