Annual forest expansion in Turkey
Turkey: Annual forest expansion was 117,500 hectares per year in 2020. ▲ Rising
Annual forest expansion 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
The most recent figure for annual forest expansion in Turkey is 117,500 hectares per year, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual forest expansion in Turkey peaked at 119,350 hectares per year in 2015 and was at its lowest, 36,490 hectares per year, in 1990.
Turkey ranks 5th of 110 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Annual forest expansion in Turkey, year by year
| Year | hectares per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 36,490 hectares per year | — |
| 2000 | 93,470 hectares per year | +156.2% |
| 2010 | 112,040 hectares per year | +19.9% |
| 2015 | 119,350 hectares per year | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 117,500 hectares per year | -1.6% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 117,500 hectares per year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4,420 hectares per year, 26.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 117,500 hectares per year is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5,130 hectares per year, 22.9× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36,490 hectares per year | 36,490 hectares per year | 36,490 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2000s | 93,470 hectares per year | 93,470 hectares per year | 93,470 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2010s | 115,695 hectares per year | 112,040 hectares per year | 119,350 hectares per year | 2 |
| 2020s | 117,500 hectares per year | 117,500 hectares per year | 117,500 hectares per year | 1 |
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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 forest expansion in Turkey?
- Annual forest expansion in Turkey was 117,500 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 forest expansion recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 119,350 hectares per year in 2015.
- What is the lowest annual forest expansion recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 36,490 hectares per year in 1990.
- How does Turkey rank for annual forest expansion?
- Turkey ranks 5th out of 110 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual forest expansion rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. 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 forest expansion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest expansion is the sum of afforestation (the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding) and natural forest expansion (expansion of forests through natural succession on land that, until then, was under another land use).