Share of global annual deforestation in South Korea
South Korea: Share of global annual deforestation was 0.0% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Share of global annual deforestation in South Korea, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global annual deforestation in South Korea is 0.0%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 55.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global annual deforestation in South Korea peaked at 0.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2020.
South Korea ranks 54th of 112 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More environment data for South Korea
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 668.25 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 12.91 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 21.02 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.3304 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 3.86 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.1549 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 44.74 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.2523 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.2291 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 18.6 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global annual deforestation in South Korea?
- Share of global annual deforestation in South Korea was 0.0% in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global annual deforestation recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of global annual deforestation recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2020.
- How does South Korea rank for share of global annual deforestation?
- South Korea ranks 54th out of 112 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of global annual deforestation rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global annual deforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of global deforestation represents the proportion of a country's deforestation relative to the total global deforestation.