Annual change in forest area in Turkey
Turkey: Annual change in forest area was 117,080 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
117,080 hectares
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
3rd
of 235 countries
All-time high
118,012 hectares
in 2016
All-time low
36,487 hectares
in 1991
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Annual change in forest area in Turkey, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, annual change in forest area in Turkey stood at 117,080 hectares.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area in Turkey peaked at 118,012 hectares in 2016 and was at its lowest, 36,487 hectares, in 1991.
That places Turkey 3rd out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Annual change in forest area in Turkey, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 36,487 hectares | — |
| 1992 | 36,487 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 36,487 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 36,487 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 36,487 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 36,487 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 36,487 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 36,487 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 36,487 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 36,487 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 93,473 hectares | +156.2% |
| 2002 | 93,473 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 93,473 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 93,473 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 93,473 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 93,473 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 93,473 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 93,473 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 93,473 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 93,473 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 109,444 hectares | +17.1% |
| 2012 | 109,444 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 109,444 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 109,444 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 109,444 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 118,012 hectares | +7.8% |
| 2017 | 118,012 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 118,012 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 118,012 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 118,012 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 117,080 hectares | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 117,080 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 117,080 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 117,080 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 117,080 hectares | +0.0% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 117,080 hectares is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,002 hectares, 116.8× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36,487 hectares | 36,487 hectares | 36,487 hectares | 9 |
| 2000s | 87,774 hectares | 36,487 hectares | 93,473 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 111,274 hectares | 93,473 hectares | 118,012 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 117,235 hectares | 117,080 hectares | 118,012 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
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 change in forest area in Turkey?
- Annual change in forest area in Turkey was 117,080 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in forest area recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 118,012 hectares in 2016.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 36,487 hectares in 1991.
- How does Turkey rank for annual change in forest area?
- Turkey ranks 3rd out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. 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 change in forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.