Forest area in South Korea
Forests covered 64.4% of the land area of South Korea in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1990.
South Korea, 2024
64.4%
Change from 2023
0percentage points
World, 2023
31.1%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
34.3%
Position in 2024
23rd of 209
Forest area in South Korea over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of land area. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | South Korea | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 64.4% | – |
| 2023 | 64.4% | 31.1% |
| 2022 | 64.5% | 31.1% |
| 2021 | 64.5% | 31.2% |
| 2020 | 64.5% | 31.2% |
| 2019 | 64.6% | 31.2% |
| 2018 | 64.7% | 31.3% |
| 2017 | 64.8% | 31.3% |
| 2016 | 64.9% | 31.3% |
| 2015 | 65.0% | 31.4% |
| 2014 | 65.1% | 31.4% |
| 2013 | 65.2% | 31.4% |
| 2012 | 65.4% | 31.5% |
| 2011 | 65.6% | 31.9% |
| 2010 | 65.7% | 31.9% |
| 2009 | 65.9% | 32.0% |
| 2008 | 66.0% | 32.0% |
| 2007 | 66.2% | 32.1% |
| 2006 | 66.3% | 32.1% |
| 2005 | 66.4% | 32.1% |
| 2004 | 66.5% | 32.2% |
| 2003 | 66.6% | 32.3% |
| 2002 | 66.7% | 32.3% |
| 2001 | 66.9% | 32.3% |
| 2000 | 67.1% | 32.4% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 64.4% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 65.1%, the figure has changed by −0.8 percentage points.
- Among the 209 countries with data for 2024, South Korea has the 23rd highest value.