Finland vs Turkey: Forest area
Finland
22.54 million hectares
in 2025
Turkey
22.81 million hectares
in 2025
Finland rank
29th
Turkey rank
28th
Forest area over time
- Finland
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 22.81 million hectares against 22.54 million hectares in Finland, a difference of 262,800 hectares.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 29th and Turkey ranks 28th of 235 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.13 million hectares | 19.95 million hectares | 2.18 million hectares | Finland |
| 2000s | 22.35 million hectares | 20.57 million hectares | 1.79 million hectares | Finland |
| 2010s | 22.39 million hectares | 21.58 million hectares | 801,560 hectares | Finland |
| 2020s | 22.54 million hectares | 22.51 million hectares | 29,933 hectares | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Finland or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 22.81 million hectares against 22.54 million hectares in Finland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Finland and Turkey?
- 262,800 hectares, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Turkey?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Finland and Turkey rank globally for forest area?
- Finland ranks 29th 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.