Kazakhstan vs Türkiye: Share of forest area within protected areas
Kazakhstan
35.7%
in 2025
Türkiye
37.8%
in 2025
Kazakhstan rank
43rd
Türkiye rank
37th
Share of forest area within protected areas over time
- Kazakhstan
- Türkiye
How they compare
Türkiye currently reports 37.8% against 35.7% in Kazakhstan, a difference of 2.1%.
That makes Türkiye's figure about 1.1 times Kazakhstan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Türkiye ahead.
Kazakhstan ranks 43rd and Türkiye ranks 37th of 197 countries.
Türkiye has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kazakhstan | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.5% | 30.7% | 28.2% | Türkiye |
| 2000s | 4.1% | 31.2% | 27.1% | Türkiye |
| 2010s | 32.4% | 33.4% | 1.0% | Türkiye |
| 2020s | 34.8% | 36.1% | 1.3% | Türkiye |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of forest area within protected areas, Kazakhstan or Türkiye?
- Türkiye, at 37.8% against 35.7% in Kazakhstan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of forest area within protected areas between Kazakhstan and Türkiye?
- 2.1%, with Türkiye ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Türkiye?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Kazakhstan and Türkiye rank globally for share of forest area within protected areas?
- Kazakhstan ranks 43rd and Türkiye ranks 37th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of forest area within protected areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%).