Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre in South Korea
South Korea: Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre was 0.0163 hectares per square kilometre in 2023. ▬ Flat
Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre in South Korea, 2001–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre in South Korea is 0.0163 hectares per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 6.8% on the previous year and up 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre in South Korea peaked at 0.037 hectares per square kilometre in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0083 hectares per square kilometre, in 2003.
That places South Korea 13th out of 176 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre in South Korea, year by year
| Year | hectares per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.0103 hectares per square kilometre | — |
| 2002 | 0.009 hectares per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0083 hectares per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2004 | 0.023 hectares per square kilometre | +178.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0193 hectares per square kilometre | -16.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0245 hectares per square kilometre | +26.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0214 hectares per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 2008 | 0.037 hectares per square kilometre | +73.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0346 hectares per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0295 hectares per square kilometre | -14.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0238 hectares per square kilometre | -19.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0306 hectares per square kilometre | +28.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0134 hectares per square kilometre | -56.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0186 hectares per square kilometre | +38.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0202 hectares per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0261 hectares per square kilometre | +29.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0228 hectares per square kilometre | -12.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0201 hectares per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0162 hectares per square kilometre | -19.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0159 hectares per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0142 hectares per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0152 hectares per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0163 hectares per square kilometre | +6.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +178.5% | 0.0083 hectares per square kilometre | 0.023 hectares per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0208 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0083 hectares per square kilometre | 0.037 hectares per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0221 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0134 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0306 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0154 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0142 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0163 hectares per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
- 10 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0202 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 11 Palau 0.0184 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 12 Saint Lucia 0.0174 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 14 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0161 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 15 Malaysia 0.0148 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 16 Ghana 0.0135 hectares per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for South Korea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9638 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9281 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2074 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 4.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.13 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre in South Korea?
- Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre in South Korea was 0.0163 hectares per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.037 hectares per square kilometre in 2008.
- What is the lowest tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0083 hectares per square kilometre in 2003.
- How does South Korea rank for tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre?
- South Korea ranks 13th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Tree cover loss by dominant driver divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Tree cover loss by dominant driver ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Tree cover loss by dominant driver Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Tree cover loss by dominant driver divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.