Turkey vs Western Europe: Naturally regenerating forest — Area
Naturally regenerating forest — Area over time
- Turkey
- Western Europe
How they compare
Western Europe currently reports 25,228 1000 ha against 22,051 1000 ha in Turkey, a difference of 3,177 1000 ha.
That makes Western Europe's figure about 1.1 times Turkey's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Western Europe has been ahead every year.
Turkey 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 | Turkey | 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, Turkey or Western Europe?
- Western Europe, at 25,228 1000 ha against 22,051 1000 ha in Turkey as of 2025.
- What is the difference in naturally regenerating forest — area between Turkey and Western Europe?
- 3,177 1000 ha, with Western Europe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Turkey and Western Europe?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Turkey and Western Europe rank globally for naturally regenerating forest — area?
- Turkey 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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About this data
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.