Finland vs Türkiye: Forest land — Area

Finland
22,543 1000 ha
in 2025
Türkiye
22,806 1000 ha
in 2025
Finland rank
31st
Türkiye rank
30th

Forest land — Area over time

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

How they compare

Türkiye currently reports 22,806 1000 ha against 22,543 1000 ha in Finland, a difference of 263 1000 ha.

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

Finland ranks 31st and Türkiye ranks 30th of 231 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Türkiye Difference Ahead
1990s 22,132 1000 ha 19,948 1000 ha 2,184 1000 ha Finland
2000s 22,354 1000 ha 20,569 1000 ha 1,785 1000 ha Finland
2010s 22,386 1000 ha 21,584 1000 ha 801.56 1000 ha Finland
2020s 22,543 1000 ha 22,513 1000 ha 29.93 1000 ha Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, Finland or Türkiye?
Türkiye, at 22,806 1000 ha against 22,543 1000 ha in Finland as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — area between Finland and Türkiye?
263 1000 ha, with Türkiye ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Türkiye?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Finland and Türkiye rank globally for forest land — area?
Finland ranks 31st 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.