Land use hidden — Forest in Korea

Korea: Land use hidden — Forest was 62,570 Square kilometres in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
62,570 Square kilometres
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
3rd
of 13 groups
All-time high
65,510 Square kilometres
in 1990
All-time low
62,570 Square kilometres
in 2023
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Land use hidden — Forest in Korea, 1990–2023

020.0k40.0k60.0k1990200620231990: 65.5k Square kilometres1991: 65.4k Square kilometres1992: 65.4k Square kilometres1993: 65.3k Square kilometres1994: 65.2k Square kilometres1995: 65.1k Square kilometres1996: 65.1k Square kilometres1997: 65.0k Square kilometres1998: 64.9k Square kilometres1999: 64.8k Square kilometres2000: 64.8k Square kilometres2001: 64.7k Square kilometres2002: 64.6k Square kilometres2003: 64.5k Square kilometres2004: 64.4k Square kilometres2005: 64.3k Square kilometres2006: 64.2k Square kilometres2007: 64.1k Square kilometres2008: 64.0k Square kilometres2009: 64.0k Square kilometres2010: 63.9k Square kilometres2011: 63.8k Square kilometres2012: 63.7k Square kilometres2013: 63.6k Square kilometres2014: 63.5k Square kilometres2015: 63.4k Square kilometres2016: 63.2k Square kilometres2017: 63.2k Square kilometres2018: 63.1k Square kilometres2019: 63.0k Square kilometres2020: 62.9k Square kilometres2021: 62.8k Square kilometres2022: 62.7k Square kilometres2023: 62.6k Square kilometres

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.

Analysis

Korea recorded 62,570 Square kilometres for land use hidden — forest in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land use hidden — forest in Korea peaked at 65,510 Square kilometres in 1990 and was at its lowest, 62,570 Square kilometres, in 2023.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 65,172 Square kilometres 64,835 Square kilometres 65,510 Square kilometres 10
2000s 64,360 Square kilometres 63,959 Square kilometres 64,760 Square kilometres 10
2010s 63,418 Square kilometres 62,970 Square kilometres 63,870 Square kilometres 10
2020s 62,720 Square kilometres 62,570 Square kilometres 62,870 Square kilometres 4

Countries ranked near Korea

  1. 1 OECD 11.64 million Square kilometres compare
  2. 2 Russia 8.15 million Square kilometres compare
  3. 3 Brazil 4.93 million Square kilometres compare
  4. 4 Canada 3.47 million Square kilometres compare
  5. 5 United States 3.10 million Square kilometres compare
  6. 6 China (People’s Republic of) 2.26 million Square kilometres compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is land use hidden — forest in Korea?
Land use hidden — forest in Korea was 62,570 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest land use hidden — forest recorded in Korea?
The highest recorded value was 65,510 Square kilometres in 1990.
What is the lowest land use hidden — forest recorded in Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 62,570 Square kilometres in 2023.
How does Korea rank for land use hidden — forest?
Korea ranks 3rd out of 13 groups with data for 2023.
Is land use hidden — forest rising or falling in Korea?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Korea data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Land use hidden — Forest
Unit
Square kilometres
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
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Coverage
227 places, 7,590 data points, 1990–2023
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Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata