Congo vs Türkiye: Forest land — Area

Congo
21,854 1000 ha
in 2025
Türkiye
22,806 1000 ha
in 2025
Congo rank
33rd
Türkiye rank
30th

Forest land — Area over time

  • Congo
  • Türkiye
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k199020072025

How they compare

Türkiye currently reports 22,806 1000 ha against 21,854 1000 ha in Congo, a difference of 952 1000 ha.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 33rd and Türkiye ranks 30th of 231 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 3 and Türkiye in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Türkiye Difference Ahead
1990s 22,201 1000 ha 19,948 1000 ha 2,253 1000 ha Congo
2000s 22,081 1000 ha 20,569 1000 ha 1,512 1000 ha Congo
2010s 21,918 1000 ha 21,584 1000 ha 333.77 1000 ha Congo
2020s 21,819 1000 ha 22,513 1000 ha 694.27 1000 ha Türkiye

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, Congo or Türkiye?
Türkiye, at 22,806 1000 ha against 21,854 1000 ha in Congo as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — area between Congo and Türkiye?
952 1000 ha, with Türkiye ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Türkiye?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Congo and Türkiye rank globally for forest land — area?
Congo ranks 33rd and Türkiye ranks 30th of 231 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Forest land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,311 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.