Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable), annual growth rate in South Korea
South Korea: Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable), annual growth rate was -0.1596 % change on previous year in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable), annual growth rate in South Korea, 1993–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2023, forest area, 1000 hectares (not applicable), annual growth rate in South Korea stood at -0.1596 % change on previous year.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area, 1000 hectares (not applicable), annual growth rate in South Korea peaked at -0.1147 % change on previous year in 1993 and was at its lowest, -0.1894 % change on previous year, in 2016.
That places South Korea 157th out of 223 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable), annual growth rate in South Korea, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | -0.1147 % change on previous year | — |
| 1994 | -0.1149 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1995 | -0.115 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1996 | -0.1151 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1997 | -0.1153 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1998 | -0.1154 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1999 | -0.1155 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 2000 | -0.1157 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 2001 | -0.1374 % change on previous year | +18.8% |
| 2002 | -0.1376 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 2003 | -0.1378 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 2004 | -0.138 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 2005 | -0.1382 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 2006 | -0.1384 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 2007 | -0.1386 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 2008 | -0.1388 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 2009 | -0.139 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 2010 | -0.1392 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 2011 | -0.1566 % change on previous year | +12.5% |
| 2012 | -0.1568 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2013 | -0.1571 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2014 | -0.1573 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2015 | -0.1576 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2016 | -0.1894 % change on previous year | +20.2% |
| 2017 | -0.1265 % change on previous year | -33.2% |
| 2018 | -0.1583 % change on previous year | +25.2% |
| 2019 | -0.1586 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2020 | -0.1588 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2021 | -0.1591 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2022 | -0.1593 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2023 | -0.1596 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable), annual growth rate in South Korea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +33.2% | -0.1894 % change on previous year | -0.1265 % change on previous year |
| 2018 | -25.2% | -0.1265 % change on previous year | -0.1583 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.1151 % change on previous year | -0.1155 % change on previous year | -0.1147 % change on previous year | 7 |
| 2000s | -0.1359 % change on previous year | -0.139 % change on previous year | -0.1157 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.1557 % change on previous year | -0.1894 % change on previous year | -0.1265 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.1592 % change on previous year | -0.1596 % change on previous year | -0.1588 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
- 154 Central African Republic -0.1349 % change on previous year compare
- 155 Sri Lanka -0.15 % change on previous year compare
- 156 East Timor -0.1525 % change on previous year compare
- 158 Slovenia -0.1645 % change on previous year compare
- 159 American Samoa -0.1757 % change on previous year compare
- 160 Thailand -0.1818 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for South Korea
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.2% (2100)
- Population, total, annual growth rate -0.1285 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate -0.1214 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.8117 units per person (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies, annual growth rate -78.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population 41.95 million (2025)
- Urban population growth -0.1% (2025)
- Population, total 51.68 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area, 1000 hectares (not applicable), annual growth rate in South Korea?
- Forest area, 1000 hectares (not applicable), annual growth rate in South Korea was -0.1596 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest area, 1000 hectares (not applicable), annual growth rate recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was -0.1147 % change on previous year in 1993.
- What is the lowest forest area, 1000 hectares (not applicable), annual growth rate recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.1894 % change on previous year in 2016.
- How does South Korea rank for forest area, 1000 hectares (not applicable), annual growth rate?
- South Korea ranks 157th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area, 1000 hectares (not applicable), annual growth rate rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Forest area, 1000 Hectares International Monetary Fund
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.