Finland vs Turkey: Forest land — Area
Forest land — Area over time
- Finland
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey 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 36th and Turkey ranks 34th of 249 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 | 22,132 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 Turkey?
- Turkey, 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 Turkey?
- 263 1000 ha, 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 land — area?
- Finland ranks 36th and Turkey ranks 34th of 249 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
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.