Congo vs Turkey: Share of global forest area
Congo
0.5%
in 2025
Turkey
0.6%
in 2025
Congo rank
31st
Turkey rank
28th
Share of global forest area over time
- Congo
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Congo, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 31st and Turkey ranks 28th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 3 and Turkey in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Congo |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Congo |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Congo |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global forest area, Congo or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Congo as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of global forest area between Congo and Turkey?
- 0.1%, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Turkey?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Congo and Turkey rank globally for share of global forest area?
- Congo ranks 31st and Turkey ranks 28th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of global forest area represents the proportion of a country's forest area relative to the total global forest area.