Forest land — Share in Land area in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Forest land — Share in Land area was 64.37 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Share in Land area in Republic of Korea, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Republic of Korea recorded 64.37 % for forest land — share in land area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Republic of Korea peaked at 67.91 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 64.37 %, in 2024.
Republic of Korea ranks 25th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Forest land — Share in Land area in Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 67.91 % | — |
| 1991 | 67.84 % | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 67.76 % | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 67.68 % | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 67.6 % | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 67.53 % | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 67.45 % | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 67.37 % | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 67.29 % | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 67.21 % | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 67.14 % | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 66.85 % | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 66.72 % | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 66.63 % | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 66.52 % | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 66.41 % | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 66.29 % | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 66.18 % | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 66.04 % | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 65.9 % | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 65.71 % | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 65.61 % | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 65.43 % | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 65.25 % | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 65.14 % | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 65.03 % | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 64.92 % | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 64.83 % | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 64.74 % | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 64.61 % | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 64.53 % | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 64.49 % | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 64.45 % | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 64.41 % | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 64.37 % | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.56 % | 67.21 % | 67.91 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.47 % | 65.9 % | 67.14 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.13 % | 64.61 % | 65.71 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.45 % | 64.37 % | 64.53 % | 5 |
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More environment data for Republic of Korea
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.9 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.504 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Area 1,505 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 286 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 707.4 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 47 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 9,980 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Arable land — Area 1,302 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.03 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — share in land area in Republic of Korea?
- Forest land — share in land area in Republic of Korea was 64.37 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 67.91 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.37 % in 2024.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for forest land — share in land area?
- Republic of Korea ranks 25th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in land area rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 — Share in 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.