Philippines vs South Korea: Forest area

Forest area in 2024: 24.8% in Philippines and 64.4% in South Korea, by FAO estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in South Korea, by 39.6 percentage points, or 2.59 times that in Philippines.

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% of land · FAO

PhilippinesSouth KoreaWorld

What the numbers say

South Korea has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
In 2024, Philippines ranked 118 and South Korea ranked 23 of 209 countries, counting from the highest.

Every year

% of land · FAO

Year	Philippines	South Korea	World
2024	24.8	64.4	–
2023	24.7	64.4	31.1
2022	24.5	64.5	31.1
2021	24.4	64.5	31.2
2020	24.2	64.5	31.2
2019	24.1	64.6	31.2
2018	24	64.7	31.3
2017	23.8	64.8	31.3
2016	23.7	64.9	31.3
2015	23.5	65	31.4
2014	23.4	65.1	31.4
2013	23.3	65.3	31.4
2012	23.2	65.4	31.5
2011	23.1	65.6	31.9
2010	22.9	65.7	32
2009	23.1	65.9	32
2008	23.3	66	32
2007	23.4	66.2	32.1
2006	23.6	66.3	32.1
2005	23.7	66.4	32.1
2004	23.9	66.5	32.2
2003	24	66.6	32.3
2002	24.2	66.7	32.3
2001	24.4	66.9	32.3
2000	24.5	67.1	32.4
1999	24.7	67.2	32.5
1998	24.8	67.3	32.5
1997	25	67.4	32.6
1996	25.1	67.5	32.7
1995	25.3	67.5	32.7
1994	25.5	67.6	32.8
1993	25.6	67.7	32.8
1992	25.8	67.8	33
1991	25.9	67.8	–
1990	26.1	67.9	–

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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.

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