Philippines vs Turkey: Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area
Philippines
0.6%
in 2025
Turkey
0.5%
in 2025
Philippines rank
19th
Turkey rank
20th
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area over time
- Philippines
- Turkey
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Turkey, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Philippines's figure about 1.1 times Turkey's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Turkey ahead.
Philippines ranks 19th and Turkey ranks 20th of 228 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Philippines averaged higher in 1 and Turkey in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Philippines | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.6% | 0.2% | 0.8% | Turkey |
| 2000s | -0.7% | 0.4% | 1.1% | Turkey |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Turkey |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area as a share of forest area, Philippines or Turkey?
- Philippines, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Turkey as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area as a share of forest area between Philippines and Turkey?
- 0.1%, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Turkey?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Philippines and Turkey rank globally for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area?
- Philippines ranks 19th and Turkey ranks 20th of 228 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 change in forest area as a share of forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.