Sweden vs Türkiye: Naturally regenerating forest — Area

Sweden
19,235 1000 ha
in 2025
Türkiye
22,051 1000 ha
in 2025
Sweden rank
31st
Türkiye rank
28th

Naturally regenerating forest — Area over time

  • Sweden
  • Türkiye
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k199020072025

How they compare

Türkiye currently reports 22,051 1000 ha against 19,235 1000 ha in Sweden, a difference of 2,816 1000 ha.

That makes Türkiye's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.

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

Sweden ranks 31st and Türkiye ranks 28th of 222 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 2 and Türkiye in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sweden Türkiye Difference Ahead
1990s 20,966 1000 ha 19,397 1000 ha 1,569 1000 ha Sweden
2000s 20,406 1000 ha 19,983 1000 ha 422.96 1000 ha Sweden
2010s 19,839 1000 ha 20,905 1000 ha 1,066 1000 ha Türkiye
2020s 19,370 1000 ha 21,777 1000 ha 2,406 1000 ha Türkiye

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher naturally regenerating forest — area, Sweden or Türkiye?
Türkiye, at 22,051 1000 ha against 19,235 1000 ha in Sweden as of 2025.
What is the difference in naturally regenerating forest — area between Sweden and Türkiye?
2,816 1000 ha, with Türkiye ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Türkiye?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Sweden and Türkiye rank globally for naturally regenerating forest — area?
Sweden ranks 31st and Türkiye ranks 28th of 222 countries.
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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About this data

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
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.