Southern Europe vs Turkey: Naturally regenerating forest — Area

Southern Europe
37,828 1000 ha
in 2025
Turkey
22,051 1000 ha
in 2025
Southern Europe rank
28th
Turkey rank
31st

Naturally regenerating forest — Area over time

  • Southern Europe
  • Turkey
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How they compare

Southern Europe currently reports 37,828 1000 ha against 22,051 1000 ha in Turkey, a difference of 15,777 1000 ha.

That makes Southern Europe's figure about 1.7 times Turkey's.

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

Southern Europe ranks 28th and Turkey ranks 31st of 32 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Southern Europe Turkey Difference Ahead
1990s 31,833 1000 ha 19,397 1000 ha 12,436 1000 ha Southern Europe
2000s 34,178 1000 ha 19,983 1000 ha 14,195 1000 ha Southern Europe
2010s 36,086 1000 ha 20,905 1000 ha 15,181 1000 ha Southern Europe
2020s 37,626 1000 ha 21,777 1000 ha 15,849 1000 ha Southern Europe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher naturally regenerating forest — area, Southern Europe or Turkey?
Southern Europe, at 37,828 1000 ha against 22,051 1000 ha in Turkey as of 2025.
What is the difference in naturally regenerating forest — area between Southern Europe and Turkey?
15,777 1000 ha, with Southern Europe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Southern Europe and Turkey?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Southern Europe and Turkey rank globally for naturally regenerating forest — area?
Southern Europe ranks 28th and Turkey ranks 31st of 32 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
272 places, 9,468 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.