Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest in Korea
Korea: Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest was 40,045 Square kilometres in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest in Korea, 1990–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Korea stood at 40,045 Square kilometres. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Korea peaked at 46,418 Square kilometres in 1990 and was at its lowest, 40,045 Square kilometres, in 2023.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest in Korea, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 46,418 Square kilometres | — |
| 1991 | 46,180 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 45,942 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 45,704 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 45,466 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 45,227 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 44,989 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 44,751 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 44,513 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 44,275 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 44,037 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 43,785 Square kilometres | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 43,532 Square kilometres | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 43,280 Square kilometres | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 43,028 Square kilometres | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 42,776 Square kilometres | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 42,524 Square kilometres | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 42,272 Square kilometres | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 42,020 Square kilometres | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 41,768 Square kilometres | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 41,516 Square kilometres | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 41,324 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 41,132 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 40,940 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 40,748 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 40,557 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 40,473 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 40,429 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 40,365 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 40,301 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 40,237 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 40,173 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 40,109 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 40,045 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45,347 Square kilometres | 44,275 Square kilometres | 46,418 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 42,902 Square kilometres | 41,768 Square kilometres | 44,037 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 40,778 Square kilometres | 40,301 Square kilometres | 41,516 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 40,141 Square kilometres | 40,045 Square kilometres | 40,237 Square kilometres | 4 |
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- 1 OECD 9.77 million Square kilometres compare
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More environment data for Korea
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.6 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.6 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.248 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.83 Percentage change (2024)
- Land use hidden — Land area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 560 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Cropland 15,120 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Total area 100,450 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Land area 97,600 Square kilometres (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Korea?
- Land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Korea was 40,045 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 46,418 Square kilometres in 1990.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 40,045 Square kilometres in 2023.
- How does Korea rank for land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest?
- Korea ranks 3rd out of 12 groups with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 — Naturally regenerating forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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