Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in South Korea
South Korea: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted was 2.26 million hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in South Korea, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in South Korea is 2.26 million hectares, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in South Korea peaked at 2.28 million hectares in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.91 million hectares, in 1990.
South Korea ranks 28th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.98 million hectares | 1.91 million hectares | 2.06 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.15 million hectares | 2.07 million hectares | 2.22 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.26 million hectares | 2.23 million hectares | 2.28 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.26 million hectares | 2.26 million hectares | 2.27 million hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
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 forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in South Korea?
- Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in South Korea was 2.26 million hectares 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 forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 2.28 million hectares in 2015.
- What is the lowest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.91 million hectares in 1990.
- How does South Korea rank for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- South Korea ranks 28th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. 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 Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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