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
In 2025, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Republic of Korea stood at 64.3%. 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.
Republic of Korea ranks 31st of 253 countries on this measure, 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
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.504 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.9 °C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood — Export quantity, annual growth rate 194.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export value, annual growth rate 172.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other industrial roundwood — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other industrial roundwood, non-coniferous (production) — Production 0 % change on previous year (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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