India vs Turkey: Annual change forest area
India
86,000
in 2025
Turkey
117,080
in 2025
India rank
6th
Turkey rank
3rd
Annual change forest area over time
- India
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 117,080 against 86,000 in India, a difference of 31,080.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.4 times India's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was India ahead.
India ranks 6th and Turkey ranks 3rd of 235 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 365,300 | 36,487 | 328,813 | India |
| 2000s | 207,980 | 87,774 | 120,206 | India |
| 2010s | 270,730 | 111,274 | 159,456 | India |
| 2020s | 121,033 | 117,235 | 3,798 | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change forest area, India or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 117,080 against 86,000 in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change forest area between India and Turkey?
- 31,080, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Turkey?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do India and Turkey rank globally for annual change forest area?
- India ranks 6th 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.