South Africa vs Türkiye: Forest land — Area

South Africa
22,881 1000 ha
in 2025
Türkiye
22,806 1000 ha
in 2025
South Africa rank
26th
Türkiye rank
27th

Forest land — Area over time

  • South Africa
  • Türkiye
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k199020072025

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 22,881 1000 ha against 22,806 1000 ha in Türkiye, a difference of 75 1000 ha.

Across all 36 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

South Africa ranks 26th and Türkiye ranks 27th of 210 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Türkiye Difference Ahead
1990s 20,211 1000 ha 19,948 1000 ha 262.95 1000 ha South Africa
2000s 21,086 1000 ha 20,569 1000 ha 517.32 1000 ha South Africa
2010s 21,962 1000 ha 21,584 1000 ha 377.84 1000 ha South Africa
2020s 22,662 1000 ha 22,513 1000 ha 149.43 1000 ha South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, South Africa or Türkiye?
South Africa, at 22,881 1000 ha against 22,806 1000 ha in Türkiye as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — area between South Africa and Türkiye?
75 1000 ha, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Türkiye?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do South Africa and Türkiye rank globally for forest land — area?
South Africa ranks 26th and Türkiye ranks 27th of 210 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
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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.