Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 64.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Republic of Korea, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area as a proportion of total land area in Republic of Korea is 64.3%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Republic of Korea peaked at 67.9% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 64.3%, in 2025.
That places Republic of Korea 31st out of 253 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 67.9% | — |
| 2000 | 67.1% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 65.7% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 65.0% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 64.5% | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 64.3% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.9% | 67.9% | 67.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 67.1% | 67.1% | 67.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 65.4% | 65.0% | 65.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 64.4% | 64.3% | 64.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Republic of Korea
- 28 British Virgin Islands 66.5% compare
- 29 Liberia 65.7% compare
- 30 Cook Islands 65.0% compare
- 31 Republic of Korea 64.3% compare
- 33 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 64.2% compare
- 34 Congo 64.0% compare
More environment data for Republic of Korea
- Heating Degree Days 4,260 (2024)
- Cooling Degree Days 1,564 (2024)
- Total fisheries production 3.56 million metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 1.27 million metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 2.28 million metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 1.25 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 1.64 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 2.83 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 13.14 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 2.68 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as a proportion of total land area in Republic of Korea?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Republic of Korea was 64.3% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 67.9% in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.3% in 2025.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Republic of Korea ranks 31st out of 253 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land area rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Republic of Korea data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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