France vs Turkey: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported
France
89,400 hectares
in 2025
Turkey
117,080 hectares
in 2025
France rank
4th
Turkey rank
3rd
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported over time
- France
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 117,080 hectares against 89,400 hectares in France, a difference of 27,680 hectares.
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 hectares | 36,487 hectares | 48,713 hectares | France |
| 2000s | 110,310 hectares | 87,774 hectares | 22,536 hectares | France |
| 2010s | 93,970 hectares | 111,274 hectares | 17,304 hectares | Turkey |
| 2020s | 91,567 hectares | 117,235 hectares | 25,669 hectares | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods, France or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 117,080 hectares against 89,400 hectares in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods between France and Turkey?
- 27,680 hectares, 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 change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- France ranks 4th and Turkey ranks 3rd of 235 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 Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.