Environment in Republic of Korea 2,854 indicators covering environment for Republic of Korea. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Remaining moutain area; Land 84.36 % 2021 down 1.6% 35th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Artificial 8.72 % 2021 up 21.3% 16th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Croplands 0.78 % 2021 down 23.5% 101st 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Grassland 3.25 % 2021 down 3.0% 122nd 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Inland water 0.24 % 2021 up 14.3% 85th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: MGCI — Value 91.04 % 2021 down 1.7% 104th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Permanent snow 0 % 2021 — 28th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Shrub-covered 0.42 % 2021 up 10.5% 96th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Shrubs and/or 0.02 % 2021 down 50.0% 122nd 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Sparsely 0 % 2021 — 82nd 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Terrestrial 0 % 2021 — 98th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Tree-covered 86.57 % 2021 down 1.4% 29th Oxirane (ethylene oxide) — Import quantity 51.86 t 2024 down 92.1% 32nd Oxirane (ethylene oxide) — Import value 2,375 1000 USD 2024 up 109.9% 15th Total FAO — Wood pulp — Import Quantity 2.24 million t 2018 down 9.5% 4th Total FAO — Wood pulp — Import Value 1.76 million 1000 USD 2018 up 1.1% 4th Urea — Agricultural Use 111,446 t 2024 down 35.7% 41st 15.2.1 Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan 42.35 % 2025 down 18.1% 61st Others (adjustment) — Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous 0 1000 USD 2018 down 100.0% 49th Others (adjustment) — Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous -1 m3 2018 down 100.0% 101st 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Remaining moutain area; Land 518.7 km2 2021 down 4.0% 81st 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Remaining moutain area; Land 0 km2 2021 — 1st 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Remaining moutain area; Land 0 km2 2021 — 67th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Remaining moutain area; Land 4.17 % 2021 down 3.9% 98th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Remaining moutain area; Land 0 % 2021 — 1st 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Remaining moutain area; Land 0 % 2021 — 58th Others (adjustment) — Wood pulp — Import Quantity -3,562 t 2018 down 101.5% 111th Others (adjustment) — Wood pulp — Import Value -747 1000 USD 2018 down 100.3% 99th Indonesia — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 694,463 1000 USD 2018 up 21.2% 4th Other phosphatic fertilizers, n.e.c. — Export quantity 68.74 t 2024 down 97.4% 39th Sweden — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity 24,259 t 2018 up 44.8% 48th Sweden — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Value 27,456 1000 USD 2018 up 33.7% 44th Netherlands (Kingdom of the) — Paper and paperboard, excluding 1,354 t 2018 down 14.9% 63rd Netherlands (Kingdom of the) — Paper and paperboard, excluding 3,258 1000 USD 2018 up 47.0% 44th Others (adjustment) — Industrial roundwood, coniferous 9 1000 USD 2018 down 100.0% 22nd China — Fibreboard — Import Quantity 26,555 m3 2018 down 80.9% 14th China — Fibreboard — Import Value 21,731 1000 USD 2018 down 67.8% 8th Other phosphatic fertilizers, n.e.c. — Export value 43.04 1000 USD 2024 down 96.7% 42nd Austria — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 52,992 1000 USD 2018 up 562.4% 24th Brazil — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 352,405 1000 USD 2018 up 314.6% 8th Spain — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 11,574 1000 USD 2018 up 77.7% 43rd Protection of Biodiversity and Landscape (central government) 0 million SLC 2009 — 103rd Protection of Biodiversity and Landscape (central government) 0 million USD 2009 — 103rd Protection of Biodiversity and Landscape (central government) 0 million USD 2009 — 103rd Diammonium phosphate (DAP) — Export value 22,072 1000 USD 2024 down 25.6% 15th Diammonium phosphate (DAP) — Export quantity 29,632 t 2024 down 45.5% 16th Potassium sulphate (sulphate of potash) (SOP) — Export quantity 12,820 t 2024 up 7.7% 15th Potassium sulphate (sulphate of potash) (SOP) — Export value 8,732 1000 USD 2024 up 14.0% 14th Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 1.54 % 2023 up 32.8% 59th Soil working equipment (trade) — Export Value 8,185 1000 USD 2008 down 38.0% 47th Monoammonium phosphate (MAP) — Export value 23,174 1000 USD 2024 up 663,920.0% 16th Monoammonium phosphate (MAP) — Export quantity 38,058 t 2024 up 884,971.0% 15th Indonesia — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import 134,816 t 2018 up 124.7% 7th Indonesia — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Value 144,537 1000 USD 2018 up 189.2% 7th PK compounds — Export quantity 131.72 t 2024 up 50,561.5% 43rd PK compounds — Export value 137.7 1000 USD 2024 up 845.1% 49th Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 1.41 % 2023 up 50.0% 52nd Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 1.68 % 2023 up 21.7% 64th Thailand — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 269,006 1000 USD 2018 up 43.8% 2nd Spain — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity 2,915 t 2018 up 191.5% 54th ← Previous Page 18 of 48 Next →