China vs Turkey: Annual afforestation
China
923,000 hectares per year
in 2020
Turkey
83,300 hectares per year
in 2020
China rank
1st
Turkey rank
3rd
Annual afforestation over time
- China
- Turkey
How they compare
China currently reports 923,000 hectares per year against 83,300 hectares per year in Turkey, a difference of 839,700 hectares per year.
That makes China's figure about 11.1 times Turkey's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 1st and Turkey ranks 3rd of 106 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.19 million hectares per year | 24,800 hectares per year | 1.16 million hectares per year | China |
| 2000s | 1.57 million hectares per year | 62,910 hectares per year | 1.51 million hectares per year | China |
| 2010s | 1.12 million hectares per year | 79,280 hectares per year | 1.04 million hectares per year | China |
| 2020s | 923,000 hectares per year | 83,300 hectares per year | 839,700 hectares per year | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual afforestation, China or Turkey?
- China, at 923,000 hectares per year against 83,300 hectares per year in Turkey as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual afforestation between China and Turkey?
- 839,700 hectares per year, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Turkey?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do China and Turkey rank globally for annual afforestation?
- China ranks 1st and Turkey ranks 3rd of 106 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual afforestation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Afforestation is the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding on land that, until then, was not classified as forest.