Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Republic of Korea

Republic of Korea: Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land was 64.01 % in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
64.01 %
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
175th
of 206 countries
All-time high
70.86 %
in 1990
All-time low
64 %
in 2016
Years of data
36
1990–2025

Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Republic of Korea, 1990–2025

0204060801990200720251990: 70.9 %1991: 70.6 %1992: 70.3 %1993: 70 %1994: 69.7 %1995: 69.4 %1996: 69.2 %1997: 68.9 %1998: 68.6 %1999: 68.3 %2000: 68 %2001: 67.7 %2002: 67.4 %2003: 67.1 %2004: 66.8 %2005: 66.5 %2006: 66.2 %2007: 65.9 %2008: 65.6 %2009: 65.3 %2010: 65 %2011: 64.8 %2012: 64.6 %2013: 64.4 %2014: 64.2 %2015: 64 %2016: 64 %2017: 64 %2018: 64 %2019: 64 %2020: 64 %2021: 64 %2022: 64 %2023: 64 %2024: 64 %2025: 64 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Republic of Korea is 64.01 %, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Republic of Korea peaked at 70.86 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 64 %, in 2016.

Republic of Korea ranks 175th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.

Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Republic of Korea, year by year

Annual values for Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Republic of Korea, 1990 to 2025.
Year % Change
1990 70.86 %
1991 70.58 % -0.4%
1992 70.29 % -0.4%
1993 70.01 % -0.4%
1994 69.73 % -0.4%
1995 69.44 % -0.4%
1996 69.15 % -0.4%
1997 68.87 % -0.4%
1998 68.58 % -0.4%
1999 68.29 % -0.4%
2000 68 % -0.4%
2001 67.71 % -0.4%
2002 67.41 % -0.4%
2003 67.11 % -0.4%
2004 66.82 % -0.4%
2005 66.52 % -0.4%
2006 66.22 % -0.5%
2007 65.92 % -0.5%
2008 65.61 % -0.5%
2009 65.31 % -0.5%
2010 65.01 % -0.5%
2011 64.81 % -0.3%
2012 64.61 % -0.3%
2013 64.41 % -0.3%
2014 64.21 % -0.3%
2015 64.01 % -0.3%
2016 64 % -0.0%
2017 64 % +0.0%
2018 64 % +0.0%
2019 64 % +0.0%
2020 64 % +0.0%
2021 64 % +0.0%
2022 64 % +0.0%
2023 64.01 % +0.0%
2024 64.01 % +0.0%
2025 64.01 % +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 69.58 % 68.29 % 70.86 % 10
2000s 66.66 % 65.31 % 68 % 10
2010s 64.31 % 64 % 65.01 % 10
2020s 64.01 % 64 % 64.01 % 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Republic of Korea?
Naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Republic of Korea was 64.01 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Republic of Korea?
The highest recorded value was 70.86 % in 1990.
What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Republic of Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 64 % in 2016.
How does Republic of Korea rank for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land?
Republic of Korea ranks 175th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
Is naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
258 places, 8,989 data points, 1990–2025
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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.