Sweden vs Turkey: Drivers of deforestation
Sweden
68.77 hectares
in 2023
Turkey
65.15 hectares
in 2023
Sweden rank
90th
Turkey rank
92nd
Drivers of deforestation over time
- Sweden
- Turkey
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 68.77 hectares against 65.15 hectares in Turkey, a difference of 3.62 hectares.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Turkey's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Sweden ahead.
Sweden ranks 90th and Turkey ranks 92nd of 166 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 2 and Turkey in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 287.42 hectares | 381.3 hectares | 93.87 hectares | Turkey |
| 2010s | 442.95 hectares | 186.6 hectares | 256.35 hectares | Sweden |
| 2020s | 158.73 hectares | 52.83 hectares | 105.9 hectares | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher drivers of deforestation, Sweden or Turkey?
- Sweden, at 68.77 hectares against 65.15 hectares in Turkey as of 2023.
- What is the difference in drivers of deforestation between Sweden and Turkey?
- 3.62 hectares, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Turkey?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Sweden and Turkey rank globally for drivers of deforestation?
- Sweden ranks 90th and Turkey ranks 92nd of 166 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Drivers of deforestation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimates of commodity-driven deforestation, measured in hectares per year. This includes deforestation caused by the production of agricultural products and forestry, which account for approximately 90% of the world's deforestation.