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South Korea: Forest Cover, 2010
Total Land Area (1000 square kilometers) | 605 |
Total Forest Area (1000 ha) | 109 |
Percent Forest Cover | 181 |
Primary Forest Cover (1000 ha) | No |
Primary Forest, % total forest | Yes |
Other wooded land (1000 ha) | 224 |
Percent other wooded land | 268 |
South Korea: Breakdown of forest types, 2010
Primary forest (1000 ha | % of forest area) | No | Yes |
Other naturally regenerated forest (1000 ha | % of forest area) | 2008 | In implementation |
Planted Forest (1000 ha | % of forest area) | 1961 | No |
South Korea: Trends in Total (Net) Forest Cover, 1990-2010
TOTAL FOREST COVER (1000 ha) |
1990 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 |
1.4 | 1.5 | | 1 | |
ANNUAL CHANGE RATE (1000 ha) Negative number represents deforestation |
| 1990-2000 | 2000-2005 | 2005-2010 |
| 100 | 0 | - | |
ANNUAL CHANGE RATE (percent) Negative number represents deforestation |
| 1990-2000 | 2000-2005 | 2005-2010 |
| 315 | - | 315 | |
South Korea: Trends in Natural Forest Cover (Deforestation), 1990-2010
FOREST COVER (excluding planted forests) (1000 ha) |
1990 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 |
26346 | 0 | 0 | 832474 | |
ANNUAL CHANGE RATE (1000 ha) Negative number represents deforestation |
| 1990-2000 | 2000-2005 | 2005-2010 |
| 26346 | Yes | Yes | |
ANNUAL CHANGE RATE (percent) Negative number represents deforestation |
| 1990-2000 | 2000-2005 | 2005-2010 |
| | Yes | Yes | |
South Korea: Trends in Primary or Old Growth Forest Cover, 1990-2010
PRIMARY FOREST COVER (1000 ha) |
1990 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 |
- | 6704 | - | 6931 | |
ANNUAL CHANGE RATE (1000 ha) Negative number represents deforestation |
| 1990-2000 | 2000-2005 | 2005-2010 |
| - | - | 952 | |
ANNUAL CHANGE RATE (percent) Negative number represents deforestation |
| 1990-2000 | 2000-2005 | 2005-2010 |
| | - | 51 | |
South Korea: Trends in Planted Forest Cover, 1990-2010
PLANTED FOREST COVER (1000 ha) |
1990 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 |
58 | 192 | 8 | 47 | |
ANNUAL CHANGE RATE (1000 ha) Negative number represents deforestation |
| 1990-2000 | 2000-2005 | 2005-2010 |
| 15 | 51 | 485013 | |
ANNUAL CHANGE RATE (percent) Negative number represents deforestation |
| 1990-2000 | 2000-2005 | 2005-2010 |
| 45 | | 832474 | |
South Korea: Primary designated function (percent)
Production | Protection of soil and water | Conservation of biodiversity | Social services | Multiple use | Other | None or unknown |
2237 | n.s. | | - | - | - | - |
South Korea: Forest ownership and management rights 2005 (percent)
OWNERSHIP PATTERN |
Public ownership | Private ownership | Other |
| 1204 | 1570 |
PRIVATE OWNERSHIP |
Individuals | Business entities and institutions | Local, indigenous and tribal communities |
2278 | 100 | 402 |
HOLDER OF MANAGEMENT RIGHTS OF PUBLIC FORESTS |
Public administration | Individuals | Business
entities and Institutions | Communities | Other |
266 | 293 | 100 | | 334 |
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South Korea: Environment
Environment - current issues | air pollution in large cities; acid rain; water pollution from the discharge of sewage and industrial effluents; drift net fishing | Environment - international agreements | party to: Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Antarctic-Marine Living Resources, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands, Whaling signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements | Natural hazards | occasional typhoons bring high winds and floods; low-level seismic activity common in southwest |
South Korea: Land use / Resources
Land use (%) | arable land: 17.18% permanent crops: 1.95% other: 80.87% (2001) | Natural resources | coal, tungsten, graphite, molybdenum, lead, hydropower potential |
South Korea: Economy
Economy - overview: | Since the early 1960s, South Korea has achieved an incredible record of growth and integration into the high-tech modern world economy. Four decades ago, GDP per capita was comparable with levels in the poorer countries of Africa and Asia. In 2004, South Korea joined the trillion dollar club of world economies. Today its GDP per capita is equal to the lesser economies of the European Union. This success through the late 1980s was achieved by a system of close government/business ties, including directed credit, import restrictions, sponsorship of specific industries, and a strong labor effort. The government promoted the import of raw materials and technology at the expense of consumer goods and encouraged savings and investment over consumption. The Asian financial crisis of 1997-99 exposed longstanding weaknesses in South Korea's development model, including high debt/equity ratios, massive foreign borrowing, and an undisciplined financial sector. Growth plunged to a negative 6.9% in 1998, then strongly recovered to 9.5% in 1999, and 8.5% in 2000. Growth fell back to 3.3% in 2001 because of the slowing global economy, falling exports, and the perception that much-needed corporate and financial reforms had stalled. Led by consumer spending and exports, growth in 2002 was an impressive 7.0%, despite anemic global growth. Between 2003 and 2005, growth moderated to about 4%. A downturn in consumer spending was offset by rapid export growth. In 2005, the government proposed labor reform legislation and a corporate pension scheme to help make the labor market more flexible, and new real estate policies to cool property speculation. Moderate inflation, low unemployment, an export surplus, and fairly equal distribution of income characterize this solid economy. | GDP - per capita | $20,300 (2005 est.) | GDP - real growth rate (%) | 3.7% (2005 est.) | Agriculture - products | rice, root crops, barley, vegetables, fruit; cattle, pigs, chickens, milk, eggs; fish | GDP - composition by sector (%) | agriculture: 3.8%, industry: 41.4%, services: 54.8% (2005 est.) | Industries | electronics, telecommunications, automobile production, chemicals, shipbuilding, steel | Population below poverty line (%) | 4% (2001 est.) | Debt - external | $188.4 billion (30 June 2005 est.) | Labor force - by occupation (%) | agriculture 8%, industry 19%, services 73% (2004 est.) |
South Korea: Population / Demographics
Population (July 2005) | 48,422,644 | Population growth rate (%) (2005) | 0.38% | Population density (people/sq km) (2005) | 493.2 | Median age (years) | total: 34.51 years | Total fertility rate (children born/woman) | 1.26 (2005 est.) | Ethnic groups (%) | homogeneous (except for about 20,000 Chinese) |
Largest Cities in South Korea
Cities and urban areas in South Korea with population over 100,000 All figures are estimates for 2002.
City | Country | City Population | Urban Area Population |
Seoul | South Korea | 11153200 | 19844500 |
Pusan | South Korea | 4085300 | 4292900 |
Taegu | South Korea | 2543800 | 2976700 |
Incheon | South Korea | 2433000 | 2433000 |
Taejeon | South Korea | 1386800 | 1612900 |
Kwangju | South Korea | 1371000 | 1464000 |
Seongnam | South Korea | 1071200 | 1071200 |
Ulsan | South Korea | 870300 | 1137900 |
Pucheon | South Korea | 850000 | 850000 |
Suweon | South Korea | 824000 | 824000 |
Anyang | South Korea | 644700 | 644700 |
Cheonju | South Korea | 614200 | 614200 |
Cheongju | South Korea | 579500 | 579500 |
Koyang | South Korea | 565300 | 565300 |
Ansan | South Korea | 556600 | 556600 |
Changweon | South Korea | 486700 | 1253800 |
Pohang | South Korea | 435100 | 435100 |
Masan | South Korea | 421000 | 421000 |
Kwangmyeong | South Korea | 382700 | 382700 |
Euijeongbu | South Korea | 301100 | 301100 |
Chinju | South Korea | 290600 | 290600 |
Cheju | South Korea | 281900 | 281900 |
Kumi | South Korea | 271600 | 271600 |
Mokpo | South Korea | 269900 | 269900 |
Iksan | South Korea | 253200 | 253200 |
Cheonan | South Korea | 241800 | 241800 |
Kunsan | South Korea | 229900 | 229900 |
Pyeongtaek | South Korea | 223900 | 223900 |
Chuncheon | South Korea | 215200 | 215200 |
Weonju | South Korea | 201100 | 201100 |
Yeosu | South Korea | 200200 | 200200 |
Suncheon | South Korea | 196500 | 196500 |
Kangneung | South Korea | 173100 | 173100 |
Kyeongju | South Korea | 164700 | 164700 |
Chungju | South Korea | 160300 | 160300 |
Andong | South Korea | 137300 | 137300 |
Poryong | South Korea | 133700 | 133700 |
Chechon | South Korea | 116000 | 116000 |
Tongyong | South Korea | 104700 | 104700 |
Tonghae | South Korea | 104100 | 104100 |
South Korea: Infrastructure
Telephones - main lines in use | 22.877 million (2003) | Telephones - mobile cellular | 33,591,800 (2003) | Roadways (km) | total: 97,252 km paved: 74,641 km (including 2,778 km of expressways) unpaved: 22,611 km (2003) |
South Korea: Health
Life expectancy at birth (years) | total population: 76.85 years male: 73.42 years female: 80.57 years (2005 est.) | Infant mortality rate | 7.05 deaths/1,000 live births | HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate (%) | less than 0.1% (2003 est.) |
South Korea
: References & Data Sources
Environment, Land use / Resources, Economy, Population / Demographics, Infrastructure, Health -- CIA World Factbook, 2005
Forest Cover, Forest types, Breakdown of forest types, Change in Forest Cover, Primary forests, Forest designation, Disturbances affecting forest land, Value of forests, Production, trade and consumption of forest products -- The FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS's Global Forest Resources Assessment (2005 & 2010) and the State of the World's Forests (2009, 2007, 2005, 2003, 2001)
Protected Areas, Plant and animal biodiversity -- United Nations Environment Programme - World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC). 2004. World Database on Protected Areas.
Biosphere reservers -- United Nations Education, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) - Man and Biosphere Program. 2004. UNESCO - MAB Biosphere Reserves Directory.
RAMSAR sites -- The Bureau of the Convention on Wetlands . 2005. The Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance.
World Resources Institute's EarthTrends web site
The 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Population Data -- United Nations Population Fund
With additional analysis by Rhett Butler of mongabay.com
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