In 2023, roughly 58 thousand hectares of forest areas in South Korea were affected by some kind of forest disease. Over the last decade, the area affected by forest diseases has gone down significantly, decreasing by over one hundred thousand hectares since 2011.
Area of forests affected by disease in South Korea from 2011 to 2023
(in 1,000 hectares)
Forest diseases here include pine needle gall midges (thecodiplosis japonensis), peelworms, oak wilt disease and other forest diseases.
Figures have been rounded.
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Statistics Korea, & Korea Forest Service. (January 30, 2024). Area of forests affected by disease in South Korea from 2011 to 2023 (in 1,000 hectares) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1227659/south-korea-forest-disease-area/
Statistics Korea, und Korea Forest Service. "Area of forests affected by disease in South Korea from 2011 to 2023 (in 1,000 hectares) ." Chart. January 30, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1227659/south-korea-forest-disease-area/
Statistics Korea, Korea Forest Service. (2024). Area of forests affected by disease in South Korea from 2011 to 2023 (in 1,000 hectares) . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1227659/south-korea-forest-disease-area/
Statistics Korea, and Korea Forest Service. "Area of Forests Affected by Disease in South Korea from 2011 to 2023 (in 1,000 Hectares) ." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1227659/south-korea-forest-disease-area/
Statistics Korea & Korea Forest Service, Area of forests affected by disease in South Korea from 2011 to 2023 (in 1,000 hectares) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1227659/south-korea-forest-disease-area/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Area of forests affected by disease in South Korea from 2011 to 2023 (in 1,000 hectares) [Graph], Statistics Korea, & Korea Forest Service, January 30, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1227659/south-korea-forest-disease-area/
