Deforestation statistics for South Korea

South Korea: Demographic data

Population (2022)	51,269,185
Annual population growth rate (2022)	0.10%
Population density (people/sq km)	527
Net migration	11,731
Fertility rate	1.1
Median age	44
Urban population share	82%

South Korea: Land cover and land use change data

Land area (sq km): 97,230

Tree cover (30%)
Tree cover extent in 2000 (ha): 5,367,979
Tree cover extent as % of land area: 55.2%

Tree cover loss from 2001-20 (ha): 271,146
Tree cover extent as % of 2000 tree cover: 5.1%

South Korea: Annual forest and tree cover data

South Korea: Tree cover loss by year

30% tree cover threshold; all figures in hectares

Year: Hectares
2001: 5,503
2002: 4,705
2003: 3,611
2004: 11,406
2005: 8,922
2006: 10,149
2007: 8,096
2008: 14,022
2009: 16,416
2010: 14,425
2011: 11,710
2012: 15,941
2013: 9,470
2014: 13,426
2015: 17,341
2016: 22,538
2017: 20,759
2018: 21,850
2019: 20,732
2020: 20,123

Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 1)

Sub-national admin area 1	Tree cover extent (2001) ha	Tree cover loss (2001-05) ha	Tree cover loss (2006-10) ha	Tree cover loss (2011-15) ha	Tree cover loss (2016-20) ha	Tree cover loss (2001-20) ha	Tree cover loss (2001-20) %
Busan	29,066	288	611	452	327	1,678	5.8%
Gyeongsangnam-do	592,483	2,077	4,430	4,770	5,925	17,201	2.9%
Incheon	14,818	42	100	79	100	321	2.2%
Jeju	88,312	149	510	830	215	1,703	1.9%
Jeollabuk-do	383,635	6,724	7,950	9,038	12,662	36,374	9.5%
Jeollanam-do	527,947	4,395	6,801	7,036	11,450	29,681	5.6%
Sejong	11,257	141	261	297	355	1,055	9.4%
Seoul	8,825	8	19	41	15	83	0.9%
Ulsan	42,949	307	415	588	467	1,778	4.1%
Chungcheongbuk-do	403,619	2,290	5,639	7,041	12,344	27,314	6.8%
Chungcheongnam-do	247,310	2,875	6,091	6,998	12,184	28,148	11.4%
Daegu	40,382	55	178	95	114	441	1.1%
Daejeon	19,295	33	70	95	273	471	2.4%
Gangwon-do	1,337,983	7,272	13,365	13,752	25,095	59,485	4.4%
Gwangju	12,580	25	81	91	52	249	2.0%
Gyeonggi-do	379,302	3,657	7,503	6,760	8,733	26,652	7.0%
Gyeongsangbuk-do	1,228,201	3,814	9,083	9,925	15,690	38,512	3.1%

Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 2)

Sub-national admin area 1	Admin area 2	Tree cover extent (2000) ha	Tree cover loss (2001-05) ha	Tree cover loss (2006-10) ha	Tree cover loss (2011-15) ha	Tree cover loss (2016-20) ha	Tree cover loss (2001-20) ha	Tree cover loss (2001-20) %
Busan	Buk	3,746	2	7	9	3	21	0.6%
Jeollanam-do	Yeongam	16,809	100	106	176	422	804	4.8%
Jeollanam-do	Yeonggwang	15,137	113	100	95	233	542	3.6%
Jeollanam-do	Yeosu	22,014	46	204	127	109	486	2.2%
Jeollanam-do	Gangjin	20,195	52	77	266	504	899	4.5%
Jeollanam-do	Goheung	32,666	52	118	127	674	971	3.0%
Jeollanam-do	Gokseong	41,048	508	927	849	1,277	3,561	8.7%
Busan	Saha	710	7	6	4	2	19	2.7%
Busan	Sasang	1,277	12	7	6	0	26	2.0%
Busan	Seo	382	1	0	0	0	1	0.3%
Busan	Suyeong	114	0	0	1	0	1	0.9%
Busan	Yeongdo	450	1	0	0	3	5	1.1%
Busan	Yeonje	359	0	7	1	1	9	2.5%
Busan	Busanjin	861	5	2	0	0	7	0.8%
Busan	Dong	114	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Busan	Dongnae	210	3	1	1	1	6	2.9%
Busan	Gangseo	2,909	25	99	78	6	208	7.2%
Busan	Geumjeong	4,723	6	20	50	30	106	2.2%
Busan	Gijang	9,516	170	432	280	228	1,111	11.7%
Busan	Haeundae	3,187	52	22	18	51	143	4.5%
Busan	Nam	506	3	7	2	2	14	2.8%
Gyeongsangnam-do	Changnyeong	18,413	11	99	41	91	241	1.3%
Gyeongsangnam-do	Hapcheon	55,536	189	290	333	514	1,327	2.4%
Gyeongsangnam-do	Jinhae	8,141	56	81	56	75	268	3.3%
Gyeongsangnam-do	Jinju	33,473	32	121	76	87	316	0.9%
Gyeongsangnam-do	Masan	18,504	45	70	82	60	258	1.4%
Gyeongsangnam-do	Miryang	38,510	43	142	155	266	607	1.6%
Gyeongsangnam-do	Namhae	21,582	37	51	29	70	188	0.9%
Gyeongsangnam-do	Sacheon	18,798	15	209	105	160	488	2.6%
Gyeongsangnam-do	Sancheong	50,638	171	406	431	480	1,488	2.9%
Gyeongsangnam-do	Tongyeong	13,500	26	76	68	38	207	1.5%
Gyeongsangnam-do	Uiryeong	27,308	46	89	102	219	456	1.7%
Gyeongsangnam-do	Changwon	8,313	20	93	33	44	190	2.3%
Gyeongsangnam-do	Yangsan	33,366	108	226	187	314	835	2.5%
Gyeongsangnam-do	Geochang	52,401	113	310	1,073	1,242	2,739	5.2%
Gyeongsangnam-do	Geoje	28,976	94	211	338	332	975	3.4%
Gyeongsangnam-do	Gimhae	18,682	236	262	345	116	958	5.1%
Gyeongsangnam-do	Goseong	31,001	53	238	145	207	643	2.1%
Gyeongsangnam-do	Hadong	40,551	120	184	220	275	799	2.0%
Gyeongsangnam-do	Haman	20,477	46	99	123	286	553	2.7%
Gyeongsangnam-do	Hamyang	54,314	614	1,175	828	1,047	3,665	6.7%
Incheon	Bupyeong	272	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Incheon	Yeonsu	30	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Incheon	Dong	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Incheon	Ganghwa	7,997	3	17	40	73	133	1.7%
Incheon	Gyeyang	23	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Incheon	Jung	1,119	32	58	3	7	99	8.8%
Incheon	Nam	74	0	0	0	0	1	1.4%
Incheon	Namdong	172	1	4	0	0	5	2.9%
Incheon	Ongjin	4,266	6	20	36	12	74	1.7%
Incheon	Seo	865	0	0	1	8	9	1.0%
Jeju	Jeju	47,628	85	313	503	124	1,026	2.2%
Jeju	Seogwipo	40,684	63	196	327	91	678	1.7%
Jeollabuk-do	Buan	14,075	18	12	50	35	116	0.8%
Jeollabuk-do	Jinan	65,295	2,199	2,555	2,032	2,686	9,473	14.5%
Jeollabuk-do	Muju	37,807	188	552	808	1,182	2,731	7.2%
Jeollabuk-do	Namwon	43,890	836	649	839	1,114	3,438	7.8%
Jeollabuk-do	Sunchang	26,650	393	515	961	1,360	3,228	12.1%
Jeollabuk-do	Wanju	55,703	659	963	1,054	1,836	4,512	8.1%
Jeollabuk-do	Gimje	6,361	19	71	72	90	252	4.0%
Jeollabuk-do	Gochang	21,391	165	172	309	477	1,124	5.3%
Jeollabuk-do	Gunsan	2,470	124	46	21	160	352	14.3%
Jeollabuk-do	Iksan	3,810	139	94	67	224	524	13.8%
Jeollabuk-do	Imsil	36,924	761	958	1,165	1,415	4,300	11.6%
Jeollabuk-do	Jangsu	37,924	794	910	1,150	1,343	4,198	11.1%
Jeollabuk-do	Jeongeup	26,012	422	417	485	682	2,006	7.7%
Jeollabuk-do	Jeonju	5,321	6	34	23	56	119	2.2%
Jeollanam-do	Boseong	34,802	372	713	770	1,458	3,313	9.5%
Jeollanam-do	Hwasun	53,871	500	838	1,155	1,629	4,123	7.7%
Jeollanam-do	Jangheung	32,704	247	489	616	698	2,051	6.3%
Jeollanam-do	Jangseong	25,490	180	375	214	542	1,310	5.1%
Jeollanam-do	Jindo	16,248	31	38	56	77	203	1.2%
Jeollanam-do	Mokpo	405	1	2	3	2	8	2.0%
Jeollanam-do	Muan	7,512	16	39	24	45	125	1.7%
Jeollanam-do	Naju	13,860	207	248	134	346	935	6.7%
Jeollanam-do	Sinan	13,928	9	19	33	20	81	0.6%
Jeollanam-do	Suncheon	50,493	1,269	1,402	1,099	1,513	5,282	10.5%
Jeollanam-do	Wando	21,160	30	22	24	52	128	0.6%
Jeollanam-do	Damyang	21,081	203	253	449	447	1,352	6.4%
Gangwon-do	Samcheok	96,008	901	1,556	1,201	2,003	5,661	5.9%
Gangwon-do	Sokcho	7,050	51	91	18	23	184	2.6%
Gangwon-do	Taebaek	30,330	220	389	335	703	1,647	5.4%
Gangwon-do	Wonju	48,139	560	782	1,020	1,531	3,893	8.1%
Gangwon-do	Yanggu	56,371	59	200	207	610	1,076	1.9%
Gangwon-do	Yangyang	51,495	799	680	468	751	2,698	5.2%
Gangwon-do	Yeongwol	90,290	127	386	726	1,326	2,566	2.8%
Gangwon-do	Chuncheon	84,279	392	1,716	1,540	1,752	5,400	6.4%
Gangwon-do	Donghae	11,094	134	52	51	150	386	3.5%
Gangwon-do	Gangneung	79,008	1,287	1,352	820	1,909	5,368	6.8%
Gangwon-do	Goseong	47,294	162	215	208	1,174	1,760	3.7%
Gangwon-do	Hoengseong	70,802	402	1,179	1,716	2,561	5,858	8.3%
Gangwon-do	Hongcheon	153,328	649	1,743	1,768	3,314	7,474	4.9%
Gangwon-do	Hwacheon	78,645	75	206	429	1,038	1,748	2.2%
Gangwon-do	Inje	152,967	326	761	731	1,511	3,330	2.2%
Gwangju	Buk	4,228	3	12	19	15	48	1.1%
Gwangju	Dong	3,017	1	8	1	1	12	0.4%
Gwangju	Gwangsan	5,336	21	61	71	36	188	3.5%
Gyeonggi-do	Ansan	687	3	5	2	2	12	1.7%
Gyeonggi-do	Guri	462	2	3	2	3	10	2.2%
Gyeonggi-do	Gwacheon	2,291	1	2	21	15	38	1.7%
Gyeonggi-do	Gwangju	21,237	361	443	395	414	1,613	7.6%
Gyeonggi-do	Gwangmyeong	530	0	2	0	4	6	1.1%
Gyeonggi-do	Hanam	5,680	3	4	3	12	22	0.4%
Gyeonggi-do	Hwaseong	9,799	355	482	516	297	1,651	16.8%
Gyeonggi-do	Icheon	10,356	160	361	445	230	1,196	11.5%
Gyeonggi-do	Namyangju	20,221	176	340	245	393	1,155	5.7%
Gyeonggi-do	Osan	419	11	18	19	9	57	13.6%
Gyeonggi-do	Paju	17,770	80	191	176	310	758	4.3%
Gyeonggi-do	Ansoeng	22,444	259	585	417	872	2,133	9.5%
Gyeonggi-do	Pocheon	52,598	300	821	902	1,030	3,053	5.8%
Gyeonggi-do	Pyeongtaek	1,755	65	112	54	57	288	16.4%
Gyeonggi-do	Seongnam	5,579	75	100	35	60	269	4.8%
Gyeonggi-do	Siheung	680	3	6	3	6	19	2.8%
Gyeonggi-do	Suwon	357	6	38	7	11	63	17.6%
Gyeonggi-do	Uijeongbu	2,782	2	17	12	2	34	1.2%
Gyeonggi-do	Uiwang	3,785	6	36	8	27	77	2.0%
Gyeonggi-do	Yangju	13,859	92	143	164	194	593	4.3%
Gyeonggi-do	Yangpyeong	53,483	518	1,090	952	1,474	4,033	7.5%
Gyeonggi-do	Yeoju	15,938	311	606	337	429	1,683	10.6%
Gyeonggi-do	Anyang	3,654	2	5	11	4	22	0.6%
Gyeonggi-do	Yeoncheon	16,619	60	119	98	265	541	3.3%
Gyeonggi-do	Yongin	21,110	308	638	687	873	2,506	11.9%
Gyeonggi-do	Bucheon	263	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Gyeonggi-do	Dongducheon	3,738	11	31	75	36	153	4.1%
Gyeonggi-do	Gapyeong	64,231	452	1,208	1,113	1,566	4,339	6.8%
Gyeonggi-do	Gimpo	2,489	12	71	31	90	204	8.2%
Gyeonggi-do	Goyang	3,651	16	22	18	48	104	2.8%
Gyeonggi-do	Gunpo	834	7	3	10	0	20	2.4%
Gyeongsangbuk-do	Andong	98,704	264	371	401	1,534	2,570	2.6%
Gyeongsangbuk-do	Gyeongju	85,187	384	1,077	643	976	3,081	3.6%
Gyeongsangbuk-do	Gyeongsan	21,679	53	143	114	192	502	2.3%
Gyeongsangbuk-do	Mungyeong	60,202	151	249	306	1,021	1,727	2.9%
Gyeongsangbuk-do	Pohang	73,699	458	564	586	1,207	2,814	3.8%
Gyeongsangbuk-do	Sangju	71,455	276	593	886	1,454	3,209	4.5%
Gyeongsangbuk-do	Seongju	34,035	125	207	272	340	944	2.8%
Gyeongsangbuk-do	Uiseong	70,328	60	233	291	686	1,270	1.8%
Gyeongsangbuk-do	Uljin	76,401	268	1,163	787	982	3,199	4.2%
Gyeongsangbuk-do	Ulleung	5,711	83	142	133	19	377	6.6%
Gyeongsangbuk-do	Yecheon	27,014	101	210	539	373	1,223	4.5%
Gyeongsangbuk-do	Bonghwa	90,142	307	523	880	1,396	3,105	3.4%
Gyeongsangbuk-do	Yeongcheon	57,018	165	522	393	784	1,864	3.3%
Gyeongsangbuk-do	Yeongdeok	61,691	166	179	478	397	1,220	2.0%
Gyeongsangbuk-do	Yeongju	32,225	95	232	314	485	1,126	3.5%
Gyeongsangbuk-do	Yeongyang	68,415	148	366	576	634	1,724	2.5%
Gyeongsangbuk-do	Cheongdo	43,733	70	132	128	203	533	1.2%
Gyeongsangbuk-do	Cheongsong	68,414	68	246	345	729	1,388	2.0%
Gyeongsangbuk-do	Chilgok	26,727	102	678	124	243	1,147	4.3%
Gyeongsangbuk-do	Gimcheon	62,476	234	626	804	1,268	2,932	4.7%
Gyeongsangbuk-do	Goryeong	21,798	83	162	337	102	684	3.1%
Gyeongsangbuk-do	Gumi	27,922	114	240	246	345	945	3.4%
Gyeongsangbuk-do	Gunwi	43,228	39	225	342	321	927	2.1%
Jeollanam-do	Gurye	30,395	153	323	355	250	1,081	3.6%
Jeollanam-do	Gwangyang	22,363	174	248	123	343	888	4.0%
Jeollanam-do	Haenam	23,990	50	179	200	447	877	3.7%
Jeollanam-do	Hampyeong	11,774	81	82	139	361	663	5.6%
Sejong	Yeongi	11,257	141	261	297	355	1,055	9.4%
Seoul	Dobong	156	1	0	0	0	2	1.3%
Seoul	Guro	137	0	1	0	0	1	0.7%
Seoul	Gwanak	1,105	0	0	1	1	2	0.2%
Seoul	Gwang-jin	4	0	0	0	0	1	25.0%
Seoul	Jongro	472	0	0	1	0	1	0.2%
Seoul	Jung	119	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Seoul	Jungnang	585	0	0	1	0	2	0.3%
Seoul	Mapo	31	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Seoul	Nowon	502	1	3	9	2	14	2.8%
Seoul	Seocho	1,989	0	5	5	0	11	0.6%
Seoul	Seodaemun	120	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Seoul	Dong-daemun	16	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Seoul	Seongbuk	217	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Seoul	Seongdong	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Seoul	Songpa	313	2	2	18	2	24	7.7%
Seoul	Yangcheon	92	0	1	0	0	1	1.1%
Seoul	Yeongdeungpo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Seoul	Yongsan	59	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Seoul	Dongjak	116	0	0	0	0	1	0.9%
Seoul	Eun-pyeong	659	0	0	1	1	2	0.3%
Seoul	Gandong	108	0	0	0	8	9	8.3%
Seoul	Gangbuk	973	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Seoul	Gangnam	977	1	4	4	0	9	0.9%
Seoul	Gangseo	28	1	0	0	0	1	3.6%
Seoul	Geum-cheon	45	0	1	0	0	1	2.2%
Ulsan	Buk	5,612	39	64	65	71	239	4.3%
Ulsan	Dong	818	1	12	9	2	24	2.9%
Ulsan	Jung	282	0	16	7	2	26	9.2%
Ulsan	Nam	997	15	28	34	12	88	8.8%
Ulsan	Ulju	35,240	252	295	474	380	1,401	4.0%
Chungcheongbuk-do	Boeun	31,131	190	645	522	969	2,326	7.5%
Chungcheongbuk-do	Jincheon	17,428	139	433	423	932	1,928	11.1%
Chungcheongbuk-do	Okcheon	28,363	150	398	514	946	2,008	7.1%
Chungcheongbuk-do	Yeongdong	59,797	241	692	1,301	1,561	3,795	6.3%
Chungcheongbuk-do	Cheongju	2,204	29	48	61	68	205	9.3%
Chungcheongbuk-do	Cheongwon	30,009	233	524	1,004	1,370	3,131	10.4%
Chungcheongbuk-do	Chungju	45,322	521	915	689	1,544	3,670	8.1%
Chungcheongbuk-do	Danyang	60,011	36	214	374	624	1,248	2.1%
Chungcheongbuk-do	Eumseong	20,558	290	416	535	875	2,116	10.3%
Chungcheongbuk-do	Goesan	58,663	295	726	1,030	2,015	4,065	6.9%
Chungcheongbuk-do	Jecheon	49,685	150	613	584	1,421	2,767	5.6%
Chungcheongbuk-do	Jeungpyeong	449	15	16	4	18	54	12.0%
Chungcheongnam-do	Asan	15,103	73	206	297	690	1,266	8.4%
Chungcheongnam-do	Hongseong	12,833	92	376	403	772	1,643	12.8%
Chungcheongnam-do	Nonsan	11,562	101	304	261	622	1,289	11.1%
Chungcheongnam-do	Seocheon	7,440	91	136	174	379	779	10.5%
Chungcheongnam-do	Seosan	17,133	113	526	454	631	1,724	10.1%
Chungcheongnam-do	Taean	11,312	71	201	195	423	890	7.9%
Chungcheongnam-do	Yesan	15,456	426	559	501	536	2,023	13.1%
Chungcheongnam-do	Boryeong	22,308	87	281	503	1,281	2,152	9.6%
Chungcheongnam-do	Buyeo	13,761	343	521	520	1,057	2,441	17.7%
Chungcheongnam-do	Cheonan	21,095	270	442	502	768	1,983	9.4%
Chungcheongnam-do	Cheongyang	20,324	466	663	775	1,242	3,146	15.5%
Chungcheongnam-do	Dangjin	9,386	115	292	242	528	1,177	12.5%
Chungcheongnam-do	Geumsan	28,877	105	546	790	1,226	2,667	9.2%
Chungcheongnam-do	Gongju	38,131	503	959	1,335	1,911	4,708	12.3%
Chungcheongnam-do	Gyeryong	2,589	16	79	48	118	261	10.1%
Daegu	Buk	478	0	1	1	1	2	0.4%
Daegu	Dalseo	4,443	2	1	1	1	4	0.1%
Daegu	Dalseong	20,520	29	114	72	85	301	1.5%
Daegu	Dong	7,367	17	37	14	20	88	1.2%
Daegu	Jung	429	0	18	1	0	19	4.4%
Daegu	Nam	1,281	0	0	0	0	1	0.1%
Daegu	Seo	1,051	0	4	6	5	14	1.3%
Daegu	Suseong	4,812	7	3	0	2	13	0.3%
Daejeon	Daedeok	1,626	6	4	1	17	28	1.7%
Daejeon	Dong	7,519	5	8	16	75	104	1.4%
Daejeon	Jung	2,493	2	4	26	101	134	5.4%
Daejeon	Seo	2,638	4	32	30	40	105	4.0%
Daejeon	Yuseong	5,018	15	21	22	41	99	2.0%
Gangwon-do	Cheorwon	67,926	72	301	243	493	1,108	1.6%
Gangwon-do	Jeongseon	97,805	724	921	1,319	2,071	5,034	5.1%
Gangwon-do	Pyeongchang	115,151	332	833	951	2,177	4,294	3.7%

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2019 forest data for South Korea | Archived forest data for South Korea | Forest data for South Korea

Data Source: Tree cover loss: Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA via Global Forest Watch. Administrative boundaries: Global Administrative Areas database (GADM), version 3.6.

Citation: Mongabay. "Deforestation statistics for [selected country name]". Accessed on [date] from worldrainforests.com.

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