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Forest area — South Korea

Forest area in South Korea in 2023 — 62,570 km². Ranked 67 in the world out of 213. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 4.5%.

2023 62,570 km² −0.16% vs 2022
World rank 67of 213
Period maximum 65,510 km²1990
Period minimum 62,570 km²2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · km²

Forest area — South Korea, 1990–202362,00063,00064,00065,00066,0001990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 65,510 km²1991: 65,435 km²1992: 65,360 km²1993: 65,285 km²1994: 65,210 km²1995: 65,135 km²1996: 65,060 km²1997: 64,985 km²1998: 64,910 km²1999: 64,835 km²2000: 64,760 km²2001: 64,671 km²2002: 64,582 km²2003: 64,493 km²2004: 64,404 km²2005: 64,315 km²2006: 64,226 km²2007: 64,137 km²2008: 64,048 km²2009: 63,959 km²2010: 63,870 km²2011: 63,770 km²2012: 63,670 km²2013: 63,570 km²2014: 63,470 km²2015: 63,370 km²2016: 63,250 km²2017: 63,170 km²2018: 63,070 km²2019: 62,970 km²2020: 62,870 km²2021: 62,770 km²2022: 62,670 km²2023: 62,570 km²
Change over the period: −2,940 (−4.49%) Average annual rate: -0.14 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South Korea

South Korea 62,570 km²
World 40.35M km²
East Asia & Pacific 6.66M km²
Eastern Asia computed 2.77M km²
High-income countries computed 18.67M km²
Forest area — South Korea, by year South Korea All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 62,570 −100 −0.16%
2022 62,670 −100 −0.16%
2021 62,770 −100 −0.16%
2020 62,870 −100 −0.16%
2019 62,970 −100 −0.16%
2018 63,070 −100 −0.16%
2017 63,170 −80 −0.13%
2016 63,250 −120 −0.19%
2015 63,370 −100 −0.16%
2014 63,470 −100 −0.16%
2013 63,570 −100 −0.16%
2012 63,670 −100 −0.16%
2011 63,770 −100 −0.16%
2010 63,870 −89 −0.14%
2009 63,959 −89 −0.14%
2008 64,048 −89 −0.14%
2007 64,137 −89 −0.14%
2006 64,226 −89 −0.14%
2005 64,315 −89 −0.14%
2004 64,404 −89 −0.14%
2003 64,493 −89 −0.14%
2002 64,582 −89 −0.14%
2001 64,671 −89 −0.14%
2000 64,760 −75 −0.12%
1999 64,835 −75 −0.12%
1998 64,910 −75 −0.12%
1997 64,985 −75 −0.12%
1996 65,060 −75 −0.12%
1995 65,135 −75 −0.12%
1994 65,210 −75 −0.11%
1993 65,285 −75 −0.11%
1992 65,360 −75 −0.11%
1991 65,435 −75 −0.11%
1990 65,510 — —

Eastern Asia, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

CN China 2.26M JP Japan 249,350 MN Mongolia 141,695 KR South Korea 62,570 KP North Korea 59,664
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About the indicator

Land under natural and planted forest in square kilometers, as defined by the FAO. It shows where the world's forest resources are concentrated in absolute terms: a handful of countries hold more than half of the planet's forest, while the ranking by forest cover is led by entirely different countries.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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