Turkey vs Western Asia: Forest area
Turkey
22,806 ha th
in 2025
Western Asia
32,882 ha th
in 2025
Turkey rank
31st
Western Asia rank
32nd
Forest area over time
- Turkey
- Western Asia
How they compare
Western Asia currently reports 32,882 ha th against 22,806 ha th in Turkey, a difference of 10,076 ha th.
That makes Western Asia's figure about 1.4 times Turkey's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Western Asia has been ahead every year.
Turkey ranks 31st and Western Asia ranks 32nd of 255 countries.
Western Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Turkey | Western Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19,784 ha th | 29,498 ha th | 9,715 ha th | Western Asia |
| 2000s | 20,148 ha th | 29,970 ha th | 9,822 ha th | Western Asia |
| 2010s | 21,357 ha th | 31,348 ha th | 9,991 ha th | Western Asia |
| 2020s | 22,513 ha th | 32,569 ha th | 10,056 ha th | Western Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Turkey or Western Asia?
- Western Asia, at 32,882 ha th against 22,806 ha th in Turkey as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Turkey and Western Asia?
- 10,076 ha th, with Western Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Turkey and Western Asia?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Turkey and Western Asia rank globally for forest area?
- Turkey ranks 31st and Western Asia ranks 32nd of 255 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Forest area (thousands of hectares). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.