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 78th out of 249 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Forest land — Area in Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6,551 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 6,544 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 6,536 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 6,528 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 6,521 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 6,514 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 6,506 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 6,498 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 6,491 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 6,484 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 6,476 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 6,467 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 6,458 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 6,449 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 6,440 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 6,432 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 6,423 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 6,414 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 6,405 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 6,396 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 6,387 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 6,377 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 6,367 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 6,357 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 6,347 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 6,337 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 6,329 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 6,321 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 6,314 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 6,306 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 6,298 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 6,294 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 6,290 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 6,287 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 6,283 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 6,279 1000 ha | -0.1% |
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 |
Countries ranked near Republic of Korea
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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -7.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value 0.1507 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value US$ -4.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value, annual growth rate -14.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value, gaps filled 757,186 1000 USD (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value, annual growth rate 8.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 388,928 t (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 78th out of 249 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.