France vs Turkey: Annual change forest area

France
89,400
in 2025
Turkey
117,080
in 2025
France rank
4th
Turkey rank
3rd

Annual change forest area over time

  • France
  • Turkey
40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k120.0k199120082025

How they compare

Turkey currently reports 117,080 against 89,400 in France, a difference of 27,680.

That makes Turkey's figure about 1.3 times France's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was France ahead.

France ranks 4th and Turkey ranks 3rd of 235 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, France averaged higher in 2 and Turkey in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Turkey Difference Ahead
1990s 85,200 36,487 48,713 France
2000s 110,310 87,774 22,536 France
2010s 93,970 111,274 17,304 Turkey
2020s 91,567 117,235 25,669 Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual change forest area, France or Turkey?
Turkey, at 117,080 against 89,400 in France as of 2025.
What is the difference in annual change forest area between France and Turkey?
27,680, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Turkey?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do France and Turkey rank globally for annual change forest area?
France ranks 4th and Turkey ranks 3rd of 235 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Annual change forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual change forest area
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,225 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed