Türkiye vs Western Europe: Naturally regenerating forest — Area

Türkiye
22,051 1000 ha
in 2025
Western Europe
25,228 1000 ha
in 2025
Türkiye rank
31st
Western Europe rank
31st

Naturally regenerating forest — Area over time

  • Türkiye
  • Western Europe
010.0k20.0k30.0k199020072025

How they compare

Western Europe currently reports 25,228 1000 ha against 22,051 1000 ha in Türkiye, a difference of 3,177 1000 ha.

That makes Western Europe's figure about 1.1 times Türkiye's.

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

Türkiye ranks 31st and Western Europe ranks 31st of 240 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Türkiye Western Europe Difference Ahead
1990s 19,397 1000 ha 22,622 1000 ha 3,224 1000 ha Western Europe
2000s 19,983 1000 ha 23,547 1000 ha 3,563 1000 ha Western Europe
2010s 20,905 1000 ha 24,305 1000 ha 3,400 1000 ha Western Europe
2020s 21,777 1000 ha 25,009 1000 ha 3,232 1000 ha Western Europe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher naturally regenerating forest — area, Türkiye or Western Europe?
Western Europe, at 25,228 1000 ha against 22,051 1000 ha in Türkiye as of 2025.
What is the difference in naturally regenerating forest — area between Türkiye and Western Europe?
3,177 1000 ha, with Western Europe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Türkiye and Western Europe?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Türkiye and Western Europe rank globally for naturally regenerating forest — area?
Türkiye ranks 31st and Western Europe ranks 31st of 240 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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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.