Forest land area fell 0.123% to 61.8 '000 sq km in South Korea in 2015, according to Faostat.
Historically, forest land area in South Korea reached an all time high of 63.7 '000 sq km in 1990 and an all time low of 61.8 '000 sq km in 2015. When compared to South Korea's main peers, forest land area in China amounted to 2,083 '000 sq km, 50.3 '000 sq km in Dem. People's Republic of Korea, 250 '000 sq km in Japan and 148 '000 sq km in Vietnam in 2015.
South Korea has been ranked 67th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of forest land area, 1 place above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Forest Land Area | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Cambodia | '000 sq km | 102 | 101 | 99.7 | 98.4 | 97.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | '000 sq km | 2,041 | 2,006 | 2,022 | 2,037 | 2,052 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. People's Republic of Korea | '000 sq km | 57.9 | 56.7 | 55.4 | 54.1 | 52.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | '000 sq km | 683 | 698 | 700 | 701 | 703 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | '000 sq km | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | ||||||||||||||||
| Laos | '000 sq km | 158 | 178 | 180 | 182 | 184 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | '000 sq km | 8,090 | 8,151 | 8,151 | 8,151 | 8,150 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | '000 sq km | 62.3 | 62.2 | 62.1 | 62.1 | 62.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | '000 sq km | 190 | 162 | 163 | 163 | 163 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | '000 sq km | 3,036 | 3,087 | 3,090 | 3,093 | 3,095 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | '000 sq km | 137 | 141 | 143 | 144 | 145 |
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