Sparsely natural vegetated areas — Area from CCI_LC in Republic of Korea

Republic of Korea: Sparsely natural vegetated areas — Area from CCI_LC was 39.33 1000 ha in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
39.33 1000 ha
Change on year
down 6.1%
World rank
77th
of 224 countries
All-time high
72.59 1000 ha
in 2009
All-time low
39.33 1000 ha
in 2022
Years of data
31
1992–2022

Sparsely natural vegetated areas — Area from CCI_LC in Republic of Korea, 1992–2022

0204060801992200720221992: 70.3 1000 ha1993: 69.9 1000 ha1994: 69.5 1000 ha1995: 68.1 1000 ha1996: 69.5 1000 ha1997: 69.5 1000 ha1998: 69.3 1000 ha1999: 69.9 1000 ha2000: 70.3 1000 ha2001: 71.4 1000 ha2002: 71.2 1000 ha2003: 69.7 1000 ha2004: 69.2 1000 ha2005: 69.1 1000 ha2006: 68.9 1000 ha2007: 69 1000 ha2008: 70.1 1000 ha2009: 72.6 1000 ha2010: 70 1000 ha2011: 70.6 1000 ha2012: 67.8 1000 ha2013: 59.5 1000 ha2014: 53 1000 ha2015: 51.2 1000 ha2016: 51.9 1000 ha2017: 50.1 1000 ha2018: 46.8 1000 ha2019: 43.8 1000 ha2020: 43.6 1000 ha2021: 41.9 1000 ha2022: 39.3 1000 ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

In 2022, sparsely natural vegetated areas — area from cci_lc in Republic of Korea stood at 39.33 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.

The figure is down 6.1% on the previous year and down 42.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sparsely natural vegetated areas — area from cci_lc in Republic of Korea peaked at 72.59 1000 ha in 2009 and was at its lowest, 39.33 1000 ha, in 2022.

That places Republic of Korea 77th out of 224 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.

Sparsely natural vegetated areas — Area from CCI_LC in Republic of Korea, year by year

Annual values for Sparsely natural vegetated areas — Area from CCI_LC in Republic of Korea, 1992 to 2022.
Year 1000 ha Change
1992 70.31 1000 ha
1993 69.93 1000 ha -0.5%
1994 69.46 1000 ha -0.7%
1995 68.06 1000 ha -2.0%
1996 69.51 1000 ha +2.1%
1997 69.52 1000 ha +0.0%
1998 69.27 1000 ha -0.4%
1999 69.89 1000 ha +0.9%
2000 70.26 1000 ha +0.5%
2001 71.39 1000 ha +1.6%
2002 71.17 1000 ha -0.3%
2003 69.65 1000 ha -2.1%
2004 69.16 1000 ha -0.7%
2005 69.08 1000 ha -0.1%
2006 68.94 1000 ha -0.2%
2007 69.02 1000 ha +0.1%
2008 70.1 1000 ha +1.6%
2009 72.59 1000 ha +3.6%
2010 69.98 1000 ha -3.6%
2011 70.61 1000 ha +0.9%
2012 67.76 1000 ha -4.0%
2013 59.46 1000 ha -12.2%
2014 53.03 1000 ha -10.8%
2015 51.18 1000 ha -3.5%
2016 51.91 1000 ha +1.4%
2017 50.06 1000 ha -3.6%
2018 46.8 1000 ha -6.5%
2019 43.84 1000 ha -6.3%
2020 43.64 1000 ha -0.5%
2021 41.88 1000 ha -4.0%
2022 39.33 1000 ha -6.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 69.49 1000 ha 68.06 1000 ha 70.31 1000 ha 8
2000s 70.14 1000 ha 68.94 1000 ha 72.59 1000 ha 10
2010s 56.46 1000 ha 43.84 1000 ha 70.61 1000 ha 10
2020s 41.62 1000 ha 39.33 1000 ha 43.64 1000 ha 3

Countries ranked near Republic of Korea

  1. 74 Georgia 48.58 1000 ha compare
  2. 75 Mozambique 45.4 1000 ha compare
  3. 76 Armenia 42.04 1000 ha compare
  4. 78 Senegal 37.36 1000 ha compare
  5. 79 Ukraine 36.51 1000 ha compare
  6. 80 Ecuador 36.11 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 270 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sparsely natural vegetated areas — area from cci_lc in Republic of Korea?
Sparsely natural vegetated areas — area from cci_lc in Republic of Korea was 39.33 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sparsely natural vegetated areas — area from cci_lc recorded in Republic of Korea?
The highest recorded value was 72.59 1000 ha in 2009.
What is the lowest sparsely natural vegetated areas — area from cci_lc recorded in Republic of Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 39.33 1000 ha in 2022.
How does Republic of Korea rank for sparsely natural vegetated areas — area from cci_lc?
Republic of Korea ranks 77th out of 224 countries with data for 2022.
Is sparsely natural vegetated areas — area from cci_lc rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
Over the last ten years it is down 42.0%. 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 Sparsely natural vegetated areas — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Sparsely natural vegetated areas — Area from CCI_LC
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
270 places, 8,231 data points, 1992–2022
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The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.