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Japan vs South Korea: Share of land defined as natural habitat

Japan
83.73
in 2010
South Korea
83.66
in 2010
Japan rank
20th
South Korea rank
21st

Share of land defined as natural habitat over time

  • Japan
  • South Korea
020406080100178018952010

How they compare

Japan currently reports 83.73 against 83.66 in South Korea, a difference of 0.0675.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was South Korea ahead.

Japan ranks 20th and South Korea ranks 21st of 168 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of land defined as natural habitat
Source
Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
168 places, 4,032 data points, 1780–2010
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Natural ecosystems include forest, grassland, savanna, and shrublands, and other classes such as peatlands and marshes. It is total land minus land that is used by humans for agriculture – either croplands or pasture – or for infrastructure and urban environments.