Change forest vs gdp in Turkey
Turkey: Change forest vs gdp was 0.5134 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Change forest vs gdp in Turkey, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, change forest vs gdp in Turkey stood at 0.5134.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change forest vs gdp in Turkey peaked at 0.5426 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.1811, in 2000.
Turkey ranks 19th of 227 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Change forest vs gdp in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.1841 | — |
| 1992 | 0.1838 | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1834 | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1831 | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1827 | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1824 | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1821 | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1817 | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1814 | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1811 | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.4618 | +155.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4597 | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.4576 | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.4555 | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.4534 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.4514 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.4493 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.4473 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.4453 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.4434 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.5164 | +16.5% |
| 2012 | 0.5138 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.5111 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.5085 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.506 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.5426 | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 0.5397 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.5368 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.5339 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.5311 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.5241 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.5214 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.5187 | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.516 | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 0.5134 | -0.5% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 0.5134 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0714, 7.2× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change forest vs gdp in Turkey changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +155.0% | 0.1811 | 0.4618 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1828 | 0.1814 | 0.1841 | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.4262 | 0.1811 | 0.4618 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5152 | 0.4434 | 0.5426 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5208 | 0.5134 | 0.5311 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More environment data for Turkey
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.1702 hectares per person (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 18.99 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -3.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change forest vs gdp in Turkey?
- Change forest vs gdp in Turkey was 0.5134 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change forest vs gdp recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5426 in 2016.
- What is the lowest change forest vs gdp recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1811 in 2000.
- How does Turkey rank for change forest vs gdp?
- Turkey ranks 19th out of 227 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change forest vs gdp rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Change forest vs gdp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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