Planted Forest — Area in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Planted Forest — Area was 2,260 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Planted Forest — Area in Republic of Korea, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Republic of Korea recorded 2,260 1000 ha for planted forest — area in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — area in Republic of Korea peaked at 2,281 1000 ha in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1,909 1000 ha, in 1990.
Republic of Korea ranks 29th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,982 1000 ha | 1,909 1000 ha | 2,056 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,145 1000 ha | 2,072 1000 ha | 2,219 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,264 1000 ha | 2,235 1000 ha | 2,281 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,264 1000 ha | 2,260 1000 ha | 2,267 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Republic of Korea
More environment data for Republic of Korea
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 3.59 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 1,302 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 83.41 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 203 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 13 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 56 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 286 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 47 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 707.4 1000 ha (2024)
- Country area — Area 10,046 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is planted forest — area in Republic of Korea?
- Planted forest — area in Republic of Korea was 2,260 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — area recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 2,281 1000 ha in 2015.
- What is the lowest planted forest — area recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,909 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for planted forest — area?
- Republic of Korea ranks 29th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — area rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Planted Forest — 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.