Kenya vs South Korea: Tree cover loss

Kenya
14,057 hectares
in 2024
South Korea
15,595 hectares
in 2024
Kenya rank
76th
South Korea rank
75th

Tree cover loss over time

  • Kenya
  • South Korea
5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k200120122024

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 15,595 hectares against 14,057 hectares in Kenya, a difference of 1,538 hectares.

That makes South Korea's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 76th and South Korea ranks 75th of 197 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Tree cover loss
Unit
hectares
Source
Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
197 places, 4,728 data points, 2001–2024
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Tree cover loss driven by all causes.