Forest land — Area in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Forest land — Area was 6,279 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest land — Area in Republic of Korea, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — area in Republic of Korea is 6,279 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in Republic of Korea peaked at 6,551 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 6,279 1000 ha, in 2025.
That places Republic of Korea 71st out of 231 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,517 1000 ha | 6,484 1000 ha | 6,551 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,436 1000 ha | 6,396 1000 ha | 6,476 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,344 1000 ha | 6,306 1000 ha | 6,387 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,289 1000 ha | 6,279 1000 ha | 6,298 1000 ha | 6 |
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More environment data for Republic of Korea
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 3.59 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 1,302 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 83.41 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 203 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 13 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 56 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 286 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 47 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 707.4 1000 ha (2024)
- Country area — Area 10,046 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — area in Republic of Korea?
- Forest land — area in Republic of Korea was 6,279 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 6,551 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,279 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for forest land — area?
- Republic of Korea ranks 71st out of 231 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — area rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Republic of Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.