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
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Republic of Korea, 1990–2025
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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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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.