How does Turkey rank for domestic forest change vs imported deforestation?

Turkey ranks 3rd out of 235 countries with data for 2025.

Is domestic forest change vs imported deforestation 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.

Name: Domestic forest change vs imported deforestation in Turkey
Creator: Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Turkey: Domestic forest change vs imported deforestation was 117,080 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

117,080

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

3rd

of 235 countries

All-time high

118,012

in 2016

All-time low

36,487

in 1991

Years of data

1991–2025

Source: Our World in Data.

In 2025, domestic forest change vs imported deforestation in Turkey stood at 117,080.

That represents a change of up 7.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, domestic forest change vs imported deforestation in Turkey peaked at 118,012 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 36,487, 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.

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	36,487	36,487	36,487	9
2000s	87,774	36,487	93,473	10
2010s	111,274	93,473	118,012	10
2020s	117,235	117,080	118,012	6

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 579.51 Mt CO2e (2024)
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 6.78 t CO2e/capita (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 46.39 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 1.18 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 9.63 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.1159 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 78.59 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1226 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.3374 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 20.79 Mt CO2e (2024)

What is domestic forest change vs imported deforestation in Turkey?: Domestic forest change vs imported deforestation in Turkey was 117,080 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest domestic forest change vs imported deforestation recorded in Turkey?: The highest recorded value was 118,012 in 2016.
What is the lowest domestic forest change vs imported deforestation recorded in Turkey?: The lowest recorded value was 36,487 in 1991.
How does Turkey rank for domestic forest change vs imported deforestation?: Turkey ranks 3rd out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
Is domestic forest change vs imported deforestation 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Domestic forest change vs imported deforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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