15.1.1 Forest area as a proportion of total land area — Value in Türkiye
Türkiye: 15.1.1 Forest area as a proportion of total land area — Value was 29.63 % in 2025. ▲ Rising
15.1.1 Forest area as a proportion of total land area — Value in Türkiye, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, 15.1.1 forest area as a proportion of total land area — value in Türkiye stood at 29.63 %. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 15.1.1 forest area as a proportion of total land area — value in Türkiye peaked at 29.63 % in 2025 and was at its lowest, 25.71 %, in 1990.
Türkiye ranks 16th of 21 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
15.1.1 Forest area as a proportion of total land area — Value in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 25.71 % | — |
| 2000 | 26.18 % | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 27.39 % | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 28.1 % | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 28.87 % | +2.7% |
| 2025 | 29.63 % | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.71 % | 25.71 % | 25.71 % | 1 |
| 2000s | 26.18 % | 26.18 % | 26.18 % | 1 |
| 2010s | 27.75 % | 27.39 % | 28.1 % | 2 |
| 2020s | 29.25 % | 28.87 % | 29.63 % | 2 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
- 13 Vanuatu 74.44 % compare
- 14 Finland 74.16 % compare
- 15 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 73.23 % compare
- 16 Niue 72.58 % compare
- 17 Central African Republic 72.39 % compare
- 18 Brunei Darussalam 72.11 % compare
- 19 Bhutan 70.13 % compare
More environment data for Türkiye
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.91 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.66 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.93 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.628 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 2.43 million million SLC (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 5.59 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 69,137 million USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 188,053 million SLC (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 29.99 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 15.1.1 forest area as a proportion of total land area — value in Türkiye?
- 15.1.1 forest area as a proportion of total land area — value in Türkiye was 29.63 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 15.1.1 forest area as a proportion of total land area — value recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 29.63 % in 2025.
- What is the lowest 15.1.1 forest area as a proportion of total land area — value recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.71 % in 1990.
- How does Türkiye rank for 15.1.1 forest area as a proportion of total land area — value?
- Türkiye ranks 16th out of 21 countries with data for 2025.
- Is 15.1.1 forest area as a proportion of total land area — value rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 15.1.1 Forest area as a proportion of total land area — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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