Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass was 611.21 million t in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Republic of Korea, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million t.
Analysis
Republic of Korea recorded 611.21 million t for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Republic of Korea peaked at 611.21 million t in 2025 and was at its lowest, 134.76 million t, in 1990.
That places Republic of Korea 52nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | million t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 134.76 million t | — |
| 1991 | 146.32 million t | +8.6% |
| 1992 | 157.88 million t | +7.9% |
| 1993 | 169.44 million t | +7.3% |
| 1994 | 181 million t | +6.8% |
| 1995 | 192.57 million t | +6.4% |
| 1996 | 204.13 million t | +6.0% |
| 1997 | 215.69 million t | +5.7% |
| 1998 | 227.25 million t | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 238.81 million t | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 250.37 million t | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 266.77 million t | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 283.16 million t | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 299.56 million t | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 315.95 million t | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 332.35 million t | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 348.74 million t | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 365.14 million t | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 381.53 million t | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 397.93 million t | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 414.32 million t | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 428.08 million t | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 441.85 million t | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 455.61 million t | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 469.38 million t | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 483.14 million t | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 496.25 million t | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 509.36 million t | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 522.46 million t | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 535.57 million t | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 548.68 million t | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 561.19 million t | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 573.69 million t | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 586.2 million t | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 598.7 million t | +2.1% |
| 2025 | 611.21 million t | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 186.78 million t | 134.76 million t | 238.81 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 324.15 million t | 250.37 million t | 397.93 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 475.6 million t | 414.32 million t | 535.57 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 579.95 million t | 548.68 million t | 611.21 million t | 6 |
Countries ranked near Republic of Korea
More climate change data for Republic of Korea
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 283.96 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 11,141 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,385 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 7,755 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 12.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 276.98 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 6,125 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,874 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,251 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 7.07 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Republic of Korea?
- Forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Republic of Korea was 611.21 million t in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 611.21 million t in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 134.76 million t in 1990.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
- Republic of Korea ranks 52nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Republic of Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.