Table 3 Land cover change of South Korea in 1980, 1990, and 2000
From: Economic growth for ecological conversions: South Korean case
Land cover | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
km2 | km2 | Difference (1990–1980) | km2 | Difference (2000–1990) | Difference (2000–1980) | |
Developed areas | 2,139.74 | 3,459.03 | 1,319.29 | 4,133.05 | 674.02 | 1,993.31 |
Crop | 23,919.12 | 21,890.15 | − 2,028.97 | 21,386.33 | − 503.82 | − 2,532.80 |
Forest | 67,178.65 | 67,122.54 | − 56.11 | 68,669.64 | 1,541.10 | 1,484.99 |
Pasture | 3,854.21 | 4,415.02 | 560.80 | 2,905.70 | − 1,509.32 | − 948.52 |
Wetlands | 785.64 | 438.62 | − 347.02 | 326.42 | − 112.20 | − 459.22 |
Herbaceous | 1,300.55 | 1,689.71 | 389.16 | 1,629.85 | − 59.86 | 329.30 |
Open water | 2,027.58 | 2,190.16 | 162.59 | 2,160.30 | − 29.86 | 132.73 |
Total | 101,205.49 | 101,205.22 | − 0.27 | 101,205.29 | 0.07 | − 0.20 |