South Korea: Forest area, percent

South Korea: Forest area, percent of total land area

: For that indicator, FAO provides data for South Korea from 1990 to 2016. The average value for South Korea during that period was 64.8 percent with a minumum of 63.4 percent in 2016 and a maximum of 66 percent in 1990. 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.