Mountain area in Korea
Korea: Mountain area was 31,909 in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
31,909
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
84th
of 196 countries
All-time high
31,909
in 2000
All-time low
31,909
in 2000
Years of data
6
2000–2021
Mountain area in Korea, 2000–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2021, mountain area in Korea stood at 31,909. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, mountain area in Korea peaked at 31,909 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 31,909, in 2000.
That places Korea 84th out of 196 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Mountain area in Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31,909 | — |
| 2005 | 31,909 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 31,909 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 31,909 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 31,909 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 31,909 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31,909 | 31,909 | 31,909 | 2 |
| 2010s | 31,909 | 31,909 | 31,909 | 3 |
| 2020s | 31,909 | 31,909 | 31,909 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Korea
- 81 Libya 36,102 compare
- 82 Switzerland 35,412 compare
- 83 Bosnia and Herzegovina 35,367 compare
- 84 Republic of Korea 31,909 compare
- 86 Nicaragua 31,108 compare
- 87 Syrian Arab Republic 28,645 compare
- 87 Syrian Arab Republic 28,645 compare
More development goals data for Korea
- Red List Index 0.7105 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.2284 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 10,025 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 49 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 49 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 15 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 18 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 86 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 86 (2025)
- Infant deaths 556 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mountain area in Korea?
- Mountain area in Korea was 31,909 in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest mountain area recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 31,909 in 2000.
- What is the lowest mountain area recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 31,909 in 2000.
- How does Korea rank for mountain area?
- Korea ranks 84th out of 196 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mountain area rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Korea data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Mountain area (square kilometres). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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