Table 2. Efficiency analysis results for each natural recreation forest before COVID-19 (2019).

Sortation(DMU) Technical Efficiency(CCR) Pure Technical Efficiency(BCC) Scale Efficiency(SE) Reference group Returns to Scale Output shortfall(Income) Output shortfall(Visitor)
National 1 1 1 1 CRS - -
Public Incheon 1 1 1 2 CRS - -
Daejeon 0.3915 0.4329 0.9044 1,2,7 DRS 433,559 33,375
Gyeonggi 0.6982 0.8853 0.7887 2,7,13 DRS 59,850 6,415
Gangwon 0.7626 0.7751 0.9839 7,11,13 IRS 88,041 16,470
Chungbuk 0.8749 0.8901 0.9829 2,7,13 DRS 50,259 27,142
Chungnam 1 1 1 7 CRS - -
Jeonbuk 1 1 1 8 CRS - -
Jeonnam 0.6654 0.6713 0.9912 7,11,13 IRS 139,273 41,095
Gyeongbuk 0.5983 0.5986 0.9995 2,7,13 DRS 178,071 48,519
Gyeonnam 0.8479 1 0.8479 11 IRS - -
Jeju 0.8814 0.8865 0.9942 1,2,7,13 DRS 54,308 8,996
Private 1 1 1 13 CRS - -
Geometric mean 0.825 0.857 0.961 77,182 14,001