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Environment in Republic of Korea

2,854 indicators covering environment for Republic of Korea.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Superphosphates above 35% — Import value 537.05 1000 USD 2024 up 16.4% 51st
Other vegetal material and residues — Energy consumption 1,316 TJ 2013 up 96.7% 66th
Percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year) 7.2 % 2021 down 10.0% 27th
Watermelons — Gross Production Value 155,944 1000 USD 2024 down 44.8% 19th
Insecticides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Import value 48,185 1000 USD 2024 down 19.8% 43rd
Insecticides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Import quantity 3,780 t 2024 down 34.1% 67th
Mechanical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Import quantity 2,000 t 2016 up 100.0% 24th
Mechanical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Import value 1,087 1000 USD 2016 up 102.4% 19th
Herbicides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Import quantity 2,477 t 2024 up 2.1% 86th
Herbicides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Import value 16,991 1000 USD 2024 down 25.6% 83rd
Disinfectants, etc (excl. Haz. pest.) — Import quantity 2,502 t 2024 down 56.2% 80th
Disinfectants, etc (excl. Haz. pest.) — Import value 47,569 1000 USD 2024 up 102.7% 31st
Fungicides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Import quantity 6,179 t 2024 down 10.8% 40th
Fungicides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Import value 63,385 1000 USD 2024 down 21.7% 36th
Packaging paper and paperboard — Production 7.47 million t 2024 up 15.3% 7th
15.2.1 Forest area under an independently verified forest management 702.68 1000 ha 2024 up 82.9% 40th
Watermelons — Gross Production Value 198.60 million 1000 SLC 2024 down 35.5% 4th
Dissolving wood pulp — Production 0 t 2024 — 23rd
Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, bleached (1961-2016) — Import quantity 1,000 t 2016 down 50.0% 42nd
Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, bleached (1961-2016) — Import value 662 1000 USD 2016 down 66.5% 47th
Hazardous pesticides — Import quantity 0.8183 t 2024 down 99.0% 133rd
Hazardous pesticides — Import value 66.34 1000 USD 2024 down 86.7% 79th
Urea — Export quantity 20,420 t 2024 up 105.5% 45th
Urea — Export value 12,207 1000 USD 2024 up 243.1% 42nd
Case materials — Production 5.57 million t 2024 up 22.6% 7th
Freshwater Fish — Import quantity 89 1000 t 2023 up 147.2% 22nd
Freshwater Fish — Domestic supply quantity 111 1000 t 2023 up 68.2% 36th
Freshwater Fish — Food 111 1000 t 2023 up 68.2% 36th
Freshwater Fish — Food supply quantity 2.15 kg/cap 2023 up 62.9% 79th
Prefabricated buildings of wood (export/import) — Export value 181 1000 USD 2024 down 73.0% 66th
Freshwater Fish — Food supply 4.18 kcal/cap/d 2023 up 58.9% 77th
Freshwater Fish — Food supply 78,906 million Kcal 2023 up 64.4% 36th
Freshwater Fish — Protein supply quantity 0.6 g/cap/d 2023 up 57.9% 75th
Freshwater Fish — Protein supply quantity 11,374 t 2023 up 64.1% 35th
Freshwater Fish — Fat supply quantity 0.2 g/cap/d 2023 up 66.7% 78th
Freshwater Fish — Fat supply quantity 3,719 t 2023 up 64.7% 36th
Urea and ammonium nitrate solutions (UAN) — Import value 1.11 1000 USD 2024 up 24.7% 117th
Freshwater Fish — Production 44 1000 t 2023 up 41.9% 42nd
Wood fuel, all species (export/import, 1961-2016) — Import quantity 240 m3 2016 — 76th
Wood fuel, all species (export/import, 1961-2016) — Import value 123 1000 USD 2016 — 61st
Pulpwood, round and split (production) — Production 1.97 million m3 2024 down 22.4% 30th
Freshwater Fish — Export quantity 21 1000 t 2023 up 2,000.0% 33rd
Urea and ammonium nitrate solutions (UAN) — Import quantity 0.78 t 2024 down 77.3% 117th
Average proportion of Freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) 36.6% 2025 up 0.1% 102nd
Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) 43.7% 2025 up 9.1% 123rd
Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by 47.6% 2025 up 14.8% 92nd
NPK fertilizers — Export quantity 157,944 t 2024 up 30.2% 15th
NPK fertilizers — Export value 75,244 1000 USD 2024 down 28.0% 18th
Wood pellets, briquettes and other agglomerates — Import quantity 4.25 million t 2024 up 129.9% 3rd
Wood pellets, briquettes and other agglomerates — Import value 540,629 1000 USD 2024 up 67.0% 4th
Wood residues — Production 284,000 m3 2024 down 39.7% 38th
Recovered fibre pulp (export/import) — Export quantity 6,222 t 2024 up 517.9% 14th
Recovered fibre pulp (export/import) — Export value 1,421 1000 USD 2024 up 517.8% 24th
Pulpwood, round and split, non-coniferous (production) — Production 571,000 m3 2024 down 48.7% 33rd
Wood briquettes and other agglomerates — Import quantity 236,524 t 2024 up 29.8% 2nd
Wood briquettes and other agglomerates — Import value 34,225 1000 USD 2024 up 52.6% 2nd
Semi-chemical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Import quantity 311,000 t 2016 up 59.5% 3rd
Semi-chemical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Import value 143,085 1000 USD 2016 up 45.7% 3rd
Wood fuel, all species (export/import, 1961-2016) — Export value 0 1000 USD 2016 — 122nd
Wood chips, particles and residues — Production 1.29 million m3 2024 up 37.5% 34th