Ethiopia vs Türkiye: Forest land — Area

Ethiopia
26,747 1000 ha
in 2025
Türkiye
22,806 1000 ha
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
27th
Türkiye rank
30th

Forest land — Area over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Türkiye
010.0k20.0k30.0k199020072025

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 26,747 1000 ha against 22,806 1000 ha in Türkiye, a difference of 3,941 1000 ha.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.2 times Türkiye's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 27th and Türkiye ranks 30th of 231 countries.

Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Türkiye Difference Ahead
1990s 28,101 1000 ha 20,002 1000 ha 8,098 1000 ha Ethiopia
2000s 27,482 1000 ha 20,569 1000 ha 6,913 1000 ha Ethiopia
2010s 26,871 1000 ha 21,584 1000 ha 5,287 1000 ha Ethiopia
2020s 26,757 1000 ha 22,513 1000 ha 4,244 1000 ha Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, Ethiopia or Türkiye?
Ethiopia, at 26,747 1000 ha against 22,806 1000 ha in Türkiye as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — area between Ethiopia and Türkiye?
3,941 1000 ha, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Türkiye?
33 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2025.
How do Ethiopia and Türkiye rank globally for forest land — area?
Ethiopia ranks 27th 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.