What is the difference in forest certified for sustainable use between Brazil and Türkiye?

204,890 thousands of hectares, with Türkiye ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Türkiye?

14 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as Forest certified for sustainable use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Brazil vs Türkiye: Forest certified for sustainable use

Brazil

9.92 million thousands of hectares

in 2024

Türkiye

10.12 million thousands of hectares

in 2024

Brazil rank

7th

Türkiye rank

6th

Forest certified for sustainable use over time

Brazil
Türkiye

How they compare

Türkiye currently reports 10.12 million thousands of hectares against 9.92 million thousands of hectares in Brazil, a difference of 204,890 thousands of hectares.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Türkiye ahead.

Brazil ranks 7th and Türkiye ranks 6th of 246 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Türkiye	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0 thousands of hectares	0 thousands of hectares	0 thousands of hectares	—
2000s	1.88 million thousands of hectares	0 thousands of hectares	1.88 million thousands of hectares	Brazil
2010s	6.79 million thousands of hectares	2.10 million thousands of hectares	4.69 million thousands of hectares	Brazil
2020s	9.21 million thousands of hectares	7.34 million thousands of hectares	1.87 million thousands of hectares	Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest certified for sustainable use, Brazil or Türkiye?: Türkiye, at 10.12 million thousands of hectares against 9.92 million thousands of hectares in Brazil as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest certified for sustainable use between Brazil and Türkiye?: 204,890 thousands of hectares, with Türkiye ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Türkiye?: 14 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Brazil and Türkiye rank globally for forest certified for sustainable use?: Brazil ranks 7th and Türkiye ranks 6th of 246 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as Forest certified for sustainable use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Forest certified for sustainable use
Unit: thousands of hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 246 places, 3,444 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Forest area certified under an independently verified certification scheme (thousands of hectares).