Annual afforestation in Turkey
Turkey: Annual afforestation was 83,300 hectares per year in 2020. ▲ Rising
Annual afforestation in Turkey, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per year.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 83,300 hectares per year for annual afforestation in 2020. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual afforestation in Turkey peaked at 83,300 hectares per year in 2020 and was at its lowest, 24,800 hectares per year, in 1990.
That places Turkey 3rd out of 106 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
Annual afforestation in Turkey, year by year
| Year | hectares per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 24,800 hectares per year | — |
| 2000 | 62,910 hectares per year | +153.7% |
| 2010 | 78,360 hectares per year | +24.6% |
| 2015 | 80,200 hectares per year | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 83,300 hectares per year | +3.9% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 83,300 hectares per year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 320 hectares per year, 260.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 83,300 hectares per year is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 920 hectares per year, 90.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24,800 hectares per year | 24,800 hectares per year | 24,800 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2000s | 62,910 hectares per year | 62,910 hectares per year | 62,910 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2010s | 79,280 hectares per year | 78,360 hectares per year | 80,200 hectares per year | 2 |
| 2020s | 83,300 hectares per year | 83,300 hectares per year | 83,300 hectares per year | 1 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
- 1 China 923,000 hectares per year compare
- 2 Russia 167,910 hectares per year compare
- 4 New Zealand 71,900 hectares per year compare
- 5 Italy 46,790 hectares per year compare
- 6 Uzbekistan 37,000 hectares per year compare
More environment data for Turkey
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.6763 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 3.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit of 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 9.48 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual afforestation in Turkey?
- Annual afforestation in Turkey was 83,300 hectares per year in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual afforestation recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 83,300 hectares per year in 2020.
- What is the lowest annual afforestation recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 24,800 hectares per year in 1990.
- How does Turkey rank for annual afforestation?
- Turkey ranks 3rd out of 106 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual afforestation rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual afforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Afforestation is the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding on land that, until then, was not classified as forest.