Congo vs Turkey: Forest area
Congo
21.85 million hectares
in 2025
Turkey
22.81 million hectares
in 2025
Congo rank
31st
Turkey rank
28th
Forest area over time
- Congo
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 22.81 million hectares against 21.85 million hectares in Congo, a difference of 952,000 hectares.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 31st and Turkey ranks 28th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 3 and Turkey in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.20 million hectares | 19.95 million hectares | 2.25 million hectares | Congo |
| 2000s | 22.08 million hectares | 20.57 million hectares | 1.51 million hectares | Congo |
| 2010s | 21.92 million hectares | 21.58 million hectares | 333,770 hectares | Congo |
| 2020s | 21.82 million hectares | 22.51 million hectares | 694,267 hectares | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Congo or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 22.81 million hectares against 21.85 million hectares in Congo as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Congo and Turkey?
- 952,000 hectares, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Turkey?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Congo and Turkey rank globally for forest area?
- Congo ranks 31st and Turkey ranks 28th 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 Forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.