Forest area as share of land area in Korea
Korea: Forest area as share of land area was 64.34 in 2025. βΌ Falling
Latest (2025)
64.34
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
25th
of 216 countries
All-time high
71
in 1948
All-time low
64.34
in 2025
Years of data
39
1948β2025
Forest area as share of land area in Korea, 1948β2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, forest area as share of land area in Korea stood at 64.34. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as share of land area in Korea peaked at 71 in 1948 and was at its lowest, 64.34, in 2025.
Korea ranks 25th of 216 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 71 | 71 | 71 | 1 |
| 1960s | 69.6 | 69.6 | 69.6 | 1 |
| 1980s | 67 | 67 | 67 | 1 |
| 1990s | 66.78 | 66.43 | 67.12 | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.94 | 65.53 | 66.35 | 10 |
| 2010s | 65 | 64.61 | 65.44 | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.43 | 64.34 | 64.53 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Korea
- 22 Taiwan Province of China 67 compare
- 23 British Virgin Islands 66.47 compare
- 24 Liberia 65.68 compare
- 26 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 64.18 compare
- 27 Congo, Republic of 63.99 compare
- 28 Fiji, Republic of 62.21 compare
More environment data for 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 share of land area in Korea?
- Forest area as share of land area in Korea was 64.34 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area as share of land area recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 71 in 1948.
- What is the lowest forest area as share of land area recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.34 in 2025.
- How does Korea rank for forest area as share of land area?
- Korea ranks 25th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as share of land area rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area as share of land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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