Russia vs Turkey: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported
Russia
839,550 hectares
in 2025
Turkey
117,080 hectares
in 2025
Russia rank
2nd
Turkey rank
3rd
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported over time
- Russia
- Turkey
How they compare
Russia currently reports 839,550 hectares against 117,080 hectares in Turkey, a difference of 722,470 hectares.
That makes Russia's figure about 7.2 times Turkey's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.
Russia ranks 2nd and Turkey ranks 3rd of 235 countries.
Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russia | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80,406 hectares | 36,487 hectares | 43,919 hectares | Russia |
| 2000s | 823,131 hectares | 87,774 hectares | 735,357 hectares | Russia |
| 2010s | 679,071 hectares | 111,274 hectares | 567,796 hectares | Russia |
| 2020s | 873,825 hectares | 117,235 hectares | 756,590 hectares | Russia |
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, Russia or Turkey?
- Russia, at 839,550 hectares against 117,080 hectares in Turkey as of 2025.
- What is the difference in change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods between Russia and Turkey?
- 722,470 hectares, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Turkey?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Russia and Turkey rank globally for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Russia ranks 2nd 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.