China vs South Korea: Forest area
Forest area in 2024: 24% in China and 64.4% in South Korea, by FAO estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in South Korea, by 40.4 percentage points, or 2.68 times that in China.
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Watch it change on the mapLatest figures
% of land · FAO
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | 24 2024 | 22.2 | 121 of 209 |
| South Korea | 64.4 2024 | 65.1 | 23 of 209 |
| World | 31.1 2023 | 31.4 |
What the numbers say
- South Korea has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2024, China ranked 121 and South Korea ranked 23 of 209 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of land · FAO
| Year | China | South Korea | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 24 | 64.4 | – |
| 2023 | 23.9 | 64.4 | 31.1 |
| 2022 | 23.7 | 64.5 | 31.1 |
| 2021 | 23.5 | 64.5 | 31.2 |
| 2020 | 23.3 | 64.5 | 31.2 |
| 2019 | 23.2 | 64.6 | 31.2 |
| 2018 | 23 | 64.7 | 31.3 |
| 2017 | 22.8 | 64.8 | 31.3 |
| 2016 | 22.6 | 64.9 | 31.3 |
| 2015 | 22.4 | 65 | 31.4 |
| 2014 | 22.2 | 65.1 | 31.4 |
| 2013 | 22 | 65.3 | 31.4 |
| 2012 | 21.8 | 65.4 | 31.5 |
| 2011 | 21.6 | 65.6 | 31.9 |
| 2010 | 21.4 | 65.7 | 32 |
| 2009 | 21.1 | 65.9 | 32 |
| 2008 | 20.9 | 66 | 32 |
| 2007 | 20.6 | 66.2 | 32.1 |
| 2006 | 20.4 | 66.3 | 32.1 |
| 2005 | 20.1 | 66.4 | 32.1 |
| 2004 | 19.9 | 66.5 | 32.2 |
| 2003 | 19.6 | 66.6 | 32.3 |
| 2002 | 19.4 | 66.7 | 32.3 |
| 2001 | 19.1 | 66.9 | 32.3 |
| 2000 | 18.9 | 67.1 | 32.4 |
| 1999 | 18.6 | 67.2 | 32.5 |
| 1998 | 18.4 | 67.3 | 32.5 |
| 1997 | 18.2 | 67.4 | 32.6 |
| 1996 | 18 | 67.5 | 32.7 |
| 1995 | 17.8 | 67.5 | 32.7 |
| 1994 | 17.6 | 67.6 | 32.8 |
| 1993 | 17.4 | 67.7 | 32.8 |
| 1992 | 17.2 | 67.8 | 33 |
| 1991 | 17 | 67.8 | – |
| 1990 | 16.7 | 67.9 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of land under trees at least 5 metres tall, natural or planted, leaving out orchards and city parks.
- Source: FAO, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 209 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time