South Korea: Forest area, percent

South Korea: Forest area, percent of total land area, 1990 - 2020:

For that indicator, we provide data for South Korea from 1990 to 2020. The average value for South Korea during that period was 66.3 percent with a minimum of 64.5 percent in 2020 and a maximum of 67.9 percent in 1990. The latest value from 2020 is 64.5 percent. For comparison, the world average in 2020 based on 193 countries is 32.2 percent. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

Definition: Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.