Southern Africa vs Türkiye: Naturally regenerating forest — Area

Southern Africa
44,545 1000 ha
in 2025
Türkiye
22,051 1000 ha
in 2025
Southern Africa rank
23rd
Türkiye rank
10th

Naturally regenerating forest — Area over time

  • Southern Africa
  • Türkiye
010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k199020072025

How they compare

Southern Africa currently reports 44,545 1000 ha against 22,051 1000 ha in Türkiye, a difference of 22,494 1000 ha.

That makes Southern Africa's figure about 2.0 times Türkiye's.

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

Southern Africa ranks 23rd and Türkiye ranks 10th of 31 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Southern Africa Türkiye Difference Ahead
1990s 42,767 1000 ha 19,397 1000 ha 23,370 1000 ha Southern Africa
2000s 43,089 1000 ha 19,983 1000 ha 23,106 1000 ha Southern Africa
2010s 43,799 1000 ha 20,905 1000 ha 22,894 1000 ha Southern Africa
2020s 44,368 1000 ha 21,777 1000 ha 22,591 1000 ha Southern Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher naturally regenerating forest — area, Southern Africa or Türkiye?
Southern Africa, at 44,545 1000 ha against 22,051 1000 ha in Türkiye as of 2025.
What is the difference in naturally regenerating forest — area between Southern Africa and Türkiye?
22,494 1000 ha, with Southern Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Southern Africa and Türkiye?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Southern Africa and Türkiye rank globally for naturally regenerating forest — area?
Southern Africa ranks 23rd and Türkiye ranks 10th of 31 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Naturally regenerating forest — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Naturally regenerating forest — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
258 places, 8,989 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.