South Africa vs Turkey: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods
South Africa
87,566 hectares
in 2025
Turkey
117,080 hectares
in 2025
South Africa rank
5th
Turkey rank
3rd
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods over time
- South Africa
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 117,080 hectares against 87,566 hectares in South Africa, a difference of 29,514 hectares.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.3 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was South Africa ahead.
South Africa ranks 5th and Turkey ranks 3rd of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 1 and Turkey in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 87,568 hectares | 36,487 hectares | 51,081 hectares | South Africa |
| 2000s | 87,568 hectares | 87,774 hectares | 206.39 hectares | Turkey |
| 2010s | 87,567 hectares | 111,274 hectares | 23,707 hectares | Turkey |
| 2020s | 87,566 hectares | 117,235 hectares | 29,669 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, South Africa or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 117,080 hectares against 87,566 hectares in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods between South Africa and Turkey?
- 29,514 hectares, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Turkey?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do South Africa and Turkey rank globally for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- South Africa ranks 5th 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.