Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita in South Korea
South Korea: Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita was -0.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita in South Korea, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in South Korea is -0.1%, 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, annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in South Korea peaked at -0.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -0.2%, in 2015.
That places South Korea 159th out of 227 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.1% | -0.1% | -0.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.1% | -0.1% | -0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.1% | -0.2% | -0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.1% | -0.1% | -0.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
- 156 Guyana -0.0% compare
- 157 French Guiana -0.1% compare
- 158 Bangladesh -0.1% compare
- 160 Panama -0.1% compare
- 161 Dominica -0.1% compare
- 162 East Timor -0.1% compare
More environment data for South Korea
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 668.25 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 12.91 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 21.02 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.3304 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 3.86 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.1549 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 44.74 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.2523 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.2291 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 18.6 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in South Korea?
- Annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in South Korea was -0.1% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was -0.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.2% in 2015.
- How does South Korea rank for annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita?
- South Korea ranks 159th out of 227 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.